Oceanracing 2005 - Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race

Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race

Start 18.September 2005
www.clipper-ventures.com - Oceanracing 2005

Clipper 05-06 ist ein Zehn-Monate-Around Race
mit 10 identischen 68ft-Yachten, jede von einer internationalen Stadt gesponsert. Die Mannschaften sind Amateursegler und -innen.

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston ist Chairman der Clipper Ventures plc, einer AIM Gesellschaft - der Auftraggeber der 10 Yachten starken Flotte.

Dubois 68 Specifications
HULL TYPE Monohull
DESIGNER Naval Architects
BUILDER Shanghai Double Happiness Yachts
ENGINE Perkins Sabre M130C
LENGTH OVER ALL (LOA) 20.8m 68ft 2.9ins
LENGTH WATER LINE (LWL) 17.39m 57ft 06ins
BEAM 5.76m 18ft 10.8ins
DRAFT 3.0m 9ft 10.1ins
DISPLACEMENT 30 tonnes 30,000kgs
AIR DRAFT 26.7m 87ft 7ins
height OF MAST 24.5m 81ft

Streckenabschnitte

Leg 1
Liverpool - Cascais - Salvador, Brazil
Race 1 - 980 Nautical miles
START: Liverpool, Albert Dock - 18th September 2005 (12:00 Start)
FINISH: Cascais (Portugal) – ETA 23rd September 2005

Race 2 – 3,560 Nautical miles
START: Cascais (Portugal) – 27th September 2005
FINISH: Salvador (Brazil) – ETA 16th October 2005
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Leg 2
Salvador, Brazil - Durban, South Africa
Race 3 - 4,650 Nautical miles
START: Salvador (Brazil) – 25th October 2005
FINISH: Durban (South Africa) – ETA 17th November 2005
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Leg 3
Durban, South Africa - Fremantle, Australia
Race 4 - 4,350 Nautical miles
START: Durban (South Africa) – 27th November 2005
FINISH: Fremantle (Western Australia) – ETA 17th December 2005
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Leg 4
Fremantle - Singapore - Qingdao, China
Race 5 - 2,550 Nautical miles
START: Fremantle (Western Australia) – 1st January 2006
FINISH: Singapore – ETA 15th January 2006

Race 6 - 2,720 Nautical miles
START: Singapore – 27th January 2006
FINISH: Qingdao (China) – ETA 13th February 2006
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Leg 5
Qingdao - Yokohama - Victoria, Canada
Race 7 – 1,200 Nautical miles
START: Qingdao (China) – 9th April 2006
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Leg 6
Victoria - Panama - Jamacia
Race 8 – 4,050 Nautical miles
(10,070 Nautical miles to Race Finish)
START: Victoria (Canada) – 14th May 2006
FINISH: Panama Canal – ETA 4th June 2006

Race 9
START: Panama Canal – 10th June 2006
FINISH: Port Antonio, Jamacia – ETA 14th June 2006
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Leg 7
Jamacia- New York - Jersey - Liverpool
Race 10 – 1,750 Nautical miles
(5,250 Nautical miles to Race Finish)
START: Jamacia (Caribbean) 23rd June 2006
FINISH: New York (USA) – ETA 30th June 2006

The final leg will see the crews follow the seasonal migration of boats from the Caribbean up the east coast of the states. The crew will sail past the Statue of Liberty and into New York. The crew will enjoy their time in the Big Apple, before setting off for their final ocean crossing.

Race 11 – 3,070 Nautical miles
(3,500 Nautical miles to Race Finish)
START: New York (USA) 5th July 2006
FINISH: Jersey (Channel Islands) ETA 21st July 2006
After the New York stopover they will then race back across the North Atlantic to the island of Jersey. The Jersey boat will be back home once again after over 30,000 miles of ocean racing.

Race 12 – 430 Nautical miles
(430 Nautical miles to Race Finish)

START: Jersey (Channel Islands) - 25th July 2006
FINISH: Liverpool, Albert Dock - 29th July 2006

After sailing nearly 35,000Nm around the globe, the last race is really a relative sprint finish to the line in Liverpool, and the winner of the prestigious Clipper Cup will be revealed.

Tagesberichte

14.07.2006 - Halfway There/Still Halfway To Go

10.07.2006 - Yachting World reports from pole position

05.07.2006 - Clipper Fleet leave Manhattan in torrential rain

02.07.2006 - Clippers open their hatches at North Cove

01.07.2006 - Clipper crews hit Manhattan

06.11.2006 - Clipper Race heads to Brighton

14.10.2006 - CLIPPER VENTURES SEEKING SKIPPERS!

01.08.2006 - Message from the Mayor of Qingdao

29.07.2006 - westernaustralia.com win the final race

28.07.2006 - The Final Race Begins

25.07.2006 - Clippers depart Jersey for penultimate nail biter

22.07.2006 - Nine clippers in Jersey, Cardiff expected 1900