Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

Approaching the starting line on a leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 12 June 2008

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is a sailing race around the world in 8 legs, with trained amateur crew members. The organisers own a fleet of identical yachts, the Clipper 70, and provide qualified skippers to lead each team. Crew can either sign up for the whole race, or one or more legs. The race was conceived in 1995 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston who founded Clipper Ventures plc as a company to run the race. The race ran every two years between 1996 andipperroundtheworld.com/about/about-the-race</ref>

In contrast to the slightly older but now defunct Global Challenge the Clipper Race uses lighter, faster boats and the route follows the prevailing currents and winds. The current fleet of yachts are 12 Clipper 70 yachts first used in the 2013-14 race. The race has used two other previous classes of yacht comprising 8 Clipper 60s and 10 Clipper 68s. The inaugural race did not feature sponsor's branding. In 2000, The Times newspaper came on board as title sponsor with some yachts being sponsored by international cities. The last race, held in 2017-18 had yachts sponsored by international cities as well as yachts sponsored by varying organisations.

Origin

The race was conceived in 1995 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston[1] and together with William Ward (CEO), founded Clipper Ventures, a company that would run the race. Jeremy Knight joined in 1998 initially as Finance Director and later as Chief Operating Officer. Various other directors joined the business during its development, but Knox-Johnston, Ward and Knight formed the core of the board and currently they are the only directors.

The origins of the term "Clipper" in the race name comes from the historic tea clippers. In the 1830s tea clippers were small, fast, cargo carrying sailing ships. Premium prices were paid for the season's first consignment of tea from China to reach London. In the Great Tea Race of 1866, four such ships held an unofficial race, and this inspired the name of the modern day race. The eight Clipper 60 yachts were initially named after tea clippers including Ariel, Blackadder, Taeping and Thermopylae.

Trophy

Teams competed for the Times Clipper 2000 trophy, made of lead crystal.[2] In 2015 the trophy was replaced with the Clipper 'Race Globe' trophy.

Race Crew

Since 1996, the Clipper Race has taken almost, 5000 people from all walks of life and turned them into long distance racers. Almost 40% have no previous sailing experience.[1] Around 40% of the crew are female.[1] There is no upper age limit.[1] In Clipper 09-10, crew came from 41 nationalities, representing 230 different professions and were aged from 18 to 69. Some have gone on to continue their love of the sea through boat purchases, sailing holidays and jobs in the marine sector.

Clipper Race Yacht Club

Crew members often form deep bonds and long-lasting friendships. In order to facilitate crew keeping in touch with one another, on 24 April 2009 the Clipper Race Yacht Club was officially launched at a ceremony at St Katharine Docks.[3] The purpose of the club is "to create an association of Clipper alumni to the mutual advantage of all parties and for the purpose of having fun".[4] Membership is open to individuals who have completed at least one leg of the Clipper Round the World yacht race, or competed with Clipper in another approved race, or have been associated with Clipper Ventures as a staff member.[5]

Yachts

Clipper 60

Clipper 60 Specifications[6]
Hull typeMonohull
BuilderColvic Craft
Displacement24,000 kg
DesignerDavid Pedrick
EngineDiesel 130 hp, Perkins M165
Length Overall59 ft 11 in (18.26 m)
Length Water Line52 ft 3 in (15.93 m)
Beam15 ft 7 in (4.75 m)
Draft7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
IRC Handicap1.067 (2011)

The fleet for the 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002 races featured the "Clipper 60", a 60-foot yacht designed by David Pedrick and built by Colvic Craft. The design was based on the Camper and Nicholson Bluewater 58 cruising yacht. Modifications were made to the cruising version including a new deck layout better suited to ocean racing and an enlarged rig.[7] Eight Clipper 60s were built. After the 2002/3 race, some of the Clipper 60s were initially retained for use in crew training and corporate events,[8] but all have now been sold (for example Antiope now operates as a charter yacht based in Iceland).[9]

Yacht names

Clipper 60 Yacht names
Sail number Callsign MMSI 1996 1998 2000 2002 # Podium placings New owners
GBR61LMWEG5234295000TaepingTaepingPlymouthCape Town[10]1Owned by Lewis Learning Ltd. Bought in March 2017 to replace Chrysolite scuttled in the Atlantic in February 2017. Previously owned by Blue Box Sailing.[11]
GBR62LMWEF5235009160ArielArielLondonLondon3Sold February 2012 to buyer in Hong Kong. Now "Rizhao", sail number CHN 060626[12]
GBR63LMWED5234293000ThermopylaeThermopylaeLeedsHong Kong0Discovery Sailing Project[13][14]
GBR64LMWEB5234292000MermerusMermerusJerseyJersey3Bought by a private owner and converted to cruising yacht,[15][16] then purchased by Blue Box Sailing in December 2014.[17]
GBR65LMWEA5235011100SericaSericaBristolBristol2Blue Box Sailing. Now "Starling" owned by Rubicon 3
GBR66LTFAQ251771000AntiopeAntiopeLiverpoolLiverpool2Now "Aurora" owned by Borea Adventures[9]
GBR67LMWDY5234289000ChrysoliteChrysoliteGlasgowGlasgow1Scuttled in Atlantic Ocean 11 February 2017.[18][19] At the time of loss it was named "Clyde Challenger" and owned by Lewis Learning Ltd.[20] Several previous owners.[21][22]
GBR68LMWDX5235009170Blackadder(did not compete)PortsmouthNew York0Now "Hummingbird", owned by Rubicon 3

Clipper 68

Clipper 68 Specifications
Hull typeMonohull
RigMasthead Cutter
BuilderShanghai Double Happiness Yacht Co. Ltd
Displacement31.2 tonnes
DesignerDubois Naval Architects
Length68 ft (21 m)
Mast height89 ft 7 in (27.31 m)
IRC Handicap1.246 (2010)[23]

For the 2005 race, a new fleet of Clipper 68s was built to replace the Clipper 60s. The 68-foot yachts were designed by Ed Dubois and the fleet increased from eight boats to ten. The Clipper 68's longer hull line, taller mast, lighter overall weight (two tons lighter than its predecessor), and a flatter bottom meant faster boat speeds. The Clipper 68s have logged downwind surfs approaching 30 knots. The yachts were built in China, the first time a fleet of racing yachts had been built in mainland China. Clipper Ventures managed the build themselves with Jeremy Knight heading up the project. In 2010 an additional Clipper 68 was built to replace one which was lost when it ran aground.

The Clipper 68s were retired after the 2011-12 race. Two of the yachts are now based in Australia where they are used for crew training and corporate sailing.

Yacht names

Clipper 68 Yacht names
Hull # Sail number Callsign MMSI 2005 2007 2009 2011 # Podium placings
CV1GBR9350TMGMX8235021704LiverpoolLiverpoolEdinburghEdingburgh Inspiring Capital[24]0
CV2GBR9351TMHAX6235023621Glasgow: Scotland with StyleGlasgowJamaicaNew York2
CV3GBR9353TMHBA9235023623westernaustralia.comwesternaustralia.com[25]Uniquely Singapore[26]Welcome To Yorkshire[27]2
CV4 (Now sunk)GBR9352TMGZR2235023622Uniquely SingaporeUniquely SingaporeCork(did not compete)1
CV5GBR9354TMHUD8235026123JerseyJamaicaTeam FinlandGold Coast2
CV6GBR9355TMHUJ8235026119DurbanDurbanQingdaoGeraldton1
CV7GBR9356TMJVF8235009370New YorkHull and HumberCape Breton IslandUniquely Singapore4
CV8GBR9357TMJWC8235009350QingdaoQingdaoHull and HumberDe Lage Landen0
CV9GBR9358TMKJU6235009770VictoriaNew YorkSpirit of AustraliaQingdao2
CV10GBR9359TMKHV5235009780CardiffNova ScotiaCaliforniaDerry1
CV11GBR9352T2ESG8235087742(did not compete)(did not compete)(did not compete)Visit Finland[28]1

CV5 and CV10 were delivered to Australia where they are used by Clipper Ventures for crew training. CV1 and CV11 are for sale.[29][30]

Clipper 70

From Clipper 2013 onwards, the races feature the Clipper 70, designed by Tony Castro Naval Architects. The fleet of twelve Clipper 70s were built in Qingdao, China in a project headed up again by Jeremy Knight for use in the 2013-14 race.[31]

Clipper 70 Specifications
Hull typeMonohull
RigMasthead Cutter
BuilderNauticstar & Mazarin Yachts, Qingdao, China
Displacement31.7 metric tonnes
DesignerTony Castro Naval Architects
Length23 m (75 ft)
Beam5.65 m (18.5 ft)
Draft3 m (9.8 ft)
Mast height29 m (95 ft)

Yacht names

Clipper 70 Yacht names
Hull # Sail number Callsign MMSI 2013 2015 2017
CV20GBR720X2GIE3235097602One DLL[32]Garmin Liverpool 2018
CV21GBR721X2GIE4235097603Henri Lloyd[33]IchorCoal UNICEF
CV22GBR722X2GVY6235100988QingdaoPSP Logistics Garmin
CV23GBR723X2GQD9235099583Mission PerformanceVisit Seattle Hotelplanner.com
CV24 (Now sunk)GBR724X2GVF2235100807Switzerland[34]LMAX Exchange Greenings
CV25GBR725X2GTZ4235100519Invest AfricaDa Nang - Viet Nam Dare To Lead
CV26GBR726X2GWE6235101038Great Britain[35]ClipperTelemed+ Visit Seattle
CV27GBR727X2GVW9235100974Team GarminGREAT Britain Sanya Serenity Coast
CV28GBR728X2GWP8235101124PSP LogisticsQingdao PSP Logistics
CV29GBR729X2GWQ8235101133Old Pulteney[36]Derry-Londonderry-Doire Qingdao
CV30GBR730X2GWS2235101142Derry-Londonderry-Doire[37]UNICEF GREAT Britain
CV31GBR731X2GWT6235101154Jamaica[38]Mission Performance Nasdaq

Races

Aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious leading the contestants in the 2011-12 race down Southampton Water to the start line off Cowes, IoW, 31 July 2011, as seen from Calshot Spit.

The race ran every two years between 1996 and 2002, and then skipped a year, with subsequent races beginning in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2017.[39] The routes used for the races have varied slightly each race. The routes are selected to allow for a high proportion of downwind sailing, the most technically demanding point of sail. Other considerations include port stops in locations related to yacht or race sponsors.

The first race took place in 1996 with the Clipper 60 fleet departing from Plymouth for a westward circumnavigation with the first stop at Madeira, Fort Lauderdale, Panama, Galapagos, Hawaii, Yokohama, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seychelles, Durban, Cape Town, Salvador (Brazil), the Azores and back to Plymouth. The 1998 race largely followed the same route as the 1996 race. It was won by Alex Thomson, who was the youngest skipper to win a round the world yacht race at just 24. The 2000 race started in Portsmouth harbour. The stop in the Azores was replaced by one in New York City and to compensate for the extra distance the Seychelles to Durban to Cape Town leg was reduced to Mauritius to Cape Town. The 2002 race was the fourth and final circumnavigation for the Clipper 60 fleet. Three of the boats were renamed, and international cities Hong Kong, Cape Town and New York were added to the race. The start point was moved to Liverpool, and an estimated 40,000 spectators came to see the boats off despite a 24-hour delay due to storms in the Irish Sea.

The 10 Clipper 68 yachts had their debut in the 2005-06 race in the first east to west circumnavigation. The boats were all sponsored by international cities for the first time incorporating stops in sponsor cities. was the first to feature the larger Clipper 68 yachts. The race schedule was significantly altered when Glasgow Clipper reported keel problems in the South China Sea, and diverted to Subic Bay in the Philippines, followed by the rest of the fleet that were showing symptoms, causing an enforced 6 week stopover. The 2007-08 race stopped at several different cities to the 2005-06 race due to different race sponsors but still maintained the east to west route. Two yachts were dismasted in the Pacific crossing with several crew evacuated via Coast Guard rescue.[40] The Clipper 2009–10 race started from Kingston upon Hull on the Humber Estuary on 13 September 2009.[41] The race was won by Spirit of Australia on 17 July 2010, when the yachts returned to Hull Marina for a gala celebration. On 15 January 2010, Cork Clipper ran aground on the Gosong Mampango reef in the Java Sea[42] The crew successfully evacuated the yacht and it was abandoned a few days later after the decision was made that any attempt to salvage her would be uneconomical.[43] A Challenge 67' yacht "Aurora of London" was chartered to replace the Clipper 68 yacht in the race.

The 2011-12 race was the last for the Clipper 68 yachts, departing from Ocean Village in July 2011. The race started in the Solent lasting almost a year and covering an estimated 40,000 nautical miles (74,000 km).[44] The race saw a number of injuries that required evacuation. Two crew were evacuated from Gold Coast Australia in Taiwan harbour after an attempted Coast Guard evacuation was abandoned due to inclement weather.[45] An incident on the Geraldton Western Australia yacht saw two injured crew evacuated from the yacht by US Coastguard Cutter Bertholf in the Pacific.[46][47]

The 2013-14 race was the first for the expanded fleet of 12 Clipper 70 yachts. For the first time 5 of the yachts were sponsored by companies rather than cities. The race set off from London's St. Katherine Docks in September 2013.[48] The 2015-16 race set sail on Sunday 30 August 2015, once again from London's St Katharine Docks. The race was once again sponsored by a mixture of cities and companies.

The 2015-2016 race saw the first fatalities in the history of the Clipper race, both on the same boat CV21.[49]

In the 2017-2018 race, skipper Wendy Tuck became the first female skipper to win the Clipper race.[50]

Sponsorship

For the inaugural race the yachts did not feature sponsor's branding. In 2000, The Times newspaper came on board as title sponsor, featuring the race as its Millennium project. The event was renamed The Times Clipper 2000 Race and for the first time, the yachts were backed by UK cities. William Ward has expanded the city concept since Clipper 2002 and subsequent races with entries from international cities. The race now generated one of the highest returns on investment for sponsors compared to other sailing events.

Publicity

The inaugural race was low-key with the start watched by only a handful of spectators, whereas the start of the 2009-10 race attracted an estimated 150,000 spectators, and the Red Arrows flew overhead. By the end of that race the race had been exposed to an estimated combined global circulation of more than 470,000,000 people.

Incidents

Fatalities

There have been three fatalities in the 20-year history of the Clipper race. The first two incidents took place during the 2015-2016 race, and on the same yacht. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch carried out an investigation into both those incidents and their subsequent report made a number of recommendations for improved safety on board.[51]

Andrew Ashman

At midnight[52] on 5 September 2015 - day 7 of the first leg of the race - the fleet were off the coast of Portugal when Andrew Ashman (49), a watch leader aboard IchorCoal was knocked unconscious as he adjusted the mainsheet while reefing. Resuscitation attempts were not successful and he died.[53] The interim Marine Accident Investigation Branch report found that the injury took place during two uncontrolled gybes, with the boom swinging across the yacht due to a broken preventer.[54]

Sarah Young

During day 12 of the North Pacific leg, the crew of IchorCoal had just reefed her mainsail in 35–40 knots (65–74 km/h) of wind. Crewmember Sarah Young (40) was tidying the ropes in the cockpit when she was knocked from her position by a wave which swept her backwards, under the guardrail and overboard. She had not been clipped on and was swept away in strong winds. The crew used the signal from her personal AIS transmitter to locate her in the water and then recovered her on board, but were unable to resuscitate her after an hour in the water.[55] Young was buried at sea because of her boat's current position, and the time it would take to reach landfall.[49]

Simon Speirs

On 18 November 2017 - day 18 of the Cape Town to Fremantle leg of the 2017/18 race - despite being clipped on,[56] 60-year-old Simon Speirs was washed overboard during a headsail change on CV30 Great Britain. He was recovered from the sea within 36 minutes but did not regain consciousness. He was buried at sea the following morning.[57] The MAIB's initial findings concluded that the hook at the end of his safety tether had deformed under load after being caught under a deck cleat and eventually released.[58]

Loss of yachts

Two yachts have been lost during the race:

  • On 15 January 2010, Cork Clipper ran aground on the Gosong Mampango reef in the Java Sea[59][60][61] at 3°35.1195′S 109°10.9′E / 3.5853250°S 109.1817°E / -3.5853250; 109.1817 (Cork Clipper). In 1992 it was reported that the reef and its associated light lie 0.9 nmi (1.7 km) east of their charted positions.[62] The crew successfully evacuated the yacht and were aided by competitors Team California and Team Finland. Cork Clipper was abandoned a few days later after the decision was made that any attempt to salvage her would be uneconomical.[43][63]
  • On 31 October 2017 at approximately 2140 UTC (2340 local time), Greenings ran aground on the rocky shoreline of the western side of Cape Peninsula, which sits roughly halfway between Cape Town and Cape Pointa.[64] A Marine Accident Investigation Branch investigation is underway.[65]

Discovery of 'ghost ship'

On January 31, 2016, while on Race 7 from Australia to Vietnam, LMAX Exchange came across the private yacht Sayo, dismasted and adrift about 470 nmi (870 km) west of Guam. On investigation, the body of owner Manfred Fritz Bajorat of Germany was found dead aboard the yacht "in an advance state of decomposition". On reporting the finding to authorities and being unable to provide any further assistance, the LMAX Exchange was permitted to continue on its way. The yacht and occupant were later discovered by fishermen in the Philippine Sea and made international headlines for the macabre nature of the discovery.[66]

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