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    2019-20 Clipper Race postponed by 10 months due to Coronavirus outbreak

    • March 18, 2020

    The 2019-20 Clipper Race is the latest major sporting event to be postponed as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. The decision was announced on Monday (March 16) after crews…

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    Widow of yachtsman who died in Clipper Race demands changes

    • June 20, 2019

    The family of Simon Speirs, a sailor in the 2017-08 Clipper Round the World Race who died after being swept overboard in November 2017, has urged race organisers to urgently…

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    Sailing bucket list: 4 unforgettable adventures to experience before you die

    • May 17, 2019

    These days many high-achievers push themselves just as hard in their leisure time as they do in business – from taking part in punishing Alpine cycle events to triathlons and…

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    Wendy Tuck profile: The pioneering yachtswoman making her own luck

    • May 13, 2019

    Wendy Tuck did not set out with ambitions of breaking new ground for female sailing when she signed up for her second Clipper Round the World Race. She hadn’t even…

    Drastic early days of broken boats and high drama in Whitbread Round the World Race

    • April 24, 2018

    This year is the 40th anniversary of the round the world race, now the Volvo Ocean Race. Barry Pickthall remembers the early days

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    Clipper Round the World Race required to include qualified mates

    • January 19, 2018

    Following feedback from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), the Clipper Race has appointed a qualified mate on board each of its teams currently racing. The addition of a second…

    Clipper Race crew dies after going overboard on Southern Ocean leg

    • November 18, 2017

    A crewmember from Clipper Round the World Race yacht Great Britain has died after going overboard. Simon Speirs, 60, a retired property solicitor from Bristol went overboard while on the…

    MAIB Clipper investigation

    Clipper Race deaths – the full lessons learnt from official investigation

    • April 13, 2017

    Andrew Ashman, 49, died during the first leg of the race after being knocked unconscious during two uncontrolled gybes 122nm west of Porto, Portugal on 4 September 2015. Sarah Young,…

    Telemedicine for cruisers beyond the reach of an airlift – how a phone call saved one sailor’s life

    • February 22, 2017

    Anchored in a remote lagoon in the Solomon Islands last year, Tom Partridge and his partner Susie Plume were into the third year of a circumnavigation on their Hylas 46…

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    Clipper sailor named Yachtsman of the Year for selfless act of bravery

    • January 11, 2017

    Gavin Reid, 28, an amateur sailor who was born profoundly deaf, has beaten “his heroes”, Giles Scott, the Rio 2016 Gold Medalist, and Brian Thompson, Round the Island Race Record…

    Sarah Young Clipper Race fatality

    Clipper Round the World Race crew dies after man overboard in the Pacific

    • April 1, 2016

    A crewmember racing in the Clipper Round the World Race has died after being swept overboard in the Pacific. Sarah Young, 40, was one of the crew of the yacht…

    Clipper yacht race crew decide to resume racing after fatality

    • September 7, 2015

    The crew of the Clipper 70 Ichorcoal, competing in the 2015/15 Clipper Rround the World Race, have decided to continue their race after the death of one of their crew…

    Fatality aboard Clipper Race yacht as crewmember struck while taking in a reef

    • September 6, 2015

    Andrew Ashman (49), a paramedic from Orpington, Kent, is reported to have been struck by the mainsheet or boom as the team were taking in a reef. The accident is…

    Gallery: Pictures from the start of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

    • September 1, 2015

    Scroll down for video Hundreds of amateur sailors from around the world passed under Tower Bridge on Sunday as they began the 40,000 nautical mile Clipper Round The World Yacht…

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    March 2021

    In the March 2021 issue of Yachting World, Toby Hodges reports on the winners of the European Yacht of the Year - for which he was one of the judging

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    2020 Vendée Globe preview: Pip Hare and Paul Larsen’s guide to the fleet

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    Spirit 111: This sailing art gallery is one of the most sensational yachts ever built

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    Excess 15 first look: This vibrant catamaran can sail in the lightest of winds

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