The Race
Ten months, 35,000 miles of ocean racing and around 400 people facing the challenge of a lifetime. When the starting gun goes off for the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race on 13 September 2009 the fleet of ten sleek, stripped down 68-foot yachts will embark on a full circumnavigation of the globe.
Setting off from the Humber on the north east coast of England, it will be almost a year before they return.
Their jubilant arrival home in July 2010 will mark the end of an epic challenge: taking on the elements and becoming one of the world’s elite – a global ocean racer.
Read on to find out more about the conditions they’ll face on the way and the delights of the ports they will discover en route.
2 Comments Add your own
1. Alan | February 25th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Hi from Port Elizabeth Melissa.
The Old Sea Dog let me know about your adventure.
Consider yourself ‘ambushed’ into keeping us updated on MyPE.
See: The is More To Life Than Laundry
2. admin | February 26th, 2009 at 12:39 am
Thanks Alan. You’ll be reading about Port Elizabeth very soon on this blog!
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