With Gold Coast Australia currently leading, the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race fleet is now heading to New York, with sailors trying to obtain crucial points.
The crew members competing in Race 11 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race had to face strong Caribbean winds on Day 2 of the world’s longest yacht race.
Race 11 from Panama to New York started last night, with the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race fleet facing nearly 35,000 miles at sea.
Race 10 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race has its winners. The overall winner has become the Gold Coast Australia, followed by the Welcome to Yorkshire team taking second place and the Visit Finland team, placing third.
Welcome to Yorkshire has taken second place in Race 10 of Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race.
The ten-strong fleet is now expected to arrive in Panama over the weekend.
Battle for podium place continues, with Gold Coast Australia team coming first and winning Race 10 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race.
Day 17 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race saw the ten fleet´s continuous battle with fickle winds challenging teams in sprint to finish line.
On Day 16 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, the skippers of the ten yachts competing in the world´s longest race, have received expected revised course instructions from Race Committee.
Day 14 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race saw all ten teams completing the Ocean Sprint phase of Race 10 to Panama, with the overall winner – the American team, New York, successfully reaching the finish line in 31 hours 57 minutes and 56 seconds at 13:20:22 UTC yesterday.
Half of the fleet brought to the end the Ocean Sprint on Day 14 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, with Geraldton Western Australia setting new time to beat in the Ocean Sprint.
MDL´s Ocean Village Marina in Southampton, UK will host the successful return of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World yachts, after almost 41,000 miles of competing in this world´s longest race.
Day 13 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race has been called ‘Champagne sailing’ as speeds make it back up to double figure knots.