Clipper Race gets under way
Around-the-World yacht race starts from LondonThe 12 strong fleet of racing yachts competing in the Clipper 13-14 Race have officially started their 40,000-mile adventure off the English coast yesterday (September 2).
PSP Logistics and skipper Chris Hollis crossed the line first with Team Garmin and OneDLL closely behind on a running start with the yachts soon flying their new asymmetric spinnakers.
The new generation of Clipper 70s are racing to Brest, France, before sailing onto 2016 Olympic host city Rio in Brazil to complete Leg 1.
The Clipper Yacht Race is the brainchild of Sir Robin Knox-Johnson, the first man to sail solo around the world. The race gives amateur sailors from all walks of life, and indeed from all around the world, the opportunity to race in all, or part of the race.
There were spectacular scenes yesterday as an estimated 120,000 people lined the banks of the River Thames yesterday to witness a colourful parade by the fleet in front of Tower Bridge ahead of race start.
According to observers, the event was the biggest pageantry procession on the Thames since the Queen’s diamond jubilee as literally hundreds of boats followed the yachts toward the start.
For more information and updates on the race to to: www.clipperroundtheworld.com/
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