The 2025-26 Clipper Around the World Yacht Race is returning to Portsmouth to kick off the subsequent lap of the globe. And when the fleet departs from Gunwharf Quays this August, the occasion will likely be celebrating two milestones, the twenty fifth anniversary of the primary departure from the town of Portsmouth and 30 years of coaching folks to cross oceans and sail all over the world.
Partnering with Gunwharf Quays on the occasion, Race Begin will see a four-day pageant beginning on August 28, 2025, taking up the venue and its surrounding waters, and culminating in a grand departure for this editions competing groups on August 31. Constructing on the success of the final occasion within the metropolis (in 2024), the occasion hopes to deliver a fair larger variety of home and worldwide guests to Portsmouth.
For one crew member, the departure will likely be all of the extra particular as she will likely be departing from residence waters. Amy Walshe, a Portsmouth native, will likely be waving her hometown goodbye, after she determined to do one thing extraordinary and signed as much as tackle the Clipper 2025-26 Race.
Describing herself as ‘your on a regular basis particular person’, after visiting the occasion’s Race End celebrations at Gunwharf Quays final summer time, Amy couldn’t resist enrolling to be one of many subsequent Clipper Race crew members.
She mentioned, “Since signing up for the Clipper Race, it does really feel prefer it’s becoming a member of a giant household, and I like that. And since I’m native it’s nice to be concerned in every little thing I can within the build-up to my leg (from Portsmouth to South America).”
The Race Begin Pageant opens its doorways on August 28, and on the coronary heart of the household pleasant program of occasions would be the Race Crew about to embark on this journey. Guests will be capable of hear from them their particular person tales about why they selected this epic feat, with a hope they encourage another person to pursue their goals of turning into an ocean racer. They’ll even be opening the hatches to the Clipper 70 yachts they are going to be calling residence as they race all over the world, giving the general public a uncommon glimpse inside what life at sea can appear like, each above and under deck.
The announcement marks the Clipper Race because the closing occasion on a summer time of crusing within the metropolis, which is able to see the Ocean Globe Race Europe, and Sail GP host their occasions on the Solent earlier within the yr.
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, President and Co-Founding father of Clipper Ventures, mentioned: “It’s nice for Clipper Ventures to name the Solent residence, particularly when it’s going to be the guts of such a packed crusing agenda over the summer time months.
“To announce that for a second version operating we will likely be again at Gunwharf Quays for our Race Begin and End celebrations, and with the fleet based mostly simply over the water at our HQ in Gosport, it offers us the chance to re-engage with a local people that we all know are invested in our race and its crew.
“Over the approaching months we stay up for sharing a program of occasions that may get the entire household out to witness the spectacle that’s the Clipper Race.”
The occasion, centered on constructing group engagement, is predicted to spice up the native financial system. On the Clipper Race Grand Finale celebrations in July 2024, over 90,000 folks descended on the middle to witness the fleets return – and over 50% of these travelled from exterior of the native space. These guests introduced an estimated financial influence of over £7.5m to the realm via spend on lodging, food and drinks and native journey.
Of the continued partnership with Clipper Race, Yvonne Clay, Centre Director at Gunwharf Quays, mentioned, “In 2023, we have been privileged to host the beginning of the Clipper Around the World Yacht Race, and final summer time it was wonderful to welcome the groups again as they crossed the End Line. The ambiance on each events was phenomenal and we’re delighted to be concerned once more. This yr, we are going to proudly welcome the Clipper Race as they embark on their epic journey to circumnavigate the globe, setting sail from our very personal waterfront.
“The occasion has develop into a spotlight on our calendar, and we all know our friends will share our pleasure in watching the fleet of yachts as soon as once more this August.”
The total Clipper Race Begin Pageant program will launch in early summer time, together with the chance to guide a spot on one of many spectator boats that may stand up near the motion.
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In regards to the Clipper Around the World Yacht Race:
The Clipper Race was established in 1996 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the primary particular person to sail solo continuous all over the world in 1968-69. His goal was to permit anybody, no matter earlier crusing expertise, the prospect to embrace the fun of ocean racing; it’s the solely occasion of its variety for novice sailors.
Held biennially, the Clipper Around the World Yacht Race has a fleet of 11 similar Tony Castro designed Clipper 70s that compete on a multi-leg course all over the world. The workforce having the perfect cumulative rating over the whole course wins the Clipper Race Trophy. The 2025-26 race would be the 14th version.
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