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Spectacular send off from Qingdao as Clipper 09-10 teams get set to take on the mighty Pacific [02/03/2010]
Spectacular send off from Qingdao as Clipper 09-10 teams get set to take on the mighty Pacific
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02 March 2010
Qingdao, China
Following their hero’s welcome and an unforgettable stopover in the Shandong provincial city of Qingdao, China, the teams competing in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race were treated to a spectacular send off for Race 7 of the 35,000-mile global challenge to San Francisco. As the brave sailors manned their boats and prepared to do battle with the largest ocean on the planet, thousands lined the breakwater of the Olympic Sailing Centre to send them on their way. A 15-knot breeze from the north gave a gentle introduction to the 5,680-mile race to California, USA, the longest leg in the history of the Clipper Race.
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Spirit of Australia claims first victory in Clipper 09-10 and team welcomed to Qingdao as heroes [20/02/2010]
Spirit of Australia claims first victory in Clipper 09-10 and team welcomed to Qingdao as heroes
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20 February 2010
Qingdao, China
Following four second place podiums in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, Spirit of Australia has managed to secure an elusive first place by winning Race 6 from Singapore to Qingdao. At the end of what has been arguably the toughest and closest legs of the 35,000-mile global competition, which is contested by crews from all walks of life, Spirit of Australia crossed the finish line at 1307 local time (0507 GMT). Jamaica Lightning Bolt took second place by finishing at 1727 local time (0927 GMT) and Qingdao delighted the home crowd by taking the final podium position, their first of the race to date.
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Up-beat arrival for Clipper 09-10 fleet in Singapore [23/01/2010]
Up-beat arrival for Clipper 09-10 fleet in Singapore
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23 January 2010
Marina at Keppel Bay, Singapore
To the pulsating beats of 41 drummers, the Clipper 09-10 Race fleet made a dramatic entrance to Marina at Keppel Bay, Singapore, this morning. Waiting to welcome them and beating drums of their own, the spectators included families, friends and fellow crew who had flown in for the stopover.
Singaporean crew members, Nicole Ho, who is taking part in the whole circumnavigation, and marketing executive, Karan Teo, competing on Leg 4, waved to the crowds from the spreaders, 60 feet up either side of the mast of Uniquely Singapore as the home team entered the marina. Confetti canons fired multi-coloured pieces of paper over the crew to welcome them.
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Cork crew reunited as Team Finland arrives in port [19/01/2010]
Cork crew reunited as Team Finland arrives in port
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
19 January 2010
Batam, Indonesia
The pontoon at Nongsa Point Marina in Batam, Indonesia, rang to the sound of tears, laughter and three cheers for the crews as Team Finland arrived in port at the end of Race 5 this afternoon, with seven members of the Cork crew on board to be reunited with those who had arrived on California on Sunday.
Loud applause broke out as Team Finland skipper, Rob McInally, brought the 68-foot yacht alongside and the waiting crews cheered the team’s arrival. They were the first of the Clipper yachts to reach the scene shortly after Cork ran aground and Southampton-based Rob coordinated the recovery operation.
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Cork's Fate Decided [19/01/2010]
Cork’s fate decided
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
16 January 2010
Following Cork’s collision with a reef two nights ago, the team at Clipper Ventures has been working closely with marine salvage experts and insurance assessors to understand whether the racing yacht is recoverable. After reviewing extensive material which includes video and digital images of the damage, reading reports sent from a number of qualified sources, getting hourly updates from the other Clipper yachts at the scene and discussing the options with a broad range of experts, there is clearly only one option open to the race organisers.
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Irish entry hits rock in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race [14/01/2010]
Irish entry hits rock in Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
14 January 2010
Cork, Ireland, one of ten 68-foot ocean racing yachts competing in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race has struck a rock in the Java Sea, around 200 nautical miles north east of Jakarta.
All 16 crew were safely evacuated to the island and subsequently to two sister yachts, Team Finland and California. All are safe and next of kin have been informed.
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Spirit of Australia leads the fleet across the start line for Race 5 to Singapore [03/01/2010]
Spirit of Australia leads the fleet across the start line for Race 5 to Singapore
Spirit of Australia was first across the start line to the delight of the home crowd as Race 5 of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race got underway. Hundreds of supporters lined the breakwater in Geraldton, Western Australia, and cheered as the Australian team raced past with the other nine internationally sponsored yachts in hot pursuit. Conditions were perfect for the beginning of the next leg to Singapore with a strong southerly breeze blowing 15-20 knots.
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Hull & Humber resumes racing in Clipper 09-10 following start day collision in Cape Town [01/12/2009]
Hull & Humber resumes racing in Clipper 09-10 following start day collision in Cape Town
Hull & Humber has resumed racing in Leg 3 of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. When the boat slipped from Royal Cape Yacht Club at 9.20am local time (0720 GMT) it was the moment the crew had been waiting for after being confined to port since their start day collision with Cork, Ireland which forced them to return to harbour to make repairs.
Teams of boat builders from Action Yachting at RCYC have been working around the clock, first to cut away the damaged section of the hull, then to replace it, building up the layers of fibre glass and high density foam that make up the shell of the boat. Carpenters took over on Sunday to complete the work on the interior and to install a new toe rail along the edge of the deck before the final fixtures and fittings were put into place by the Clipper maintenance team.
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Change of skipper for Team Finland in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race [27/11/2009]
Clipper has reluctantly accepted the resignation of Eero Lehtinen, skipper of Team Finland in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race. The Finnish skipper will depart the boat in Western Australia at the end of Leg 3 and will be replaced by Southampton based skipper Rob McInally......
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Repairs Start on Hull & Humber [24/11/2009]
Following Sunday’s collision between Cork and Hull & Humber, at the start of Race 4 of the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, work is now well underway on repairs to both boats.
Yesterday the boat building team working on Cork finished all the required grinding to remove the damaged areas of fibre glass on the bow, allowing them this morning to begin building up the layers of hard foam and fibre glass from which the hull is constructed.
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