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World yachting race. Organized by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race begins at 1 pm on 26 December when more than 100 sailboats cross the starting line in Sydney Harbour. The brainchild of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston the first person to sail solo non-stop around the world the event is now in its twelfth edition the Clipper 2019-20 Race. In the April 2021 issue of Yachting World we delve deep into the stories from one of the most exciting Vendée Globe races in memory Tweets by yachtingworld Join us on Facebook.

With no previous sailing experience necessary its a record-breaking 40000 nautical mile race around the world on a 70-foot ocean racing yacht. We may use the information we collect about you to notify you from time to time about updates on the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race Clipper Training and Clipper Events and important new features related to the Clipper Race as well as changes to our online services special offers competitions surveys or promotions and other programmes and events we think you will find of interest. Frances Yannick Bestaven won the Vendee Globe round-the-world solo yacht race on Thursday after a dramatic finish when one of his rivals hit a fishing trawler in the home stretch.

The ARC is a must do for many sailors and attracts over 200 boats and 1200 people every year to sail 2700 NM across the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia. The latest generation of boats literally fly hi. It features the latest news and events from the sailing world together with features and info in an easy-to-use format.

The ARC is for everyone. Like the original Sunday Times eventthe 2018 Golden Globe Race is very simple. After 11 years of training and fundraising she set sail from the east coast of France for the three-month Vendée Globe yacht race.

This story originally aired on the 15th September 2019Forget everything you thought you knew about sailing. To celebrate Sir Robin Knox-Johnstons historic 19689 world first solo non-stop circumnavigation in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Yacht Race a new Golden Globe Race was staged to mark the 50th Anniversary of that epic starting from Falmouth June 14th 1968. With teams racing through the most extreme spots on the planet closer to the astronauts in the Space Station than anyone else on land and calling at iconic cities on 6 continents The Ocean Race is a truly global sporting competition with adventure and sustainability at its heart and sailors testing the limits of human ambition and performance.

Families with children tough racers cruising couples big boats and modest boats.