The Clipper Race

Step on board, meet the race crew.

The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other. Raced by people like you, the 11-strong fleet of 70-foot yachts is the largest matched fleet of ocean racing yachts in the world. Berthed at Fremantle Sailing Club after their arrival [ETA 9-14 Dec] you can tour the yachts above and below deck, meet the courageous race Crew taking part and imagine what it's like to cross an ocean, or circumnavigate the globe in a yacht race.

About the Clipper Race:

With no previous sailing experience necessary, the Clipper Race is a record breaking 40,000 nautical mile race around the world on a 70-foot ocean racing yacht. Divided into eight legs and between 13 and 16 individual races, crew choose to complete the full circumnavigation or select individual legs. It is the only race in the world where the organisers supply a fleet of eleven identical racing yachts, each with a fully qualified skipper and first mate to safely guide the crew.

Normally the domain of seasoned pros, this supreme challenge is taken on by ordinary, everyday people. Having completed a rigorous training course, participants are suited and booted in the latest extreme protection gear to commence the race of their lives—an unparalleled challenge where taxi drivers rub shoulders with chief executives, vicars mix with housewives, students work alongside bankers, and engineers team up with rugby players.

The sea does not distinguish between Olympians or novices. There is nowhere to hide—if Mother Nature throws down the gauntlet, you must be ready to face the same challenges as the pro racer. Navigate the Doldrums en route to South America, endure epic Southern Ocean storms, experience South African sunsets, face the mountainous seas of the North Pacific—and bond with an international crew creating lifelong memories before returning victorious.

Applications are now open for the 2021-22 edition of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. To find out more about what it takes to become a member of the crew, visit Clipper Round the World Yacht Race website or come along and meet us at Fremantle Sailing Club this December.