This is one of those moments where you can feel the future arriving. The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has officially unveiled its next-generation yacht, the Clipper RX, and I am genuinely thrilled about what this means for the race, the crews, and the adventures still to come. This…
There are a lot of things you expect to think about when preparing for an offshore race. Navigation. Safety. Training. Sail handling. What you do not always expect is how much time you will spend thinking about sleep. Or more specifically, how to sleep well in a place that never…
Before there is a start line, a crew list, or a race route, there is the boat. The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is built around a single yacht design created for one purpose: to safely take everyday people offshore and across some of the most demanding waters on…
There is something special about the first real day of getting to know a new boat. It is a little like starting a new friendship. You show up curious, roll up your sleeves, and learn every corner, shelf, and hidden compartment she has. That was my whole day with the…
There are moments in sailing that feel less like decisions and more like gentle nudges from the universe. Buying my own boat has always lived somewhere between a dream and a long-term plan, something I would “eventually” do when the timing felt right. Turns out, the timing became right on…
When I tell people that I am sailing Leg 7 of the 2027 to 2028 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, the first reaction is usually excitement followed immediately by, “How do you even train for something like that?” The honest answer is that you take it one steady step…
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race began the year I was born and somehow, it feels like fate. The Clipper Race and I share a milestone: 1996. The year I took my first breath is the same year the first Clipper crews pushed off into the unknown, powered by…
29 August 2025 at 16:45 7.5 NM 2h 32m Tyee Yacht Club, United States
13 August 2025 at 16:18 9.6 NM 3h 14m Tyee Yacht Club, United States
9 August 2025 at 10:18 7.9 NM 3h 14m Richardson Point, United States