Another frustrating day for the fleet of 10 international teams at the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race brought on by light winds and glassy seas.
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Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Race 11 – Day 6: A tactical gamble pays off for Visit Finland
May 20, 2012
Day 6 of Race 11 saw Visit Finland reaching again its leading position, although the weather conditions were even worse than in the preceding days of racing.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Race 11 – Day 5: Unstable wind continues
May 19, 2012
Day 5 of Race 11 saw another frustrating day for the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race fleet, as the member crew continue their battle for victory.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Race 11 – Day 4: A game of cat and mouse
May 18, 2012
The unstable winds marked Day 4 of Race 11 in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, as the 10 international fleet battled for victory. Giving up its victory in favor of Visit Finland, the Race 11 winner was Gold Coast Australia, followed by De Lage Landen.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Race 11 – Day 3: Tactics heat up
May 18, 2012
As the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race fleet starts sailing through the Windward Passage, the crew members put all their forces together to gain the vital additional points.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Race 11 – Day 2: Battle for crucial points
May 17, 2012
With Gold Coast Australia currently leading, the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race fleet is now heading to New York, with sailors trying to obtain crucial points.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race 2012: Race 11 – Day 2: Strong Caribbean winds
May 17, 2012
The crew members competing in Race 11 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race had to face strong Caribbean winds on Day 2 of the world’s longest yacht race.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Race 11 from Panama to New York started last night
May 15, 2012
Race 11 from Panama to New York started last night, with the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race fleet facing nearly 35,000 miles at sea.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Race 10 finish
May 02, 2012
Race 10 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race has its winners. The overall winner has become the Gold Coast Australia, followed by the Welcome to Yorkshire team taking second place and the Visit Finland team, placing third.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 19 – Welcome to Yorkshire secures second place in Race 10
May 02, 2012
Welcome to Yorkshire has taken second place in Race 10 of Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race.
The ten-strong fleet is now expected to arrive in Panama over the weekend.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 18 – Gold Coast Australia wins Race 10
May 01, 2012
Battle for podium place continues, with Gold Coast Australia team coming first and winning Race 10 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 17 – The unstable wind conditions continue
April 30, 2012
Day 17 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race saw the ten fleet´s continuous battle with fickle winds challenging teams in sprint to finish line.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 16 – The race course shortened
April 29, 2012
On Day 16 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, the skippers of the ten yachts competing in the world´s longest race, have received expected revised course instructions from Race Committee.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 15 – New York wins Ocean Sprint
April 28, 2012
Day 14 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race saw all ten teams completing the Ocean Sprint phase of Race 10 to Panama, with the overall winner – the American team, New York, successfully reaching the finish line in 31 hours 57 minutes and 56 seconds at 13:20:22 UTC yesterday.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 14 – Half of the fleet completed the Ocean Sprint
April 27, 2012
Half of the fleet brought to the end the Ocean Sprint on Day 14 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, with Geraldton Western Australia setting new time to beat in the Ocean Sprint.
Ocean Village Marina to welcome the Clipper 11-12 Round the World yachts
April 26, 2012
MDL´s Ocean Village Marina in Southampton, UK will host the successful return of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World yachts, after almost 41,000 miles of competing in this world´s longest race.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 13 – “A day of Champagne sailing”
April 26, 2012
Day 13 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race has been called ‘Champagne sailing’ as speeds make it back up to double figure knots.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 12 – Three teams start Ocean Sprint battle
April 25, 2012
On Day 12 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race crews keep fighting despite frustrating lack of winds and three teams out of the ten competing teams start Ocean Sprint battle to obtain a vital additional point.
Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 11 – Weather conditions dictating the fleet’s course
April 24, 2012
Day 11 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race saw weather conditions decide about the course of the ten yachts competing in the world´s longest race as the wind became still more and more unstable and the temperatures were rising.
CLIPPER 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race – Day 10 – Oakland to Panama
April 23, 2012
Frustrating 24 hours for the ten teams taking part in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, with the fleet nearly coming to a standstill in paralysing winds.
