Clipper Round The World Race : les dernières infos Tip & Shaft

At 51 years old, David Sautret is the only French skipper competing in the Clipper Round The World Race, whose Seattle to Panama leg was stopped at a virtual finish line off the coast of Mexico due to a lack of wind. While delivering Yacht Club Punta del Este to the Panama Canal, he spoke to Sailorz about the experience.

The 2019-20 edition of the Clipper Race Round the World Race will be the 12th of the race which sells berths to aspiring circumnavigators and adventurers who can sign up for a single leg of the crewed, multiple stop race. This edition is another sell-out, highlighting what a remarkable business success Clipper Ventures and the race has become. While the Clipper Race allows thousands of ordinary individuals to realise their ambition of sailing around the world, three sailors lost their lives during the 2015-16 race and the 2017-18 race. Tip & Shaft spoke with William Ward OBE is co founder and chief executive of the Clipper Race during the first stopover.