Sailors in clipper race tell of joy at reaching Scotland after Atlantic crossing

Sailors in clipper race tell of joy at reaching Scotland after Atlantic crossing

The crews in the Clipper Round the World yacht race sailed into Oban last week.

Two Women On World Yacht Race Tell Of Their Joy At Reaching UK

Sue Smith, 67, and Joanne Currie, 56, were among the hundreds of sailors who arrived in Oban, Argyll and Bute last week, having sailed 3,115 nautical miles from Washington DC in the US. It marked the end of the 12th stage of the competition, which began on 31 August last year when the 10 70ft yachts sailed from Portsmouth to Puerto Sherry in Spain. It is only the second time the 40,000-nautical mile race has come to Scotland, following its stop-…

Oban welcomes sailors as yacht race reaches Scotland after Atlantic crossing

The colourful fleet has undergone a gruelling journey over the last 11 months

Welsh sailor leads team of non-professionals in final ocean crossing of global yacht race | West Wales Chronicle : News for Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Swansea and Beyond

Lou Boorman has been leading a team in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Pembrokeshire professional sailor Lou Boorman and her non-professional crew have departed Washington, DC, USA, to make one final ocean crossing of the Clipper 2025-26 Race, setting course across the North Atlantic for Oban, Scotland – the last ocean crossing on the round-the-world adventure. The Clipper Race is unique in that it takes ordinary people and trains them t…