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GoToBermuda 3rd Across Finish Gate In Race 11
Fleet frontrunners Punta del Este were embroiled in a fierce battle with WTC Logistics in Race 11 of the Clipper Race. Punta del Este crossed the second Finish Gate first on Thursday [May 19] at 20:28:06 UTC, with WTC Logistics six minutes behind. GoToBermuda managed to claim third place. Jeronimo Santos, Punta del Este skipper, told ClipperRoundTheWorld.com:... Read more of this article
GoToBermuda Team Begins Clipper Sailing Race
A sailing team — representing Bermuda on the Clipper Race – has started its race across the North Pacific Ocean. A spokesperson said, “After a two-year delay caused by the pandemic, the GoToBermuda team started its North Pacific quest, restarting the Clipper 2019-20 Race from the Philippines. Leg 7 will see the teams race from Seattle... Read more of this article
‘Round The World’ Yacht Race Postponed
The organisers of the 2019–20 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race have decided to postpone the event until next year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson said, “The 2019–20 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will be postponed until next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This decision has been in no way taken lightly.... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Clipper Ambassador Crew Train In UK
Bermuda’s two “ambassador crew” recruits for the Clipper 2019–20 Round the World Yacht Race have successfully made it through the halfway point, passing the first two levels of intensive training over recent weeks in the United Kingdom. Chanara Smith-Rookes, 20, a private in the Royal Bermuda Regiment, and Matthew Stephens, 18, an Endeavour... Read more of this article
Two Bermudians Chosen As “Ambassador Crew”
Two Bermudians have been selected for the opportunity of a lifetime as “ambassador crew” on a pair of epic voyages in the Clipper 2019–20 Round the World Yacht Race, the Bermuda Tourism Authority announced today. Matthew Stephens, 18, and Chanara Smith-Rookes, 20, were chosen from a diverse group of nine Bermudian candidates who applied for the... Read more of this article
Sailing: Opportunity To Join Clipper Race Crew
A Bermudian will get the opportunity of a lifetime as an “ambassador crew” aboard Bermuda’s debut team entry in the Clipper 2019–20 Round the World Yacht Race. Bermuda is a Host Port and Team Partner for the 40,000-nautical-mile sailing race, now underway as 11 Clipper 70 ocean-racing yachts cross the Atlantic in the first leg from Portugal... Read more of this article
Bermuda Boat Finishes First Leg Of Global Race
GoToBermuda finished ninth out of the 11 boats competing in the preliminary leg of the Clipper 2019-20 Race this week [Sept 9], which saw the fleet sailing from England’s Thames estuary to Portugal. But there’s still a very long way to go — around the rest of the world to be precise. The race got underway on September 1 and the next... Read more of this article
GoToBermuda Christened As Clipper Race Yacht
Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] CEO Kevin Dallas did the official honours at St Katharine Docks in London today [Aug 28], at a vessel-naming ceremony for Bermuda’s debut team entry in the upcoming 2019–20 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. The yacht, GoToBermuda, joins 11 other Clipper 70 ocean-racing vessels in the 2019–20 edition of the... Read more of this article
Round The World Yacht Race To Stop In Bermuda
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race today [July 9] revealed Bermuda as the newest Host Port and Team Partner to its upcoming 2019–20 edition which starts from London, UK, on September 1, 2019. During the inaugural year of the partnership, the Clipper Race will call into Hamilton at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club [RBYC] in July 2020 during the final leg... Read more of this article
