Clipper Ventures and the RYA have joined forces to offer the most awesome RYA members' competition yet. You can win the opportunity to take part in one leg of the RORC Madeira Race aboard a Clipper 68 racing yacht.
Worth a generous £2395, the prize includes:
- An intensive training weekend (9-11 May or 13-15 June)
- A qualifying passage (Holyhead to Gosport 12- 15 July)
- A leg of the race (From Monday 11th August)
- All food onboard the yachts
- Foul weather gear
This exciting offshore race is a fantastic opportunity to experience racing onboard one of the world’s largest fleets of one-design racing yachts. The competition is open to sailors with all levels of experience, so whether a seasoned yachtsman or an enthusiastic beginner, we’ll ensure that our comprehensive training allows you to get the most from this challenging offshore race!
Covering 2600 nautical miles in 18 days of offshore racing, the race to Madeira leaves Cowes on August 11th, passing the Channel Islands, down the stunning west coast of France, before taking on the unpredictable weather of the Bay of Biscay and on past the Spanish/Portuguese coast and the west coast of Africa on to Madeira. It’s a short stop in Madeira for crew changes, provisions and a well earned beer before the race back home.
About Clipper Ventures
Clipper Ventures Plc was founded by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston in 1995. Clipper Ventures develops and promotes major marine events capable of attracting significant participation, media coverage and associated sponsorship revenue, including the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, which started in Liverpool and runs from September 2007 until June 2008.
About Clipper Race Training
Clipper Training is run by a dynamic group of professional sailors who possess a wealth of experience in equipping crew members with the skills and knowledge needed for ocean yacht racing. It’s unique approach inspires confidence in individuals to tackle challenging situations and embark on the adventure of a lifetime, whether it’s the Clipper Round the World Race, RORC Madeira Race or shorter coastal races.
Clipper Training has now trained over 1800 people to race across the oceans and around the world as part of the Clipper Race. The experience and expertise that has been gained during this process is second to none, and has enabled Clipper Training to develop a training scheme unlike any other. Clipper Training are an RYA Recognised Training Centre.
3 days intensive race training
This 3 day intensive course for the RORC Madeira Race will take you from the basics of sailing our Clipper 60ft Classic yachts through to safe and efficient big boat racing. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a competent racer you’ll learn all of the personal safety, seamanship and helmsmanship skills necessary to become a useful member of one of the RORC Madeira Clipper race teams.
Offshore qualifying race – Holyhead to Gosport
The competition winner will join the first people to set foot on the Clipper Round the World yachts after their circumnavigation. This exciting qualifying race will develop your big boat sailing and racing skills learnt during your race training course, and add all aspects of racing on board an ocean-going yacht as part of a race strategy.
COWES-MADEIRA RACE – Monday 11th August 2008
On Monday morning, August 11th, the race fleet will line up on the historic Royal Yacht Squadron Line at Cowes and head for Madeira, some 1480 miles away. The race to the sun soaked Atlantic island is sure to be a truly wonderful experience for anyone with a passion for offshore racing.
RORC Madeira - Cowes Race – Tuesday 26th August 2008
The return race to Cowes could prove to be a very interesting tactical race making the best use of the conditions experienced on the trip down to Madeira, should the winner opt for this leg. The competitors should be accustomed to offshore sailing from the start and by the finish, they will have experienced roughly 3,000 miles of ocean sailing.
Solo sailing legend Sir Robin Knox-Johnston commented “The RORC Cowes to Madeira race is a fantastic opportunity for sailing enthusiasts and adventurers to do some serious ocean racing, including an encounter with the North-East Trade winds. It’s great that the Clipper 68 foot round the world racing yachts will be on the start line. These are big, fast boats that respond to good crewing.”
Clipper Ventures are expected to enter at least two of their yachts; The Clipper 68 is likely to be one of the biggest yachts on what already looks to be a competitive start line.
For those of you not lucky enough to win this fabulous prize, berths remain available for groups or individuals on the Clipper fleet with discounts available for members of the RYA.
For details or to book a berth, please contact Becky Scarrott or Nigel Beacham on 02392 526000 or email bscarrott@clipper-ventures.com
To enter the competition, please click the Enter Competition button below. You will be taken first via our Terms and Conditions page which you must read and agree with to enter.
Good luck!
