EVENT PROGRAMME
FREE
FREE
06 - 07 JAN // 1000-1800
TOUR A CLIPPER 70 RACING YACHT
Bring your family and step on board a Clipper 70 stripped down ocean racing yacht. Take an above and below deck tour with the Race Crew that will call these yachts home for the next seven months.
On deck, test your skills on one of the eleven winches that hoist the sails up the 29m [95 foot] mast. Below deck, explore the Nav Station, galley, bunks, stowage to see where the 20 Race Crew members live when off watch.
LOCATION:
NEWCASTLE CRUISING YACHT CLUB
+44 (0) 2392 526000
PHONE
CLIPPER ROUND THE WORLD YACHT RACE
TRACK THE CLIPPER RACE FLEET
EVERY EXHILARATING MOMENT, GYBE AND TACK OF THE CLIPPER RACE IS CAPTURED ON THE RACE VIEWER. TRACKERS UPDATED HOURLY.
01-10 JANUARY // NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA
01 JAN - 04 JAN //
WELCOME THE
CLIPPER RACE FLEET
Come and visit the world's largest matched fleet of ocean racing yachts and our extraordinary crews as they arrive into Newcastle after a gruelling 2,510 nautical mile race around southern Australia.
Check out the Race Viewer to track the fleet and plan your visit.
FREE
LOCATION:
NEWCASTLE CRUISING YACHT CLUB
RACE START:
WATCH FROM
THE WATER
Lucky enough to own your own boat? Get close to the action and watch Race Start in the designated spectator craft zone. Download the fleet departure and Race Start documentation to help plan your passage.
RACE START
WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY // NEWCASTLE CRUISING YACHT CLUB
RACE START
SCHEDULE
FREE
SLIPPING LINES CEREMONY
1200-1230
Watch on as each of the eleven yachts depart ready for Race Start.
PARADE OF SAIL
1300-1330
See the fleet line up together in a vibrant formation.
RACE START
1500
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is coming to Newcastle for the first time. Witness the dramatic arrival of the world's largest matched fleet of 70ft ocean racing yachts as they cross the finish line of Race 5: Sta-Lok Endurance Test. All part of an epic 40,000 nautical mile race around the world.
RACE 6 | THE AUSTRALIAN COAST-TO-COAST
DISCOVERY TALK:
BECOME AN
OCEAN RACER
Calling all adventurers! Have you got what it takes to cross the world's toughest oceans? This discovery event is for those eager to test their limits beyond belief and find out how they can take part in the next Clipper 2025-26 Race.
Discover more about the selection process, training, the race, the fleet, stopovers, personal logistics and most importantly the race crew. You'll either walk away inspired or scared. One thing you won't be is bored.
05 JAN // 1700-1800
FREE
LOCATION:
NEWCASTLE CRUISING YACHT CLUB
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
RACE VIEWER:
TRACK EVERY
TACK AND GYBE
Have the entire Clipper Race fleet at your fingertips with the new and improved Race Viewer. Track hourly the real time positions, weather conditions, forecasting and overall fleet classifications.
CLIPPER RACE
NEWCASTLE
FREE
FREE
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