Clipper Race

Following a challenging 5-day race in which crews faced a whole range of conditions, the Da Nang-Viet Nam team finished the race from Derry-Londonderry (Northern Ireland) to Den Helder (Netherlands) in 3rd place at 2.17am last Friday (local…

The Da Nang - Viet Nam team has arrived into Seattle’s Bell Harbor, Pier 66, with orange-clad team supporters cheering the team after the completion of the Mighty Pacific leg. The supporters blasted out "Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down)"…

On Monday, Da Nang’s Union of Literature and Arts Associations, and its Artistic Photography Association, announced the winners of the photo contest, entitled ‘Clipper Race’, which was held in the city between 19 February and 5 March. One…

Sailors of the Da Nang-Viet Nam team recently completed the Clipper World Yacht Race’s 8th leg in Quingdao, Shandong province, China in 8th place. Skipper Daniel Smith and his team Derry Londonderry Doire became the winner of the leg.…

A front was moving over the fleet, with north-easterly wind between 30 to 40 knots and a swell of three to four metres as the teams beat upwind in the final 400 nautical miles to China. With shifty conditions over the last 48 hours meaning…

Wind holes, thick fog and enormous fishing fleets were making for very stressful racing for the teams as they make slow progress towards Qingdao on Day 9 of The Sailing City • Qingdao Cup to China. Derry~Londonderry~Doire (first position)…

It had been another 24 hours of challenging seas and strong winds with the worst sea state of the entire circumnavigation reported by new race leader Garmin. Former race leader ClipperTelemed+, which chose the northerly as opposed to the…

The fleet was enduring some difficult conditions with the wind increasing significantly, delivering speeds of up to 40 knots over the last 24 hours and short, sharp waves, making progress upwind very uncomfortable. Waves of three to four…