Having visited La Rochelle, Salvador, Durban, Fremantle, Singapore, Qingdao, Hawaii, the west coast of the USA, the Caribbean, New York and Cork, contestants in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, which started in Liverpool last September, are just hours away from their return to Liverpool.
The fleet of 10 ocean racing yachts, each backed by a different international city and crewed by non-professional sailors, will have covered 35,000 miles to complete their circumnavigation; the nautical equivilent of climbing Everest.
For the challenge of a lifetime, you can sign up for the Clipper 09-10
Round the World Yacht Race.
Labels: 2008, Clipper, Liverpool, sailing, UK, World