Luxury ships arriving on the Mersey ahead of Clipper World Yacht Race

A fleet of luxury ships will be arriving on Mersey today ahead of Clipper World Yacht Race. The world's biggest round the world yacht race will arrive in Liverpool today, ahead of the race start day on Sunday August 20. A fleet of 12 70-foot ocean racing yachts will arrive in Liverpool for a parade along the Mersey before entering the Canning Half Tide Dock and Albert Dock. The fleet arrival will take place between 5pm and 6pm today, with an official civic welcome for the Clipper Race fleet at the Albert Dock from 4pm to 6pm. Open tours of the magnificent fleet will be taking place on the Albert Dock from Wednesday August 16 to Friday August 18 between 10am and 7pm. Clipper Race Director Mark Light said: “The twelve Clipper Race Skippers and their crew have been working hard and training for months so it is a big moment for all involved to be leaving for Race Start in Liverpool. The world famous Clipper race will return to Liverpool this summer (Image: Liverpool Echo) “The Clipper Race gets bigger and better with each edition and I wish all the teams well, both for the delivery to Liverpool and for the race ahead.” There will be a naming ceremony for the Liverpool 2018 yacht on Thursday, August 17 as well as the Great Britain naming ceremony on Friday, August 18.