The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, which has been on hold in Asia due to COVID-19 restrictions, will resume its 2019-20 edition in March 2022 after receiving a Special Event Permit from the Philippines.
After sailing halfway around the world, and unable to reach the planned ports in China, the sailing event was suspended 18 months ago in Subic Bay, Philippines. This new permission will enable Clipper Race organizers and Race Crew to return to the country for the restart.
The eleven Clipper 70 ocean racing yachts had raced over 20,000 nautical miles from London, with stops in Portimão (Portugal), Punta del Este (Uruguay), Cape Town (South Africa), Fremantle and The Whitsundays (Australia), but have remained in Subic Bay Yacht Club since March 2020 after organizers and Race Crew had to return home.
Before the current edition was postponed, Clipper Race crew had crossed the Atlantic Ocean (North and South) and Indian Ocean, raced towards the Roaring Forties, and sailed around the Australian coast. They have also crossed the equator twice, experienced tropical heat and frigid cold and faced huge seas and flat calm.
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