The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will be returning to Oban to "bring global focus on the area as a great place to visit and invest" as the West Coast town is announced as a port on the event's 2025-26 edition.
The Clipper Race's eleven strong fleet will sail into Oban in summer 2026. A 200 strong crew of adventurers, including over 50 nationalities, and 150 professions, will descend on the town for its international sailing festival. This news follows the successful stop last year when Oban appeared on the same international route as major cities such as Cape Town, Washington, DC and Qingdao (China).
The fleet is expected to arrive into port in early summer 2026. The stopover will be a midway point of Leg 8: The Atlantic Homecoming, which will see Race Crew take on a furious downwind battle as they make the 3,900nm crossing from North America towards the Race Finish port of Portsmouth, UK. Along with Oban, other ports that have been announced so far for the Clipper 2025-26 Race are Portsmouth (UK - the event's Race Start and Finish location), Cape Town (South Africa), Tongyeong (Korea) and Qingdao (China). Further port announcements are due in the next month.
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