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Clippers Set Sail
THIS year saw the
return of the Clipper Race once again in Liverpool. The race is now
the fastest and longest amateur sailing race in the world and covers
a grueling 35,000 miles, over nearly a year. It’s ten yachts brave
high seas and chilling winds over seven separate legs, visiting 12
international ports. Destinations include Salvador (Brazil),
Fremantle (Australia), Qingdao (China) and New York, before the race
reaches a thrilling climax in Liverpool on July 2006. They set off
from Liverpool in spectacular style on Sunday 18 September. The ten
yachts all specially built for this race, departed from the Albert
dock in full view of massive crowds that totalled over 10,000,
despite the over cast weather. The public and VIP’s including the
double Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell and families of the
crews mixed as they looked on from both sides of the Mersey and on
the Mersey Ferry. Spectators covered their ears as two cannons fired
by Liverpool's 208 battery of 103 Regiment Royal Artillery from the
Pier Head to mark the start of the race. On the river a huge
fatiller of Royal Navy, Merchant Navy and other vessels including,
fire boats marked the way out of the river and some escorted them to
the Bar where the real race started and the test of stamina began.
In the skies the Clippers where given a send off by the Russian Air
Force with a display of aerobatics skills by the world famous
Yakovlevs.
The first leg from
Liverpool to Cascais, we can disclose was taken by the Liverpool
Clipper. So you can keep up to date on the amazing race and to find
out more about this amazing race click on this link:-
05_06/homepage We will
also be following the race with our news coverage with the help of
Liverpool City Council, Clipper Ventures and also our international
reporters.
Good Luck to all the
crews.
The boats, each
representing a city and country, this year are:-
Victoria, Canada
Jersey
Glasgow, Scotland
Uniquely, Singapore
WestenAstralia.com
New York, USA
Durban, South Africa
Qingdao, China
Cardiff, Wales
Liverpool O8, Great Britain
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