Clipper Race Recruiting in Seattle
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is looking for adventurous Washington State residents to take up the challenge in its next edition. The Clipper 2017-18 Race will feature a Visit Seattle team entry for the second consecutive race, and it’s not too late to sign up.
Today, Wednesday, July 12, 4 p.m. at the Washington Athletic Club, race organizers and the Seattle Sports Commission are hosting a recruitment talk featuring current and former Clipper Race crew from across Washington State. Get more info and RSVP here.
Crew can choose whether to take part in the whole 11-month circumnavigation or one or more of its eight legs. Fifteen Washington State residents are already in training. They include 25-year-old Seattleite Nicole Stull, who had no sailing experience before signing up for the 6,000-mile Leg 7, from Seattle to New York via the Panama Canal. Stull was inspired by "seeing all of the boats parked at the Port of Seattle’s Bell Harbor Marina when the race first visited Seattle in 2016."
The fleet of 12 one-design 70-ft monohulls will start from Liverpool, UK, on August 20. They’ll arrive in Seattle in April 2018. See www.clipperroundtheworld.com.
We’d be pleased to hear from any Washington State or other West Coast sailors planning to race in this edition.