Clipper Round The World Race

The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other.

With no previous sailing experience necessary, before signing up for the intensive training programme, it’s a record-breaking 40,000 nautical mile race around the world on a 70-foot ocean racing yacht. The next edition will be the Clipper 2025-26 Race and will begin in late summer 2025. The route is divided into eight legs and between 13 and 16 individual races including six ocean crossings. You can choose to complete the full circumnavigation or select one or multiple legs.

The brainchild of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail solo non-stop around the world, the first Clipper Race took place in 1996. Since then, almost 6,000 Race Crew from all walks of life and more than 60 nations have trained and raced in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race; the only race in the world where the organisers supply a fleet of identical racing yachts (eleven), each with a fully qualified skipper and first mate to safely guide the crew. Crew complete four levels of intense ocean racer training before they compete.

Festival of the Sea Oban

The Festival of the Sea will celebrate Oban’s outstanding maritime history, Gaelic tradition, music, songs and literature. Ocean health workshops will deliver a series of activities to highlight Oban’s natural environment, whilst a food and drinks festival will demonstrate the high-quality local food and drink available. There will also be additional yacht races and fun events across the town, including a Skerryvore concert in the Corran Halls organised by LiveArgyll. You can view the full programme: www.oban.org.uk/clipper-race/