Clipper Race Refit: Masterful Maintenance

The extensive refit of the eleven Clipper 70s is entering into its final stage, and the Maintenance Team has been busy making sure the fleet will look its best for the upcoming twelfth edition gets underway. Here, one our Riggers, Henry, is busy spraying one of the bespoke Clipper 70 masts. While the video makes it look all too easy, these two masts took a full day to paint, plus prep time. Whilst you watch, here are some fun mast facts for you to enjoy! The mast head sits over 90 feet above the water. A Clipper 70 rig, with everything bolted on, weighs 1.4t. With the standing rigging tuned, the mast base is loaded to over 30t. The rigs are constructed out of extruded aluminium. These rigs are unique to the Clipper Race Fleet. Once painted, ​Official Supplier Sta-Lok will get to work, providing over 450 bespoke fittings and 2150 metres of wire to kit out the fleet of Clipper 70s for the upcoming circumnavigation. Subscribe for more Clipper Race: https://goo.gl/QuirQt Join the Race: http://bit.ly/1F5qQgl... Check out our full video catalogue: https://goo.gl/nrB9ay Like Clipper Race on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2D3oHWz... Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClipperRace Follow on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2VsEfdD Read More: http://bit.ly/1F5qQgl http://bit.ly/2V1oqJQ Clipper Round the World Yacht Race May 04, 2019 at 12:51PM