Race 1: London to Portimão | Clipper 2019-20 Race

The Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Yacht Race got off to a great start with a fantastic first race down to Portimão. Just over six days of intense racing saw the fleet cover over 1,200nm and encountered a massive variation in sea and wind conditions. All eleven teams experienced everything, from strong tidal conditions in the Thames Estuary and English channel, very light winds during the early and latter parts of the race, to strong upwind conditions for the first three days which saps energy and takes even the hardiest sailors massive efforts to keep racing hard. The notorious Bay of Biscay, brought the downwind surfing conditions that everyone was waiting for. Strong winds from behind with a following sea are what the racing sailors dream about and the fleet absolutely screamed down the west coast of Portugal, surfing waves and hitting speeds of up to 30 knots. Punta del Este claimed victory into Host Port, Marina de Portimão with Dare To Lead taking secord and Qingdao finishing third. Interested in taking part? Join the race: https://ift.tt/1F5qQgl... Subscribe for more Clipper Race: https://goo.gl/QuirQt Check out our full video catalogue: https://goo.gl/nrB9ay Like Clipper Race on Facebook: https://ift.tt/2Z9Y1k8... Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClipperRace Follow on Instagram: https://ift.tt/2NkFL0p Read More: https://ift.tt/1F5qQgl https://ift.tt/2ZY3GKH Clipper Round the World Yacht Race September 14, 2019 at 10:11AM