Rachel has been invited to assist prior to the race start in London.

1/ In the preparation of the yacht to sail from Gosport ( Portsmouth ) to St Katherine’s Dock, London.

2/ To sail her as Crew from Gosport to London. 4 days.

3/ in preparation of the boat prior to race start.

She is well qualified for these tasks, given her experience on Rhoda. It will give her some more good experience prior to joining the race in Uruguay. She will also get to know her skipper and AQP ( Additional Qualified Person ) better, and other crew members.

She is pleased to have been invited, and has accepted the offer. Well done Rachel!

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

Leg 2, the South Atlantic Challenge Leg

•    Ports: Punta del Este and Cape Town

•    One race

•    Race 3 Start Punta del Este, Uruguay 23 October 2019

•    Distance 3,600nm

•    Duration 15-19 days at sea

•    Arrival Window into Cape Town, South Africa 7-11 November 2019

Leg 3, the Southern Ocean Leg

•    Ports: Cape Town and Fremantle

•    One race

•    Race 4 Start Cape Town, South Africa 17 November 2019

•    Distance 4,750nm

•    Duration 22-27 days at sea

•    Arrival Window into Fremantle, Australia 9-14 December 2019

Leg 4, the Australian Coast-to-Coast Leg

•    Ports: Fremantle and the Whitsundays

•    One race

•    Race 5 Start Fremantle, Australia 22 December 2019

•    Distance 3,400nm

•    Duration 18-21 days at sea

•    Arrival Window into the Whitsundays, Australia 9-12 January 2020