Clipper Round the World Yacht Race – South East Asia host announced
by Clipper Ventures on 21 Jul 2015
The Clipper Race fleet - 2015-16 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race Clipper Ventures
2015-16 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race – An Agreement has been reached with the Vietnamese city of Da Nang to be the South East Asia host city of the 2015-16 edition.
It will be the tenth edition of the famous biennial event which is the longest ocean race around the planet at more than 40,000 nautical miles. The city will not only host the fleet of twelve identical 70-foot ocean racing yachts but will also have an entry in the race supported by local businesses and government.
Da Nang’s debut is the first time Vietnam has participated in the unique global race which is crewed by amateur sailors who are trained to race with professional skippers across the world’s most challenging oceans. Teams are sponsored by a major destination, consumer and business brands; they benefit from the high profile global marketing platform created by the Clipper Race which has a successful track record for boosting international trade, investment, economic impact and tourism, together with enhanced social, cultural and diplomatic relations.
The contracts will be signed at a ceremony in Vietnam next week when full details of the agreement will be released.
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