20130119 Copyright onEdition 2013© Free for editorial use image, please credit: onEdition Clipper crew member Andrew Taylor. The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is the only global competition where people from all walks of life can step out of their comfort zones and sign up to race 40,000 miles around the world. They come from backgrounds as varied as marketing executives, nurses, bankers, carpenters, IT specialists, engineers and chief executives who represent more than 40 nationalities.