the toughest endurance challenge on the planet

Published date12 August 2022
We began the journey in September 2019 with Stuart Mace, and this year it's been wonderful to catch up regularly with Marie O'Riley

Marie was due to sail across the Atlantic in the summer of 2020 until the pandemic came along. However, after two years being moored up in the Philippines, the 11 modern racing yachts restarted the race.

The Clipper Race is the only event of its kind that enables nonprofessionals from every walk of life to see Mother Nature in some of the most hostile conditions on earth.

Like almost half the people who sign up for the race, Marie had never sailed before.

Each team has a professional Skipper and First Mate. The rest of the crew are amateurs, with a third of the crew on each team sailing 40,000 nautical miles around the world, whilst the rest join for one or two legs.

Marie, from Leamington, joined her crew for the final 'Atlantic Homecoming' leg and after six weeks, 5,423nm sailing the Atlantic from Bermuda back to London via New...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT