Clipper Race will start in Portsmouth

The 2025-26 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is returning to Portsmouth to kick off the next lap of the globe. When the fleet departs in August, the event will be celebrating two milestones, the 25th anniversary of the first departure from the city of Portsmouth and 30 years of training people to cross oceans and sail around the world. The race start will see a four-day festival starting on August 28, 2025, taking over the venue and its surrounding waters, and culminating in a grand departure for this editions competing teams on August 31. – Full story