VIDEO: Storming the Southern Ocean

The 40,000 mile Clipper 2015-16 Round the World Yacht Race began in London, UK on August 30 for the fleet of twelve identical Tony Castro designed Clipper 70s. The series is divided into 16 individual races, with the team with the best cumulative score winning the Clipper Race Trophy. Each team is led by a professional skipper with an all-amateur crew.

The third leg began October 31 and takes the fleet 4845 nm from Cape Town, South Africa to Albany, Western Australia. The fleet has been braving storms in the Southern Ocean as the Albany finish line approaches in Race 3. After crossing 90 degrees East longitude, the fleet is now officially a quarter of the way around the world in its 11-month marathon. Meanwhile model Amy Willerton has just completed her training in Sydney to join the last leg of the race. The fleet is estimated to finish in Australia between November 22 and 26.

Video published November 19, 2015.

The ports along the race route are Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Cape Town, South Africa; Albany, Sydney, Hobart and Airlie Beach, Australia; Da Nang, Vietnam; Qingdao, China; Seattle, USA; Panama; New York, USA; Derry-Londonderry, Ireland; and Den Helder, Netherlands before returning to London by late July.

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