Groups take part in a yatch race. Photograph courtesy of Clipper Around the World
The Clipper Around the World Yacht Race will make a cease in Vietnam when the 11-strong fleet sails to Ha Lengthy within the northern province of Quang Ninh from Australia’s Queensland from Feb. 21-26.
The “Ha Lengthy Bay, Vietnam” of Quang Ninh is among the many groups, with 400 crewmen who’re scientists, companies, traders, docs and famend people who love boat racing.
In response to the provincial Division of Tourism, the fleet will interact in a number of actions in Quang Ninh earlier than leaving on March 2 for Jiuzhou port in China’s Guangdong Province.
The 2023-2024 race sees adventurers from all around the world to tackle the challenges of racing throughout the oceans on 70-foot ocean racing yachts. It’s divided into eight legs with 16 particular person races and 6 ocean crossings.
Quang Ninh Province will manage numerous actions on the event with a view to popularizing native sights and luring traders, together with a welcoming ceremony, a program to introduce native staples and locations at Ha Lengthy worldwide port, an funding convention, static occasion and artwork performances, amongst others.
The primary Clipper Race began in October 1996, with eight groups of 60-foot yachts departing Plymouth, the U.Ok. Greater than 50 cities around the globe have hosted the occasion to date.