This is archived information about the Clipper 2011-12 Race Start event in July 2011. To view information on the Race Return event in July 2012, please visit our 2012 Clipper page.
Ocean Village is very proud and excited to be hosting the race start of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 2011-12. If you are planning on visiting, we hope you will find the following information useful.
Our latest news stories about the race:
- Clipper Round the World Yacht Fleet Returns on Sunday (19th July 2012)
- Clipper 11-12 Race to Come Home to Ocean Village (8th December 2011)
- Clipper 2011 – Video of the Yachts Leaving Ocean Village (1st August 2011)
- The Clipper Race Festivities End and the Yachts Set Sail (31st July 2011)
- Day Three of Ocean Village Clipper Race Festivities (31st July 2011)
- Day Two of Ocean Village Clipper Race Festivities (30th July 2011)
- Day One of Ocean Village Clipper Race Festivities (29th July 2011)
- Preparations Begin for the Clipper Round The World Race (27th July 2011)
If you have any photos of the race events that you would like to share with us (they may be published here on our website) then please send them along to photos@oceanvillagesouthampton.com.
About Clipper Round the World Race
Via clipperroundtheworld.com: 40,000 miles of ocean racing and around 450 people facing the challenge of a lifetime. When the starting gun goes off for the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race in August 2011 the fleet of ten sleek, stripped down 68-foot yachts will embark on a full circumnavigation of the globe.
It’s not easy and only those with a firm desire to live life to the full apply. They come from all walks of life, all backgrounds and from all corners of the globe. It’s the only race in the world where the organisers supply the fleet of ten identical, 68-foot, stripped down racing yachts – each sponsored by a city, a region or a country – and man them with ten fully trained skippers, employed to lead the crews safely around the planet.
Read more on the official Clipper Round the World website.
How to get here, parking, etc.
You will find comprehensive information for your visit to Ocean Village on our Getting Here page
Programme of events
| THURSDAY 28TH JULY 2011 | |
|---|---|
| 16:00 | Race Village opens. Onstage: Old Thumper Dixie 5 |
| 17:30 | Arrival ceremony of Clipper fleet in Ocean Village |
| 19:00-20:00 | Onstage: Vox Pops Choir |
| 20:00 | Race Village closes |
| FRIDAY 29TH JULY 2011 | |
| 10:00-11:30 | Yacht naming ceremonies |
| 15:15-15:45 | Gold Coast and Geraldton Western Australia yacht naming ceremonies |
| 16:00-17:00 | Onstage: Future Chasers |
| 17:30-18:30 | Onstage: LIVE TV (swing band Chris Walker Swingtet) |
| 19:00-19:30 | Onstage: ‘Til Dusk |
| 20:00-20:45 | Onstage: Rufus Stone |
| 21:00-22:00 | Onstage: Toploader |
| 22:00 | Race Village closes |
| SATURDAY 30TH JULY | |
| 11:00-14:00 | Onstage: Street Vibes – street dance and BGT acts |
| 12:00 | Edinburgh Inspiring Capital yacht naming ceremony |
| 14:30-15:30 | Onstage: Vox Pops Choir |
| 15:30-16:00 | Welcome to Yorkshire yacht naming ceremony |
| 16:00-16:45 | Onstage: Neko Roshi |
| 17:15-18:15 | Onstage: It Must Be Madness |
| 18:45-19:30 | Onstage: Parade |
| 20:00-20:30 | Onstage: GWEIDO |
| 21:00-21:50 | Onstage: Delays |
| 21:50-22:00 | Fireworks display |
| 22:00 | Race Village closes |
| SUNDAY 31ST JULY | |
| 10:00 | Race Village opens |
| 10:00-10:30 | Onstage: Paul Casey |
| 11:00-12:00 | Onstage: Ukelele Band |
| 12:00-13:15 | Onstage: Departure events start. Clipper Race crews join their boats. |
| 13:15 | Clipper fleet blessing |
| 13:30-14:00 | Clipper fleet departs Ocean Village for the race start at Cowes |
| 15:00-16:00 | Onstage: Caribbean Lights |
| 16:30 | Clipper Race start off the Royal Yacht Squadron Line, Cowes |
| 16:35-17:00 | Onstage: JUNK |
| 17:00 | Race Village closes |
Timings and events may be subject to change.
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