Clipper Round the World Race 09/10
Kinsale Yacht Club is hosting the ten stripped-down ocean racing yachts entered in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race from Sunday 27 June to Wednesday 7 July following their epic 10-month-long, 35,000 mile course that has taken the race to France before crossing to Brazil, South Africa, Australia, Singapore, China, California, Panama, Jamaica, New York, Cape Breton Island before arriving in Kinsale.
The Cork Clipper project is funded by Fáilte Ireland, Cork City Council and Cork County Council with the main objective of promoting Cork as a tourism and business destination around the world.
Working alongside Tourism Ireland, Cork has been promoted to consumers, trade and the media in key markets that the race has visited.
The culmination of the project is the arrival in Kinsale, of the ten yachts competing in the Clipper Race with eight days of festivities here that will showcase Cork and Ireland to a global market.
For more information on the festival visit www.corkclipperfestival.com.