Hotel Grand Pacific
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
May 6 - 14, 2006
Clipper Ventures PLC has selected the port of Victoria as the first ever Canadian stopover for the prestigious Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race. Victoria also sponsors one of ten yachts in the competitive event.
The Clipper 05-06 Race set sail on September 18, 2005 from Liverpool, England and returns there 10 months later, after a 35,000 mile circumnavigation of the globe.
See the fleet during its only Canadian stopover The identical 20m (68 ft.) racing yachts berth in Victoria for 10 days before heading to Panama City on the penultimate leg of the race. Visit the Race Village and view the yachts in Victoria’s Inner Harbour.
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