The Clippers Have Arrived!

Did you know that you can become a part of the crew and sail in a race on a Clipper Yacht? It’s called the Clipper Round the World Race!

Commodore’s Cruise Director vicariously lives her dream to one day sail around the world in a race on a Clipper Yacht! Commodore Cruises & Events is looking forward to sharing in the celebration of this amazing feat as we board for a private cruise with excited fans and supporters of the competing yacht, “De Lage Landen.” The ten participating yachts will re-launch from Jack London Square in Oakland during the “Strictly Sail Pacific” and “Pacific Power Boat Expo” on April 14^th to take on their next to last leg of the race!  

De Lage Landen

The amazing thing about this race is that anyone can participate, yes anyone!  It’s the only race in the world that you will find nurses, taxi drivers, bakers, housewives, chief executives and more, all working together with the common goal of having the most points when pulling into the final port, Den Helder, Netherlands after sailing 40,000 miles of ocean.  This race is just short of a yearlong, consists of 15 individual races, and visits 13 countries along the way.  Can you imagine being one of the 450 (give or take) crew members that get to participate in this amazing event?  What a life changing experience! 

Ten identical, 68 foot, stripped yachts have sailed into our backyard to rest up before they finish out their journey around the globe. The first to arrive in Oakland on March 30^th was the Gold Coast Australia!  Over the next few days, they were followed by the rest of the Clipper fleet. 

A few of the Clipper Yachts!  If you look closely, you can see our yachts  across the estuary!  

Inspired by the crew’s stories of perseverance as they braved every kind of weather out on the great blue sea, Commodore’s Cruise Director, Trisha Lees, looks forward to being on board the Commodore Yacht, Fume Blanc, as they escort the team out of the San Francisco Bay.  Trisha shares, “As an enthusiastic follower of their crew diaries and whereabouts across the globe, I was impatiently waiting Sunday to watch the Edinburgh Inspiring Capital make their way to Jack London Square, where they were welcomed by cheering fans and of course, bagpipes!  Watching the dedicated crew sail in with smiles on their faces and seeing them put feet on the ground for the first time in four weeks was such a site to see!  Since I will not have the opportunity to be one of those 450 crew members any time in the near future, I look forward to being able to cheer on and watch in awe as the De Lage Landen and the rest of the fleet take on the final two legs of their journey. It is going to be brilliant!”