Clipper Race signs with Sanya
The Chinese resort of Sanya has signed with Clipper Race as a host port and team partner for the next two editions.
The race will now feature two Chinese teams and destinations with Qingdao the first Chinese city to be named as a host port and team partner in 2005 and has completed six editions so far. Qingdao has also agreed to take part in the next two editions – 2017-18 and 2019-20 making it the longest consecutive partner of the Clipper Race.
The Clipper Race fleet is anticipated to arrive in Sanya in February 2018 as part of the Asia Pacific leg.