Clipper Race | Open Boat Tours | National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire

Climb aboard a Clipper RX, one of the next-generation 72ft fleet that will take part in the Clipper 2027-28 Race and hear from former crew!
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Tour a Clipper Race yacht | National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire | 21 November 2026

Walk-ons will also be accepted but tickets will guarantee priority access

Take a look around a Clipper RX; one of the new stripped-out ocean racing yachts that will be taking part in a 40,000nm race around the world in the Clipper 2027-28 Race.

Go below deck and imagine yourself at a 40-degree angle, mid-ocean and thousands of miles from land. Check out the Nav Station, galley, bunks and stowage, and see where each of the 20 Race Crew live when not on deck. Above deck, take the helm or try your hand on one of the eleven winches capable of lifting the sails up the 29m [95 foot] mast.

Tours are hosted by Clipper Race crew, so this is your chance to learn everything you want to about training, ports of call and the selection process for a wet, windy, hot and cold adventure of a lifetime.

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**Note: The Yacht will remain stationary for the duration of the tours

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ABOUT THE CLIPPER ROUND THE WORLD YACHT RACE

The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other. With no previous sailing experience necessary, this is a record breaking 40,000 nautical mile race around the world on an ocean racing yacht. All that is asked of participants is a good level of fitness, an age over 18 - and a thirst for adventure into the unknown.

Divided into eight legs and up to 16 individual stages, around 600 - 700 Race Crew, representing over 50 nations and from all walks of life, complete the full circumnavigation or select individual legs. It is the only race in the world where the organisers supply a fleet of identical racing yachts, each with a fully qualified Skipper and First Mate to safely guide the crew.

Normally the domain of seasoned pros, this supreme challenge is taken on by ordinary, everyday people. Having completed a rigorous training course, participants are suited and booted in the latest extreme protection gear to commence the race of their lives - an unparalleled challenge where taxi drivers rub shoulders with chief executives, vicars mix with school teachers, students work alongside bankers, and engineers team up with rugby players.

The sea does not distinguish between Olympians or novices. There is nowhere to hide - if Mother Nature throws down the gauntlet, you must be ready to face the same challenges as the pro racer. Navigate the Doldrums en route to South America, endure epic storms in the Roaring Forties, experience South African sunsets, face the mountainous seas of the North Pacific - and bond with an international crew creating lifelong memories.

Applications are now open for the Clipper 2027-28 Race. Seize the moment, unleash the adventure, defy your ordinary.