Race start date is Sunday 30.8.2015, and you can read about the ports in more detail here; but before then…

22-28 July: Level 4 training with race skipper Ashley Skett

10-14 August: Gosport prep week.  Sorting out all those nice new sails & ropes.

18-20 August: Yacht delivery.  Bringing our race yacht through the Channel, round the coast of Kent, and up the Thames to St Katherine docks

21-29 August: the Race Village at St Katherine docks will be open – come and have a look, and if I’m there I’ll show you round my home for the next 10 months.

24-25 August: London prep.  Putting the final touches to our preparation, and loading the fresh food.

29 August: final Crew briefing.

This is the race schedule; arrival dates are necessarily approximate…

Leg 1, Race 1: UK to Brazil

• Depart 30.8.15
• Destination Rio de Janeiro. 5200 nM, 26-30 days at sea
• Arrive 26-30.9.15

 Leg 2, Race 2: Brazil to South Africa

•  Depart 7.10.15
•  Destination Cape Town. 3400 nM, 15-18 days at sea
•  Arrive 21-25.10.15, Victoria and Albert waterfront

Leg 3, Race 3: South Africa to Australia

• Depart 31.10.15
• Destination Albany. 4750 nM, 22-26 days at sea
• Arrive 22-26.11.15, Albany Waterfront marina

 Leg 4: Australia

•  Race 4: Albany to Sydney. 2100 nM.
  •  Depart 1.12.15, arrive 12-15.12.15, Rushcutters Bay. Boat lift.

•  Race 5: 2015 Rolex Sydney-Hobart race. 628 nM.
  •   Depart 1300 LT 26.12.15, arrive 29-30.12.15
•  Race 6: Hobart to Whitsundays 1600 nM.
  •  Depart 2.1.16, arrive 12-13.1.16

Leg 5: Australia to China

• Race 7: Whitsundays to Vietnam. Depart 18 Jan 2016. 4500 nM. Arrive 17-21 Feb 2016
• Race 8: Vietnam to Qingdao, China. Depart 27 Feb 2016. 1800 nM.  Arrive 10-13 March 2016

Leg 6, Race 9: China to Seattle, USA

• Depart 20 March 2016. 5600 nM.  Arrive 15-20 April 2016

Leg 7: USA, Coast to Coast

• Race 10: Seattle to Panama. Depart 28 April 2016. 3300 nM. Arrive 25-27 May 2016
• Panama canal transit. 45 nM, 12 hours
• Race 11: Panama to New York. Depart 30 May 2016. 2100nM. Arrive 12-14 June 2016

Leg 8: USA to UK

• Race 12: New York to Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Depart 20 June 2016. 2300 nM, arrive 7-11 July 2016
• Race 13: Derry-Londonderry to Den Helder, Netherlands. Depart 17 July 2016. 800 nM, arrive 23-24 July 2016
• Race 14: The Homecoming.  Depart Den Helder 28 July 2016. 250 nM.  Arrive London 30 July 2016…