Ever since Qingdao became a name sponsor of one of the yachts, The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race stops over in Qingdao.  All of the teams are welcomed to Qingdao at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center. The Clipper stopover in Qingdao lasts until the yachts set sail on the next leg of the round the world race.

News and updates at the Clipper race official website.

Who does what on the Clipper:

The Clipper Race is tough. It is contested by ten stripped down 68-foot racing yachts, each sponsored by an international city, region or country, and all of them crewed by people like you.

Housewives, taxi drivers, chief executives, lawyers, doctors, carpenters, truck drivers, IT specialists, marketing executives and even members of the clergy have all taken up the Clipper challenge – to race around the world under sail. It is a feat that fewer people have completed than have climbed Mount Everest.

The Clipper visit to Qingdao happens every other year and has become a fixture on the city’s calendar since the branding of Qingdao as China’s Sailing City after its selection as the 2008 Olympic Regatta site.

Relevant Links:
Clipper Round The World Official Website