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Clipper 07-08 started from the host port of Liverpool on 16 September 2007. The boats covered 35,000 miles of ocean racing before returning to Liverpool on 5 July 2008 as the city was in the height of its celebrations as the European Capital of Culture. Clipper 07-08 was the fourth time a boat from Liverpool had took part in the race.
Crew Blog
Quiet contemplation
30 June 2008
Leg 7 - 27 June 2008
As we recuperate in Cork and prepare to leave for Liverpool, it seems to me only yesterday when we were a hundred miles off Newfoundland when late one night I spent an hour on iceberg watch.
A few odds and…
Crew Profiles
Lisa Pover
Age 26, Hackney Taxi Driver
Lisa won her place on a leg of the race in a competition run by Liverpool Culture Company and since completing her Clipper training she has worked tirelessly to raise sponsorship to compete on more of the race. Now the hackney cab driver from Liverpool, who had only ever spent a few hours on a catamaran before launching herself into the Clipper experience with a vengeance, will be taking part on five of the seven legs.
She’s ecstatic. “I’m really excited about this whole experience, I was just driving a cab a few months ago, now I’m gonna be sailing across the Pacific, Christmas in Oz… I’m waiting for the catch!”
Clipper 07-08 Race Positions
Clipper 07-08 Final Results blah blahlb lhalsbn
| Position | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
New York | 1.5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 103.5 |  |
2 |
Hull & Humber4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 98 |  |
3 |
Glasgow:Scotland with style4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 87 |  |
4 |
Qingdao | 2.5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 77.5 |  |
5 |
Liverpool 081 | 4.5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 75.5 |  |
6 |
Durban 2010 and Beyond | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 70 |  |
7 |
Uniquely Singapore | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 69 |  |
8 |
westernaustralia2011.com | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 65 |  |
9 |
Nova Scotia3 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50.5 |  |
10 |
Jamaica3 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 40.5 |  |
* The overall position, when two boats have the same points, is decided by which team has the greatest number of higher positions in individual races (count back rule RRS A8.1).
1 This team has been penalised 1 point by the Race Committee for sail/equipment damage.
2 This team has been penalised 2 points by the Race Committee for sail/equipment damage.
3 This team has been penalised 3 points by the Race Committee for sail/equipment damage.
4 This team has been penalised 4 points by the Race Committee for sail/equipment damage.
Tracking data provided by Marine Track. Race Viewer provided by Skylab.
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