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10/11 racing boats crossed the finish line at Ha Long International Passenger Port

TH (according to Quang Ninh electronic newspaper) • February 19, 2024 17:30

At 4:30 p.m. on February 19, 10/11 racing teams participating in the Clipper Race Round the World Yacht Race 2023 - 2024 season arrived at Ha Long International Passenger Port.

OUR ISLES and DELVE DEEPER finished 7th and 8th in race 7, leg 5 of the 2023 - 2024 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

After more than 20 days of crossing the ocean with the starting point being Coral Sea port (Queensland, Australia), the yacht racing teams have completed race number 7, part of the 5th leg of the Clipper Race Round the World Yacht Race 2023 - 2024 season with the destination being Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh province, Vietnam).

Members of the DELVE DEEPER racing team on their way to the finish line

Participating in the race is a racing boat representing Quang Ninh province named “Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam” led by British captain Josh Stickland. The sailors participating in the racing team are professionally trained in sailing, equipped with clothes with the logo promoting Ha Long, Quang Ninh.

Sailing boats participating in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race surf the waves of Ha Long and dock at Ha Long International Cruise Port

The 400 sailors from 11 racing teams participating in this year's race include many scientists, businessmen, investors, doctors, journalists, social media celebrities... In addition, there are also a large number of tourists who are relatives of the sailors and international media flocking to the race destinations.

Members of the OUR ISLES racing team hold a technical meeting at the Port after finishing

In Ha Long, the racing teams will stop for nearly 2 weeks and participate in destination promotion activities; experience and explore tourism, nature and culture in Ha Long.

On March 2, the boats will leave Ha Long to continue their journey to Cuu Chau port, Zhuhai city, Guangdong province, China.

YACHT CLUB PUNTA DEL ESTE and DARE TO LEAD finished 9th and 10th in race 7 of stage 5.

On this occasion, Quang Ninh province will organize a number of activities to welcome the racing team and promote local tourism such as: introducing OCOP products, organizing tours, surveying destinations for Clipper Race crew, conferences to promote, advertise and attract investment in Quang Ninh tourism associated with the race award ceremony, boat tours and art programs...

Previously, the HALONG BAY, VIET NAM racing team representing Quang Ninh finished in 5th place at 10:30 a.m. on February 19.

Being part of an international sporting event like the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is a great opportunity for Quang Ninh, Vietnam to promote its tourism image to the world, while attracting international investors.

This is even more meaningful when this event takes place on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Ha Long Bay being recognized by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage (1994 - 2024).

In Ha Long, the racing teams participating in the Clipper Race 2023 - 2024 season will have nearly 2 weeks to participate in destination promotion activities; experience, explore tourism, nature, culture in Ha Long and attend activities to welcome the racing team, promote tourism organized by Quang Ninh province.

TH (according to Quang Ninh electronic newspaper)