The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has announced a sports travel partnership with ATPI Sports Events.
ATPI will arrange travel for the Clipper Race staff between each stopover and also provide a dedicated travel desk for Clipper Race crew and supporters throughout the event, which starts in London in September.
The biennial Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will see more than 700 international crew from 45 nations take part in one of the world’s toughest endurance challenges.
The 2019-20 circumnavigation is made up of eight legs and has stopovers in 16 destinations around the world. Starting from London on 1 September 2019, the route will take the fleet of 11 stripped-out racing yachts to host ports including Punta del Este, Cape Town, Fremantle, the Whitsundays, Sanya, Zhuhai, Qingdao, Seattle, Panama, New York, Bermuda and Derry-Londonderry before returning to London on 8 August 2020.
Adam Knights, regional managing director, UK, France, Benelux, ATPI Group, said: “The Clipper Race is one of the world’s furthest travelling sports, covering 40,000 miles divided into eight legs.
“Our passionate team has great experience in managing the complex needs of leading sports events and organisations and looks forward to becoming an integral part of the Clipper Race. We are committed to providing event organisers, crew and supporters with unified, seamless and cost-effective travel expertise.”
William Ward, Clipper Race CEO, added: “The new partnership with ATPI Sports Events is a strong addition to the Clipper 2019-20 Race, for the organisation, the Race Crew and their supporters.
“The Clipper Race also offers a great opportunity for ATPI Sports Events, the Official Travel Supplier, to build relationships and showcase their services to the highly diverse international race crew and global partners of the event.”
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