Perseverance has emerged victorious in the first race of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, a gruelling competition that sees teams battle extreme conditions as they race over 40,000 nautical miles around the globe.
The race started on 3 September from Portsmouth, UK, and the fleet set sail for Puerto Sherry, with the eleven teams encountering challenging conditions throughout the race to Spain, requiring plenty of tactical racing.
Crew members from diverse backgrounds, including doctors, teachers, electricians, and tattoo artists, participate in the global sailing race, with many having no prior sailing experience before undertaking the intensive four-stage training programme required to race. The 2023-24 edition of the race kicked off last weekend with the fleet covering over 1000 nautical miles of the epic journey in a testing first race.
Perseverance secured the top spot in the race, followed by Yacht Club Punta del Este in second place and UNICEF in third.