Harrogate man Sean McPartland and his team have arrived in Uruguay as part of their 40,000 nautical mile race around the world.
Harrogate man arrives in Uruguay as part of race around the world A Harrogate man and his team have arrived in Uruguay as part of their 40,000-nautical mile yacht race around the world. 53-year-old Sean McPartland from Birstwith is currently taking on the ‘Clipper Round The World Race’ on a 70-foot ocean racing yacht. And his team, 'Dare to Lead', arrived at Yacht Club Punta del Este in Uruguay yesterday (Thursday) in fourth place. The journey to South America is the first leg of eight legs they'll be taking on after leaving Portsmouth last month. And after arriving on land, Sean has posted updates and photos on social media, including photos with ‘Bertie the Birstwith Bear’ - the mascot presented to him by pupils at Birstwith CE Primary School. [caption id="attachment_82619" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Sean McPartland with Bertie the Birstwith Bear.[/caption] The Clipper Race is one of the biggest challenges of the natural world and an endurance test like no other. The route is divided into eight legs and between 13 and 16 individual races including six ocean crossings. Sean wrote on his blog yesterday after completing leg one:
"We have been through one hell of a storm. Our Additional Qualified Person (AQP) Charlie said that has been the worst weather he has ever experienced and, although he is only 23, he has 19 years sailing experience including many professional ocean races!"The crew is battered, bruised and very cold. We just want to get to dry land and have a beer.
"Fourth place is a great result though and good reward for all our hard work."
You can track Sean's progress here. Sean is also fundraising for Unicef and his JustGiving page can be found here.
[caption id="attachment_82595" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Sean McPartland and the rest of the 'Dare to Lead' team.[/caption]Clipper Round the World Race
The brainchild of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail solo non-stop around the world, the first Clipper Race took place in 1996. Since then, almost 6,000 Race Crew from all walks of life and more than 60 nations have trained and raced in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. The route of each edition of the race is unique, often formed by Host Ports around the globe. In the race’s twenty five year history, more than fifty cities have played host to the Clipper Race. Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here.
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