Quang Ninh’s beauty introduced to Clipper Round World Yacht Race’s sailing teams
Members of sailing teams competing in the 2023-2024 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, have joined numerous sightseeing activities and cultural exchanges in Ha Long Bay of Quang Ninh province after docking at Ha Long International Cruise Port on February 18-19.
The Vietnamese sailing team named "Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam" (Photo: baoquangninh.vn)
Quang Ninh (VNA) – Members of sailing teams competingin the 2023-2024 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, have joined numeroussightseeing activities and cultural exchanges in Ha Long Bay of Quang Ninhprovince after docking at Ha Long International Cruise Port on February18-19.
Addressing a ceremony to welcome members onFebruary 21, Vice Director of the provincial Department of Tourism Nguyen ThuyYen said the Clipper Race is a special event,offering an opportunity for the locality to promote the image of Ha Long Bayand local destinations.
Quang Ninh is famous for its unique nature and culture and friendlypeople, and Ha Long Bay – a UNESCO-recognised World Natural Heritage, she said.
Leaders of Quang Ninh province and members of the Vietnamese sailing team pose for a group photo (Photo: VNA)
Yen expressed herhope that ship crews willexperience wonderful moments in Ha Long, thus introducing the beauty of Ha Longto places they visit.
Through this race, Quang Ninh wishes to introduceand promote its tourism potential and destinations, as well as opportunitiesand investment projects in the province to potential investors, she added.
The Clipper Race was first organised in 1996in the UK. Since then, almost 6,000 race crew from diverse backgroundsrepresenting more than 60 nations have undergone training and taken part in thecompetition.
The race, drawing nearly 400 sailors aboard11 sailing yachts, is divided into eight legs and 16 separate races, includingsix ocean crossings. They can choose to either complete the full circumnavigationor opt for one or multiple legs.
Ha Long Bay is on the fifth leg within theAsia-Pacific Challenge where sailors will take part in the race and differentactivities during the 10-day event. Before arriving at theVietnamese destination, the boats departed from Coral Sea Marina Resort (AirlieBeach in Whitsunday, Australia's Queensland state).
As scheduled, the boats will leave Ha LongBay on March 2, continuing their journey to Jiuzhou Port (Zhuhai city in China’sGuangdong province)./.
A participating clipper of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 2019-2020 was named “Ha Long Bay – Vietnam” at a ceremony held in London’s St Katherine Docks on August 29.
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will make a stop in Vietnam when the eleven strong fleet sails to Ha Long city, the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, home to UNESCO heritage site Ha Long Bay from Australia’s Queensland from February 21-26.
The first teams competing in the 2023-2024 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race docked at Ha Long International Cruise Port in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh ahead of schedule.
The Vietnamese sailing team named "Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam" finished in fifth place in the 2023-2024 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race after docking at Ha Long International Cruise Port in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh at 10:35 am on February 19.
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The Vietnamese sailing team named "Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam" (Photo: baoquangninh.vn) 
Leaders of Quang Ninh province and members of the Vietnamese sailing team pose for a group photo (Photo: VNA) 
