Official Suppliers
Supporting the race
Official Suppliers are brands that provide essential products or services to support the race, its crew, and operations. These partnerships offer scalable, global opportunities to align with the race, bringing together adventure, passion, and teamwork in a way that transcends beyond the race and tangibly connects with both partners and the wider world. Official Suppliers benefit from branding, hospitality, race ambassadors, business networking, and media exposure across the fleet and host ports.
Official Supplier
Hyde Sails
Hyde Sails is set to supply the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet for an eighth edition, with this partnership adding another chapter to this longstanding collaboration.
Since 2009, Hyde has been the trusted sail supplier for the Clipper Race, drawing on 60 years of expertise and a global reputation for crafting high-quality, performance-driven sails for everything from one-design dinghies to custom racing yachts.
Official Lifejacket Partner
Spinlock
Spinlock, a world-renowned leader in sailboat safety and personal protective equipment, is continuing its partnership with the Clipper Race as it secures role of Official Lifejacket Supplier for the 2025-26 edition.
Spinlock will once again equip the fleet with its Deckvest VITO lifejackets, Performance Safety Lines, and personal AIS devices, ensuring the safety and confidence of every crew member as they embark on their 40,000-nautical mile circumnavigation.
Official Rigging Supplier
Sta-Lok
Sta-Lok, a leading manufacturer of stainless-steel wire rope fittings and structural tie rods, will return as the Official Standing Rigging Supplier on the Clipper 2025-26 Race, with no better platform than the 40,000nm circumnavigation to demonstrate the reliability of their rigging fittings.
Official Rigging Supplier
Marlow Ropes
Marlow Ropes, a global leader in high-performance rope technology, is returning as the Official Running Rigging Supplier for the Clipper 2025-26 Race and marking its eleventh edition as a partner.
Marlow Ropes consistently delivers exceptional strength and reliability in extreme offshore conditions. And with the race’s 40,000-nautical-mile circumnavigation providing the ultimate proving ground, Marlow can refine its cutting-edge rope technology through experience in real-world conditions.
Official Supplier
Coppercoat
This summer, the Clipper Race fleet will set sail once again using the same Coppercoat treatment first applied in 2017.
The award-winning and environmentally responsible antifouling leader, Coppercoat, has returned as the Official Anti-Foul Supplier of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race for the fourth consecutive circumnavigation.
Official Supplier
Grahame Robb Associates (GRA)
Grahame Robb Associates (GRA) will return as the Official Learning and Development Supplier for the Clipper 2025-26 Race, continuing its role in preparing Race Skippers and First Mates with expert leadership training ahead of the next global ocean adventure.
For the third consecutive edition, GRA will deliver a bespoke leadership and team development programme at its Outdoor Centre in Reading.
Official Supplier
LKQ
From winches and wiring, to pumps and power management, it takes thousands of systems and supplies to keep the fleet of Clipper 70 yachts ready to take on the world’s toughest oceans.
LKQ Leisure and Marine is the newest addition to the global supply network helping to meet the complex demands of a high-performance fleet as it gets set to race its upcoming 40,000 nautical mile route.
Official Supplier
ATPI Sports Travel
ATPI Sports Travel will once again be the Official Travel Supplier for the Clipper 2025-26 Race.
With a global route spanning 14 ports and six continents, organising a race of this scale takes world-class coordination both on land and at sea. As the Official Travel Supplier, ATPI Sports Travel manages the complex logistics required by both Clipper Race organisers and its Race Crew across the entire circumnavigation.
Official Supplier
Timezero
TIMEZERO is back on board as Navigation Software Supplier for the Clipper 2025-26 Race. You’ll use it throughout your campaign for race routing, reading weather systems, and tracking the progress of rest of the fleet. With its advanced routing tools, polars, and performance overlays, TIMEZERO will support every tactical decision. It's the digital edge behind your strategy.
Official Supplier
Seakeepers
SeaKeepers joins the Clipper 2025-26 Race as our Ocean Research Partner, and you have a unique chance to make a real impact. As you race through some of the most remote waters on earth, your yacht will carry scientific loggers to support the Seabed 2030 Project, a global effort to map the entire ocean floor. You can also take part in hands-on citizen science from logging whale and shark sightings to reporting pollution. Few get to race oceans, even fewer help contribute to the science that protects them.
Official Supplier
Bookharbour
Bookharbour joins us once again as the official supplier of nautical paper charts for the Clipper 2025-26 Race. You’ll use them as your essential backup to digital systems, because when the conditions demand clarity, paper charts bring precision and confidence.
Become a Partner
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