Jackie Wyer says goodbye to Patrick Van der Zijden, skipper of the Zhuhai, one of 10 70-foot-long ocean yachts that departed Seattle on Saturday for the next leg of the Clipper Round the World Race. They’ll arrive in Panama in about a month. Van der Zijden, who is Dutch, has logged more than 200,000 nautical miles sailing. Wyer was a crew member on the yacht.
One by one, each of the 70-foot yachts leaves Bell Harbor Marina in Seattle on Saturday to continue the next leg of the Clipper Round the World Race to Panama. More information
Holding the Uruguayan flag, Mele Sosa says goodbye as the Punta del Este, Uruguay’s entry in the Clipper Round the World Race, prepares to depart Bell Street Marina in Seattle on Saturday.
Crew members of the racing yacht Seattle gather for a group hug before it departs Bell Harbor Marina on Saturday for the next leg of the 40,000 nautical mile Clipper Round the World Race.