Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 7th July 2012. Yachts taking part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race departs Londonderry, in a parade of sail. The ten-strong fleet will begin the penultimate 800-mile sprint to Den Helder, Netherlands from Greencastle, County Donegal. The 450 crew manning the identical 68-foot racing yachts will have completed 40,000 miles of ocean racing when they sail into the Ocean Village, Southampton on 22 July.

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Yachts taking part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race depart Londonderry, in a parade of sail. The ten-strong fleet will begin the penultimate 800-mile sprint to Den Helder, Netherlands from Greencastle, County Donegal. The 450 crew manning the identical 68-foot racing yachts will have completed 40,000 miles of ocean racing when they sail into the Ocean Village, Southampton on 22 July.

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Location: River Foyle, Derry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Photo credit: © George Sweeney / Alamy / Afripics
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