Clipper 2011-12 Round the World Yacht Race return entry from Finland

12:21 PM Thu 28 Apr 2011 GMT

'Visit Finland's skipper Olly Osborne - Clipper 2011-12 Round the World Yacht Race' Clipper Round The World Yacht Race

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race starts in August 2011 and, at 40,000 miles, it is the world's longest global ocean challenge. Following a hugely successful campaign in the Clipper 2009-10 Round the World Yacht Race and an overall position of second place, Finland has confirmed it will return to the race track with an entry in Clipper 2011-12. This year's entry, named Visit Finland, will once again battle it out against nine other internationally sponsored, stripped down 68-foot racing yachts. Endorsed by the Finnish Tourist Board, Visit Finland will act as a floating billboard as she races around the ...

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