Clipper Race partners with Musto to face planet’s toughest challenge

The Clipper Race has announced Musto, renowned for its high-performance sailing kit, as its new Technical Clothing Partner for the next two event editions on Tuesday, enabling crew to tackle the most extreme ocean conditions. The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is the only event on the planet that trains everyday people to experience the tough test of circumnavigation.

This is the first time in its 50-year history that Musto has partnered with a race where, aside from professional skippers, crew are amateur. Keith Musto, an Olympic sailing medallist, founded the brand with the desire to "engineer for oceans". Through cutting-edge designs, best-in-class fabric technologies and stringent testing, this philosophy resulted in performance-enhancing pieces, for professionals and amateurs alike. With over 40 percent of Clipper Race crew having never sailed before, Musto and its reputation for proven performance will prepare them to take on one of the toughest challenges on the planet.

"Our oceans do not distinguish between a professional or amateur sailor. Our novice crew need the very best kit to protect them against the extreme conditions they will face and Musto, with its years of experience in ocean racing, will give them everything they need for the extraordinary adventure that lies ahead," said Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Clipper Race Founder and the first man to sail solo around the world.