Jamaica Get All Right and Mission Performance Yachts Launched Ahead of Clipper Race

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race launched two of their fleet in St Katherine Docks, London yesterday evening.

The Jamaica Tourist Board’s ‘Get All Right’ boat and Mission Performance yachts were named and displayed at the docks where the Clipper Race sets sail on September 1.

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the founder and chairman of the Clipper Race,  and the Jamaican High Commissioner Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, christened the 70ft ocean racer and Sir Robin said: “Jamaica has always been one of the most popular locations amongst our crew when we visited in past editions of the Clipper Race. The Jamaica Get All Right crew are extremely proud to be representing Jamaica and I know they will do their very best to represent such a beautiful country.”

Ndombet-Assamba, the High Commissioner to Jamaica, said: “Jamaicans love a challenge. It doesn’t matter whether it is on the sports field or in business, Jamaicans love to rise to the occasion and give it their best shot.

“This year’s Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will provide an opportunity to surprise the world again, with our passion for competition and our determination.

“The crew have not only been trained to endure the challenges of round the world sailing, they have been trained in how to be Jamaican!”

Mission Performance launched

The Clipper Ventures Official Learning and Development Partner and first time Team Sponsors of the Clipper Race, Mission Performance Limited, also launched their entry yesterday.

The Mission Performance yacht was launched by Sir Robin, Corporal Paul Vice, Military Cross, Royal Marines and Founding Directors of Mission Performance, Rob Lewis and Christiaan Mcleod.

Vice represents the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund (RMCTF) and Mission Performance are supporting their efforts to raise £6m by 2014.

Sir Robin said: “I am very proud to launch the first ever Mission Performance team yacht. Mission Performance now have a strong association with the Royal Marines, an organisation I know and respect immensely.

“If they can instil even a fraction of the camaraderie, professionalism, and determination of the Royal Marines I have experienced, into the culture of their team, they will certainly be a force to be reckoned with.”

Christiaan Mcleod, Founding Director, Mission Performance added:  “The Clipper Race affords us the opportunity to study and capture lessons from ocean racing.  The competitive racing format, mixed with a team that changes with every race leg, mirrors many of the challenges faced by our corporate clients.

“We aim to transfer these lessons into very practical training modules that can be used to support a range of internal and external engagement initiatives.”

The Clipper Race starts on Sunday September 1 at St Katherine Docks, London and will return 11-months and 40,000 miles later.