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Get on board with Clipper
countdown
17.05.12
THE countdown is on for
the forthcoming Clipper Homecoming Festival when a
ten-strong fleet of 68-foot yachts will be welcomed
into the Foyle next month.
The festival is scheduled to take place in Derry
from June 29 – July 8 as part of the final
transatlantic leg of the world’s longest ocean race.
The event will also be widely celebrated along the
Inishowen shores of the lough with a festival and
maritime events planned in Greencastle from June 30
to July 7. |
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Pictured at the Get on Board briefing
as part of the Clipper Homecoming Festival are Derry
Mayor, Alderman Maurice Devenney with, front from
left, Siobhan McGuigan, NITB and Sharon O’Connor,
town clerk and CEO, Derry City Council. Standing
from left, Jonathan Levy, director of business
development for race organisers, Clipper Ventures,
Padraig McConway , bursary representative, Derrick
Anderson, Loughs Agency, Niall Boyle, bursary
representative and harbour master, Bill McCann. |
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Derry City Council
chief executive, Sharon O’Connor said Clipper was a
"unique opportunity" to promote the city. “The city
is physically changing thanks to investment in the
public realm, the opening of Ebrington Square, the
Peace Bridge and the significant investment in the
Foyle Events Marina. "The scale and pace of this
investment is building real confidence and
opportunity for local businesses and communities.
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will be a
chance to showcase all of these developments to a
worldwide audience, and will be one of the most
exciting events the city will ever host." She said
the event would also raise the profile of the city
in the lead up to City of Culture 2013. For further
information on Greencastle's plans to celebrate the
Clipper homecoming, you can contact Kate Wilkinson
or Gemma Havlin on 074 9381363. |
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