BREAKING: No Clipper return to Derry in 2024
Clipper has signed a deal with a UK-based port and not on the island of Ireland
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will not be returning to Derry next year, Derry News can reveal.
The yacht race has been a staple component of Derry City and Strabane District Council's Foyle Maritime Festival on several previous occasions.
Derry News understands Council had entered into negotiations for Clipper to return to the Foyle Maritime Festival in 2024.
This was on a "no fee" basis with Council undertaking to deliver the festival programme and cover a range of operational and safety costs relating to host port status.
However, Clipper Ventures has recently confirmed to Council it has "signed a deal with a UK-based port and not on the island of Ireland", Derry News has learned. This means Derry will not be a host port in the 2024 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
Read more details in Thursday's Derry News.