How the race is won
The point scoring for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is simple. The 10-month event is made up of a total of 14 individual races.
Each of these races has 10 points on offer for first place, with nine for second place and so on down to one point for the 10th placed boat.
The race will include short sprints and long tactical races.
When two boats have the same points, the overall position is decided by which team has the greatest number of higher positions in individual races
The points are accumulated over the series, with the trophy awarded to the yacht with the highest total at the finish line in Liverpool in 2008. Under this Grand Prix style scoring, every race matters in deciding the overall winer - and it often means the final leg goes right down to the wire.
FINAL POSITIONS |
1 |

|
New York |
103.5 |
2 |

|
Hull and Humber(4) |
98 |
3 |
 |
Glasgow: Scotland with style(4) |
87 |
4 |
 |
Qingdao |
77.5 |
5 |
 |
Liverpool 08(1) |
75.5 |
6 |

|
Durban 2010 and Beyond |
70 |
7 |

|
Uniquely Singapore |
69 |
8 |
 |
Westernaustralia2011.com |
65 |
9 |

|
Nova Scotia(1) |
50.5 |
10 |

|
Jamaica(3) |
40.5 |
(1) This team has been penalised 1 point by the Race Committee for sail/equipment damage.
(2) This team has been penalised 2 points by the Race Committee for sail/equipment damage.
(3) This team has been penalised 3 points by the Race Committee for sail/equipment damage.
(4) This team has been penalised 4 points by the Race Committee for sail/equipment damage.
Results of individual races
RACE FOURTEEN |
1 |

|
New York |
10 |
2 |

|
Uniquely Singapore |
9 |
3 |
 |
Hull and Humber |
8 |
4 |
 |
Quindao |
7 |
5 |
 |
Liverpool 08 |
6 |
6 |

|
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
5 |
7 |

|
Jamaica |
4 |
8 |
 |
Durban 2010 and Beyond |
3 |
9 |

|
westernaustralia2011.com |
2 |
10 |

|
Nova Scotia |
1 |
RACE THIRTEEN |
1 |

|
New York |
10 |
2 |

|
Quindao |
9 |
3 |
 |
Hull and Humber |
8 |
4 |
 |
Liverpool 08 |
7 |
5 |
 |
Uniquely Singapore |
6 |
6 |

|
Jamaica |
5 |
7 |

|
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
4 |
8 |
 |
Durban 2010 and Beyond |
3 |
9 |

|
westernaustralia2011.com |
2 |
10 |

|
Nova Scotia |
1 |
RACE TWELVE |
1 |

|
westernaustralia2011.com |
10 |
2 |

|
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
9 |
3 |
 |
Quindao |
8 |
4 |
 |
Hull and Humber |
7 |
5 |
 |
Nova Scotia |
6 |
6 |

|
New York |
5 |
7 |

|
Durban 2010 and Beyond |
4 |
8 |
 |
Uniquely Singapore |
3 |
9 |

|
Liverpool 08 |
2 |
10 |

|
Jamaica |
1 |
RACE ELEVEN |
1 |

|
New York |
10 |
2 |

|
Hull and Humber |
9 |
3 |
 |
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
8 |
4 |
 |
Liverpool 08 |
7 |
5 |
 |
Durban 2010 and Beyond |
6 |
6 |

|
Quindao |
5 |
7 |

|
Uniquely Singapore |
4 |
8 |
 |
westernaustralia2011.com |
3 |
9 |

|
Nova Scotia |
2 |
10 |

|
Jamaica |
1 |
RACE TEN |
1 |

|
Hull and Humber |
10 |
2 |

|
New York |
9 |
3 |
 |
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
8 |
4 |
 |
Qingdao |
7 |
5 |
 |
Liverpool 08 |
6 |
6 |

|
Uniquely Singapore |
5 |
7 |

|
Durban 2010 and Beyond |
4 |
8 |
 |
Jamaica |
3 |
9 |

|
Nova Scotia |
2 |
10 |

|
westernaustralia2011.com |
1 |
RACE NINE |
1 |

|
Hull and Humber |
10 |
2 |

|
Qingdao |
9 |
3 |
 |
New York |
8 |
4 |
 |
Nova Scotia |
7 |
5 |
 |
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
6 |
6 |

|
Liverpool 08 |
5 |
7 |

|
Uniquely Singapore |
4 |
8 |
 |
Jamaica |
3 |
9 |

|
westernaustralia2011.com |
2 |
10 |

|
Durban 2010 and Beyond |
1 |
RACE EIGHT |
1 |

|
Uniquely Singapore |
10 |
2 |

|
Nova Scotia |
9 |
3 |
 |
New York |
8 |
4 |
 |
Durban 2010 and Beyond |
7 |
5 |
 |
Hull and Humber |
7 |
6 |

|
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
6 |
7 |

|
westernaustralia2011.com |
5 |
8 |
 |
Jamaica |
5 |
9 |

|
Liverpool 08 |
4 |
10 |

|
Qingdao |
3 |
RACE SEVEN |
1 |

|
Hull and Humber |
10 |
2 |

|
New York |
9 |
3 |
 |
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
8 |
4 |
 |
Uniquely Singapore |
7 |
5 |
 |
Qingdao |
6 |
6 |

|
Durban 2010 and Beyond |
5 |
7 |

|
Liverpool 08 |
4 |
8 |
 |
Jamaica |
3 |
9 |

|
Nova Scotia |
2 |
10 |

|
westernaustralia2011.com |
1 |
RACE SIX |
1 |

|
New York |
10 |
2 |

|
Durban 2010 and Beyond |
9 |
3 |
 |
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
8 |
4 |
 |
Hull & Humber |
7 |
5 |
 |
Jamaica |
6 |
6 |

|
westernaustralia2011.com |
5 |
7 |

|
Uniquely Singapore |
4 |
8 |
 |
Liverpool 08 |
3 |
9 |

|
Nova Scotia |
2 |
10 |

|
Qingdao |
1 |
RACE FIVE |
1 |

|
New York |
10 |
2 |

|
Liverpool 08 |
9 |
3 |
 |
westernaustralia2011.com |
8 |
4 |
 |
Hull & Humber |
7 |
5 |
 |
Durban 2010 and Beyond |
6 |
6 |

|
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
5 |
7 |

|
Uniquely Singapore |
4 |
8 |
 |
Nova Scotia |
3 |
9 |

|
Jamaica |
2 |
10 |

|
Qingdao |
1 |
RACE FOUR |
1 |

|
Durban 2010 and beyond |
10 |
2 |

|
westernaustralia2011.com |
9 |
3 |
 |
Qingdao |
8 |
4 |
 |
Hull & Humber |
7 |
5 |
 |
Nova Scotia |
6 |
6 |

|
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
5 |
7 |

|
Uniquely Singapore |
4 |
8 |
 |
Jamaica |
3 |
9 |

|
Liverpool 08 |
2 |
10 |

|
New York |
1 |
RACE THREE |
1 |

|
New York |
10 |
2 |

|
Liverpool 08 |
9 |
3 |
 |
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
8 |
4 |
 |
Hull & Humber |
7 |
5 |
 |
Qingdao |
6 |
6 |

|
westernaustralia2011.com |
5 |
7 |

|
Durban 2010 and beyond |
4 |
8 |
 |
Uniquely Singapore |
3 |
9 |

|
Jamaica |
2 |
10 |

|
Nova Scotia |
1 |
RACE TWO |
1 |

|
Durban 2010 |
10 |
2 |
|
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
9 |
3 |
 |
Nova Scotia |
8 |
4 |
 |
Liverpool 08 |
7 |
5 |
|
Hull & Humber |
6 |
6 |

|
westernaustralia2011.com |
5 |
7 |
|
Uniquely Singapore |
4 |
8 |
 |
Qingdao |
3 |
9 |
|
New York |
2 |
10 |

|
Jamaica |
1 |
RACE ONE |
1 |
|
Hull & Humber |
5.0 |
2 |
 |
Liverpool 08 |
4.5 |
3 |
|
Glasgow: Scotland with style |
4.0 |
4 |
 |
Nova Scotia |
3.5 |
5 |

|
Durban 2010 |
3.0 |
6 |
 |
Qingdao |
2.5 |
7 |
|
Uniquely Singapore |
2.0 |
8 |
|
New York |
1.5 |
9 |

|
westernaustralia2011.com |
1.0 |
10 |

|
Jamaica |
0.5 |
How the race is won
The point scoring for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is simple. The 10-month event is made up of a total of 13 individual races.
Each of these races has 10 points on offer for first place, with nine for second place and so on down to one point for the 10th placed boat.
The race will include short sprints and long tactical races.
The overall position, when two boats have the same points, is decided by which team has the greatest number of higher positions in individual races
The points are accumulated over the series, with the trophy awarded to the yacht with the highest total at the finish line in Liverpool in 2008. Under this Grand Prix style scoring, every race matters in deciding the overall winer - and it often means the final leg goes right down to the wire.