Henri Lloyd

One of 12 brand new Clipper 70 footers, Henri Lloyd boasts a capped skipper in Canadian yachtsman Eric Holden, 33, who was part of the first Canadian team to win the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race in its 106-year history. He also filled the role of weather forecaster for the Canadian sailing team at the London 2012 Olympic Games and raced in the 2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race aboard the grand prix yacht, Living Doll, all which helped get the boat into third place on Leg 2 of the race from Brest in France to Rio de Janeiro and second in the leg from Rio to Cape Town, South Africa in late October. As we went to press, the 12-boat fleet was on its way from Cape Town to Albany, Western Australia, a distance of 4950 nautical miles.

Other Henri Lloyd crew members include Samuel Haglar, the oldest crew member in this year’s Clipper Race at 74, who hasn’t sailed in 20 years and American Ryan Bates (31), who has spent 14 months working in Kabul in Afghanistan, liaising between the army and Afghan government. He has always wanted to sail around the world. Englishwoman Anita Davies (42), suffered a stroke in 2005, and after two years in rehabilitation learnt to walk again through cognitive therapy. Henri Lloyd is the Clipper Race’s technical clothing supplier and is a first-time entry.

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