Taeping Clipper - Hull Number One

 
 

It all started back in 1996…

when the first keel of the first Clipper 60 was laid at Colvic Craft in Essex. Proudly built in the UK, Taeping completed four circumnavigations before being used as a training vessel for those racing on the larger, second generation Clipper 68 yachts. Moving on, she ran as a sail experience vessel, undertaking mainly day trips on the South coast of England until 2017 when she migrated North to Scotland.

Now operated by Ocean Sailing Scotland she is almost 80% of her way through a massive upgrade program ahead of her 30th birthday in August 2026.

We are delighted to have the Clipper Race visiting Oban, our summer season port for the last two years, and we look forward to welcoming our bigger cousins after their last ocean crossing of the race.

To celebrate this we are delighted to be able to offer cruises on Taeping, the first Clipper yacht, during the Oban stopover. The cruises will take in some amazing locations around the Oban area including our own circumnavigation, but just of the Isle of Kerrera :-) We also plan to enjoy a traditional Scottish lunch anchored in the shadow of Duart Castle.

Our 25 Nautical Mile route will also take in the amazing Ganavan sands, Dunstaffnage Castle, Lady Rock and a sail past the race village and the berthed Clipper race yachts where you will be able to get a real sense of how these icons of the sea have developed over the three generations to the current Clipper 70’s. Each day will start at 10am with your host accompanying you to the yacht where you will have time to look around before we head off. With the day trip expecting to finish back at base between 3.30 and 4pm.

What’s more, all profit from the trips will be donated to the Clipper Race Charity partner for the 23/24 race, Unicef.

Interested? Follow the link below to book your place.

The Important Stuff:

  • Schedule and routes may vary due to weather conditions

  • Trips will run from Dunstaffnage Marina (3 miles from the race village). Pickups may be possible from the race village. Please book your space then contact us if you need transport to Dunstaffnage

STOP PRESS RACE START SPECTATOR SPACES STOP PRESS

Want to see the race start from the deck of the first Clipper yacht? We have a limited number of spaces available onboard for the race start on Sunday 21st. Joining Taeping at 10am we will head into Oban bay to watch the crews join their yachts and slip lines before following them to the start line and enjoying the view as they jostle for position.

With lunch provided and a cruise back to Oban after the start of the race, and we expect to be back at our berth by 4pm on the 21st.