Clipper 2017-18 Race: Nominations open for Race 11 Stormhoek Social Spirit Award
by Clipper Round the World 8 Jun 2018 09:01 BST
8 June 2018
Clipper 2017-18 Race - Qingdao celebration © Clipper Race
The Clipper Race teams are chasing each other through the Caribbean and it's not just the weather that is hotting up as it's time to open the nominations for the Stormhoek Social Spirit Award for Race 11: Nasdaq Race.
The Stormhoek Social Spirit Award celebrates true team spirit and gives Clipper Race followers the chance to nominate the team they believe has shown real strength throughout each of the 13 individual races. The award is open to teams regardless of their finishing position and the prize is a much coveted Stormhoek Social Spirit pennant to proudly display and widespread recognition across the fleet.
So far, the winners have included:
Race 1: Greenings
Race 2: PSP Logistics
Race 3: The Clipper Race Family
Race 4: Sanya Serenity Coast
Race 5: HotelPlanner.com
Race 6: Visit Seattle
Race 7: Great Britain
Race 8: Nasdaq
Race 9: Dare To Lead
Race 10: To be announced in New York
The crew on board for Leg 7 have been sharing their experiences with those back home through Crew Diaries on the Clipper Race website. Let us know who you think has been demonstrating the best social spirit!
In order to nominate the team you would like to win the Stormhoek Social Spirit Award for Race 11, log on to the Stormhoek Wines Facebook page, submit your nomination and reason why. Nominations will close on Wednesday 23 May 2018.
(If you do not have Facebook, you can send your nomination by email to ).
They'll be a double celebration at the New York City Prize Giving Ceremony in later this month as the winning team will be announced along with the winner of Race 10.