The signing ceremony took place in Ha Long city on August 5 with the attendance of leaders from the provincial People's Committee and relevant departments. According to the agreement, from the 2019-2020 edition, Quang Ninh will officially become a team partner of the race.
Quang Ninh is the only representative locality of Vietnam to have a team named "Ha Long Bay Viet Nam" taking part in the global sailing race. The Clipper Race 2019-2020 is scheduled to take place on August 22 with 16 legs starting from St Katharine Docks in London (the UK), going through 10 countries Portugal, Uruguay, South Africa, Australia, China, the Philippines, the US, Panama, Bermuda, and Ireland, and finishing in August 2020.
