A spectacular farewell ceremony took place at the Han River Port on Saturday for the Clipper Race boats as they left Da Nang for their next port-of-call, Qingdao (China).

DA NANG Today would like to share with our readers some photos of the event.

Members of the Da Nang-Viet Nam crew in a photo with local children

The team’s members shaking hands with lovely local children

Members of the GREAT Britain team meet the children

Municipal People’s Committee Vice Chairman Dang Viet Dung (left) presenting a momento to the Clipper Race Chairman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston

Wendy Tuck (left), the skipper of the Da Nang-Viet Nam yacht who celebrates her birthday on 1 March, receiving an unexpected surprise of a bouquet of flowers and a birthday gift from Vice Chairman Dung

The Qingdao team’s parade

Skipper Wendy Tuck signing an autograph for a school pupil …

… and checking a photo taken by a reporter

The Clipper Race fleet leaving the city

The Da Nang-Viet Nam team's racing yacht

The host team saying goodbye to our beautiful coastal city