Cape to Rio 2020

Day 3 - Monday 06 January 2020 We woke up in the morning to a magnificent sunrise. The wind had picked up from the previous day and we were averaging about 6-7 knots. What woke those of us asleep up in the morning was Josh running around the boat and screaming with joy while shouting some numbers - we had just received our position from the race committee and needless to say we were more than happy with our progress. Instead of ... Read more

Day 2 - Sunday 05 January 2020 By Dominic Holling We woke up this morning noticing it was a bit cloudy and saw for the first day that we had lost our sight of land. The night watch was pleasant; there was still a gentle breeze blowing through and we had little speed. For most of the day the wind was averaging 8 knots. Nothing too eventful happened in the morning, besides Max seeing what he has dubbed, “a flying brown penguin”, circling ... Read more

Day 1 - Saturday 4 January 2020 - Race day! By Dominic Holling I woke up in my bed and realized that today we were to leave for the sailing trip to Rio that we have been preparing for. It was a hustle to get ready the last things, spend the last moments with family, before I left to the RCYC. We got there very early but there were already lots of people there hustling around the yacht club and getting ... Read more