2025 Entries

Suidoos 2 is a Royal Cape One Design, a class of 9 metre offshore racing boats designed by E van de Stadt.

SV Nuna, a Class 40, is being campaigned double-handed by father and son team. Andy Dayton Snr brings over 50 years of sailing experience and was the one who taught his son, Andy, to sail

Two good old friends, Jarl (skipper and owner) from Sweden, and Andrew (Co-skipper) from Cape Town, are looking forward crossing the south Atlantic to Rio de Janeiro onboard Fryd,

Meet the crew of Audaz II as they gear up for Cape2Rio 2025!

Barry Clark and his son Cameron are the skippers of the trip and the crew are Barry’s brother Eric Clark and his son Duncan, and John Day and his son Michael. Barry and Cameron both recently qualified with their SAS Yachtmaster Ocean tickets, have done lots of keel boat racing in and around Cape Town and have done several long-distance passages in Southern Africa and the Mediterranean. Eric and Duncan live in Sydney, Australia and are coming through to Cape Town for especially for the race.

A mission of family, history, and making waves.

Felix describes the Cape2Rio Race as one of the prime offshore sailing events in the world and considers it a privilege to have it start right on their doorstep.

Serendipity is a 44 ft Elan built in Slovenia in 2010 .This is our first Cape2 Rio race for me as Skipper and owner as well as 3 crew, 2 of which has sailed with me extensively

Dave Elcock has had a lifetime of sailing adventures and has been a member of the Royal Cape Yacht Club (RCYC) for 48 years. Solitaire has earned accolades in many races, including two Mauritius and two St. Helena races, placing on the podium in all four events.

Esperança is based at the Veleiros do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The crew will be composed of sailors from the club, a team with extensive experience in regattas. Captain Márcio Lima, 61 years old, has participated in several regattas such as Santos to Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro, Recife to Fernando de Noronha, and the 500 Years of Brazil Regatta Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro. Additionally, his resume includes crossings from Europe to Brazil and the United States.
We are excited to arrive in Cape Town and celebrate with fellow sailors from South Africa and other countries.

Esperança is a Delta 465 manufactured in Brazil by Delta Yachts. It was launched in the water in December 2022.

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Born in 1966 and raised in my father’s shipyard I was sailing before I was able to walk. My first boat was obviously an Optimist, followed by many others and tons of races on the lakes. Offshore sailing became an obsession from around 2005 onwards. After sailing around Africa counter clockwise and single-handed, the idea of doing some races was growing in my mind. In 2022 Lifgun and myself won the OSTAR transatlantic race from Plymouth to Newport in the singlehanded division, followed by a second place in the Caribbean 600 in the double handed division.

The Royal Cape Yacht Club (RCYC) and Iate Club do Rio De Janeiro are thrilled to announce the participation of the Alexforbes Angel Wings, crewed entirely by students from the RCYC Sailing Academy.