News 2017

Pinto Russell Marie Galante crossed the finish line at 13:05:20 UTC on the 22nd of January 2017. Congratulations guys!! Click here to view the photos

Leia B crossed the finish line at 08:40:17 UTC on the 22nd of January 2017, followed by JML Rotary Scout who crossed  at 08:45:14 UTC. Great Job everyone! Welcome to Rio de Janeiro! Click here to view the photos

Avanti crossed the finish line on the 22nd of January 2017. Well done guys!!

INSA Mhadei crossed the finish line at 07:27:44 UTC on the 22nd of January 2017. Welcome to Rio de Janeiro Team!!

Black Cat crossed the finish line at 18:15:16 UTC on the 21st of January 2017. Congratulations Team! Click here to view the photos

Team Blue Label Telecoms Skitzo crossed the finish line at 15:29:36 UTC on the 21st of January 2017. Congratulations Team! Click to view the photos

Compromise crossed the finish line at 14:55:20 UTC on the 21st of January 2017. Great finish Team! Click here to view the photos

First 40 crossed the finish line at 14:21:26 UTC on the 21st of January 2017. Welcome to Rio Team! Click here to view the photos

Raymarine crossed the finish line at 03:49:40 UTC on the 21st of January 2017. Well Done Team! Click here to view the photos

Ray of Light crossed the finish line at 18:00:52 UTC on the 20th of January 2017. Great job Team! Click here to view the photos  

Team UCT powered by B&G has crossed the finish line at 09:34:03 UTC on the 20th of January 2017. Well done team! Click here to view the photos

Sea Oyster crossed the finish line at 00:12:37 UTC on the 20th of January 2017. Congratulations Guys! Click to view the photos

Saravah crossed the finish line at 19:58:45 UTC on the 19th of January 2017. Welcome home Team! Click here to view the photos

Sophie B crossed the finish line at 19:57:56 UTC on the 19th of January 2017. Welcome to Rio Team! Click here to view photos

The Ullman Challenge crossed the finish line at 19:24:39 UTC on the 19th of January 2017. Huge well done to the guys! Click here to view pictures

Mercenario 4 crossed the finish line at 17:32:15 UTC on the 19th of January 2017. Well done guys!! Click here to view the pictures

Hi All, Well we are in the home stretch now and aiming straight for Rio, 525 nautical miles… Continue Reading

Monday 16th January 2017 Approaching midnight the watch crew noticed a yacht chasing us… Continue Reading

The crew that were on board Trekker II were rescued by a merchant vessel that was heading for Victoria, Brazil. The Crew arrived safely on Friday the 13th of January and were only able to disembark the vessel on Saturday, the Cape2Rio Team in Rio de Janeiro has only seen one of the crew members, …

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The yacht Runaway from Peru was first to cross the line at the 2017 Cape2Rio presented by Maserati. Owned and skippered by Hector Velarde, Runaway finished early on Saturday, January 14, 13 days after setting sail from Table Bay in Cape Town. German yacht Black Pearl was second to finish almost a full 24 hours …

Press release – Runaway victory at Cape2Rio Read More »

The Cape2Rio HQ in Rio is set up and ready for the first boat.