News 2017

The moon set in the early hours of the morning in a red glow, not unlike the sun, after providing some good light for the night’s sailing activities… Continue Reading

Spot the wind spike that finally broke our spinnaker pole completely, bending… Continue Reading  

Report # 3 from Dave “Wavy” Immelman, skipper of the Didi 38 “Black Cat”, racing across the South Atlantic from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro. “We are fast approaching the half way. It has been a very eventful first half… Continue Reading  

MRCC Cape Town has confirmed that all members from Trekker 2 has been picked up and is on board MV GOLAFRUZ. The crew is rested and on route for Brazil. Her next port of call is Vitoria (Brazil) and ETA will be 13 Jan 2017.   Picture of the crew onboard MV GOLAFRUZ below:  

NEWs FLASH WOW have decided to retire from the race with two broken dagger boards. All good on board and they are making their way back to the coast. Dark Matter are fine. They are awaiting the weather to calm before heading on to Cape Town.

Happy to report that all 8 crew members on Trekker 2 have safely been transferred to MV Golafruz. All crew safe!

Trekker 2 has experienced rudder failure and starting taking in water. Initially a Pan Pan was transmitted which has now been elevated to a Mayday. MRCC Maritime rescue is in control of the situation and diverted 2 cargo vessels to assist .MVGolafruz was within 2 nm from Trekker and is likely to have reached them.They

    12 December 2016   Ctrack sponsors communications technology for Cape 2 Rio race contender   Satellite technology will enable vital ship-to-shore communication for 2015 RiskSA Regatta winner   Vehicle tracking solutions provider Ctrack, part of Inseego Corp., is providing Raymarine Regardless with essential satellite communications for the Cape2Rio Yacht Race which starts on

See image  for the Start Area. Please note no spectator, media or VIP boats will be allowed on the race course.

The Cape2Rio Race, as you can see from the landing page, is a male-dominated race. But this year… Continue reading.

In the spirit of adventure At SAA we understand the thrill is in the journey. That is also true for the Cape To Rio Yacht Race. Whether it be in the great blue skies or on the vast seas. As the official Cape2Rio airline partner, we plan to help competitors, family, friends and fans to

Personal Survival Techniques (PST) Course Information regarding the Survival Course: The NOR states: “5.2.2.2.4. He can present evidence of having attended a course on Survival Training. Alternatively, another member of the crew may, for the purposes of this subparagraph, be substituted.” CPUT offers the PST course. The course will take place over a duration of

  Important Notice! All South African boats need to apply for a registration certificate with SAMSA before end of October. Please contact SAS (South African Sailing)on saswc@sailing.org.za, tel: 021 531 1860 or alternatively contact Edwina Howard (SAMSA) on ehoward@samsa.org.za, tel: 021 421 6170  

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Presentations from the Q&A session hosted in the RCYC Main Hall on Wednesday 27th July. Team and Boat Prep A day in the life of a crew member Once you’re in Rio

South Africa’s oldest offshore race, the Mossel Bay Race, is under new management who are keen to put this race back on the map. This race is approved as a qualifying race i.t.o. amendement 3 to the Notice of Race: 5.1.4. Each boat, including her crew, must during the year of 2016 and by five

Q & A Session in the RCYC Main Hall 18h00 27th July Presented by current and past race competitors: Dave Gough Hylton Hale Dale Kushner Adrian Kuttel Topics that will be discussed: Race Overview Costs Logistics Preparation for the Race Return Delivery What to do in Rio

RCYC Sailing Academy Cape 2 Rio 2017 campaign Some of our students have been sailing in our academy for more than 4 years and they have accomplished a lot in and outside of our academy. These students always asked me what else there is to do in sailing. One of the things that always came