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HYPR the much modified and optimised racing machine has her sights firmly set on the Monohull record that has stood the test of time since the 2014 edition of the race.

White Mischief, a Sovereign 51, is skippered by Richard Wiederhold, previous winner of the Cape To Rio, he will share the skippering duties with Bernard Haupt and Glen Landridge.

Lexi Mamacos with her crew of 5 is using the Cape2Rio race as a launching pad to continue cruising after the race and Faros, a 43-foot Dudley Dix, will be a perfect travelling home.

Brazilian Bruno Baqueiro has covered over 12000 miles on board Arribasaia, including two trans-Atlantic crossings, between Brazil, Spain and Portugal. Both him and Cape2Rio will be celebrating 50th birthdays in 2023.

Audaz is a 16-meter aluminum monohull designed by Finot. She is owned by Francisco Julio Galvão Lucchesi (Julio) togather with Decio Maia and Gustavo Lis who all have vast experience of ocean crossings.

Cassiopia, a Sadler 32, is a local entry and will be skippered by Geoff Sivertsen. Launched in the 80’s in Gothenburg, Sweden, she is currently based at The Water Club in Granger Bay, Cape Town.

The Royal Cape Yacht Club and Iate Club do Rio de Janeiro are proud to announce an entry that will be crewed by graduates of the Royal Cape Yacht Club’s in-house Sailing Academy.

Esperanca is a modern cruiser-racer, a Delta 465 which is to be launched in mid 2022. The owner Marcio Lima is hoping to encourage other sailors to also participate in the race.

Bahari, owned and skippered by husband-and-wife team of Brenton & Kim Chauncey, together with Luke Walker and Andre Erasmus are planning to use the race as a stepping stone to set off on a dream cruise.

It comes as no surprise that he has just become the first single-handed entry for the Cape2Rio Race 2023. For his build up to the start on 2 January 2023, he has a few additional objectives in his sight.

Looking forward to 2023 we will be able to witness the return of Criloa who will be skippered by Carina Joana and together with Maritza Oliveira they intend to lead another all-female crew.

Aventureiro 4 is an Outremer 51 belonging to Johan “Hans” Hutzler, who is no stranger to the Cape2Rio Race having been the navigator on board the yacht “Saravah” in the 2020 race.

The new Black Pearl has just completed sea trials in Europe and is currently moored in Lanzarote, Canary Islands awaiting the start of the annual RORC Transatlantic Race scheduled to commence on 9 January 2021.

This Mumby 48 catamaran is currently making an epic dash across the Indian Ocean (a voyage that originated in the Philippines) to make it to the start…

JML Rotary Scout set the record for the youngest skipper in the history of the race in 2000 with a 20-year-old skipper and 23-year-old navigator. This time Nicholas Chapman and Daniel Skriker will be co-skippering the race. Both will be aged 21 at the start.

Tam Tam’s crew will be sailing for all the people who they lost or have been affected by cancer- a celebration of their lives and the courage they had to fight.

Leo Vugman: It is an honor for me to fulfill my whole-life dream of sailing from Buenos Aires –Cape Town and in addition to that, being able to participate in CAPE2RIO 2020

Corum iss a well-known contender on the Cape Town sailing circuit… and now it’s time for her to stretch her ocean legs once again

Cape to Rio monohull race handicap and line honours winner in 2014, Giovanni Soldini and his team are back on their multihull for #cape2rio2020. How long will they take to cross the South Atlantic this time around!?

The Umoya team are simply a few friends, some sailors and some who had never sailed before, who decided that crossing the Atlantic

Over a beer at their annual Christmas party in 2018, Gavin Vorwerg and Richard Stewart agreed to kick into action a lifelong dream of sailing across the Atlantic.

Zulu Girl Racing Powered by Mazi Asset Management will be skippered by Siyanda Vato, and crewed by a young and dynamic crew.

Wow, a very young team putting in the hard yards and sailing with purpose. Welcome entry 15… JM BUSHA 54 SAILING TEAM: Sailing for Peace and Unity in Africa

Level-headed, experienced and with their priorities on (1) safety (2) fun (3) and doing the best they can, the fabulous Albertyn family are back in the game, on their Leopard 40 catamaran, Myrtle of Bonnievale.

Can you hear the beautiful music? Welcome to the #adventureofalifetime lucky number 13 all the way from Angola, Deep Blue Adriana!

Welcome to the #adventureofalifetime entry number 12…Anjo. Since finishing Vic Maui, Team Anjo have been slowly sailing from Maui to Cape Town.

We welcome entry 11 to the #adventureofalifetime! Win with water. Our most important resource comes first…. THE MISSION: TO BREAK THE WORLD RECORD. Watch this space…

Welcome to entry #10, Ballyhoo Too, the turbocharged Mumm 36, who will be sailing double-handed… #adventureofalifetime

Welcome back to the fabulous doublehanded entry Mussulo 40. @angolacables https://www.facebook.com/veleiromussulo/ Crew: Jose Guilherme Mendes Pereira Caldas Skipper Leonardo Almeida Chicourel Navigator