DSTV Explora

The crew of DTSV Explora, racing in the 2014 Cape 2 Rio race, are being kept busy with maintaining the boat, and coping with a few bumps along the way. With just a third of the race to go they are starting to think about Rio and what they will find there. Published by SuperSport

Published by SuperSport

Navigator Ken Venn and skipper Craig Sutherland update their progress after a couple of days without internet communication. As the crew carries out running repairs on damaged sails, Explora prepares to gybe north for the last 1 500 miles into Rio. Published by SuperSport

Published by SuperSport

Message to the C2R Explora team. Reporting back from the doldrums in Tanja ave. Published by SuperSport

Explora’s navigator Ken Venn recaps on the team’s progress so far in the 2014 Cape 2 Rio race. The crew’s fowl weather gear dries on deck as they make 16 knots, having travelled 850 NM from Cape Town in 78 hours. Published by SuperSport

Get a rare peek inside a racing yacht. The Explora was christened on Wednesday in Cape Town, from where she will set sail for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 4 January 2014. Published by Eyewitness News

Published by SuperSport

Published by SuperSport

Published by SuperSport