16 boats set sail for Rio Janeiro in the 50th anniversary of the Cape2Rio race

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16 groups left Royal Cape Yacht Club in a light-weight westerly wind of 10 knots for a 14h00 begin simply off Granger Bay. Alan Winde, Premier of the Western Cape, signalled the begin of the race by firing a historic race cannon. The 2023 operating of the iconic Cape2Rio yacht race marks the 50th anniversary of the race first received by Ocean Spirit. The yacht was co-skippered by world-renowned sailor, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first man to sail single-handedly continuous round the world.

Entries this 12 months are diverse and embody two multihulls and 14 monohulls. Adrian Kuttel on Atalanta is the solely single-handed sailor in the race this 12 months. Kuttel competed in 4 Cape2Rio races to this point (2003, 2006, 2009 and 2014). Nyamezela is the solely double-handed entry with Vaaldam sailors Hubert Saayman and Wynand Grove on board.

“First over the line in Rio does not necessarily mean a win”, says Jennifer Burger, Cape2Rio race administrator. “The race works on a handicap system and boats have ratings. This all impacts on the overall results. We are expecting the faster multihulls, Norhi and Aventureiro 4, to reach Rio around the 16^th of January.”  The official prize giving takes place at Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro on 2 February 2023.

Popular entries embody JustJinjer’s lead singer Ard Matthews on The Impossible Machine (TIM), and the younger crew from RCYC Sailing Academy, crusing on Alexforbes ArchAngel. Skipper Sibusiso Sizatu (30), first mate Daniel Agulhas (29), Renaldo Tshepo Mohale (29), Azile Arosi (22) and Justin Peters (21) hail from Masiphumelele, Khayelitsha, Grassy Park and Athlone in Cape Town and are an inspiration to South African youth, particularly from deprived communities.

Several of the opponents are crusing for a trigger – the Felix crew is crusing for Autism, and the tag line for Translated9, an Italian crew is: ”We consider in people”. Their goal is to attach individuals globally by translation providers. The Indian Navy’s entry, INSV Tarini, was constructed in Goa and named after the Tara Tarini temple.

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