Cape to Rio 2014

Day 2 – Sunday 5 January 2014. By Grant Chapman. The wind was still north westerly but it suited us as we still needed to get further west from the storm and when it veered to the west we resisted the temptation to tack and go north with the swell which would have been more comfortable for us all. There were plenty of Gannets and Sooty Petrels soaring over the wave tops as well as a few Storm Petrels in the troughs of ... Read more

Day 1 - Saturday 4 January 2014 By Grant Chapman. After a reasonable start to the race, albeit a bit low down the start line as we were unsure which class we belonged to, we had to tack up to buoy 1 at Granger Bay and just managed to round it with centimeters to spare. We then hoisted the big purple scouts branded spinnaker and set sail for buoy 2 at Milnerton lighthouse. We held our own all the way to buoy 2 ... Read more