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20 January 2020 – LoveWater smashes the Cape to Rio record, the Clipper Race sets off for race 6, the Redbull King of the Air riders arrive in Cape Town, the Dakar comes to an end and Patagonia gives back in a big way.

20 January 2020 – This week LoveWater smashes the Cape to Rio record, the Clipper Race sets off for race 6, the Redbull King of the Air starts soon in Cape Town, the Dakar comes to an end and Patagonia gives back in a big way.

There’s a battle going on in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean between the two super-fast trimarans in the Cape to Rio Race. Maserati and Love Water are hurtling towards the finish line in Rio de Janeiro, just over 1000nm away.

Sailing La Vagabonde – The Bahamas to the Mediterranean, through pirate scares and close…

Time flew by or maybe we were just slowing down, but somehow three months of floating full-time around beautiful French Polynesia had already passed. Our old lives in Australia seemed a world away, although it had only been a year since I first suggested the idea of setting sail across the Pacific to Nick.

Take a peak behind the scenes of the SailGP with their simulator at Artemis Techologies, an invaluable training tool for the athletes when they don’t have access to the real thing.

This weekend we saw the second group of Cape to Rio Yacht Race entrants start from Cape Town. We note just 50 days until the 52 Super Series joins us in South Africa. News from the Clipper Race as it finishes in the Whitsundays and the SA Windsurf Cup in Langebaan crowns their victor.

The Cape to Rio Yacht Race 2020 started with the first class of boats leaving Table Bay on Sat, 4th Jan. The cruisers have been at sea for a week now and are making slow, but steady progress. But it’s the group of boats in the second start which will offer thrilling speeds and record breaking attempts as they battle it out across the Atlantic Ocean.

Delivery skipper, Jason Ruger rediscovers balance while delivering a 45-ft Lagoon cat, Cheers, and 42-footer, Ruby Ruby 8000nm from France to Cape Town.

The Weekend Wrap-Up 6 January 2020 – Start 1 of the Cape 2 Rio Yacht Race, South African skippers fight for the lead in the Clipper Round the World Race and we follow the WSL CT Qualifiers to China.

The 2019 Wrap Up – a year of excitement, disappointments and celebrations has come to an end. We rate our favourites moments.