Race news

TELEVISION SCREENING TIMES

Hi All,
Please see below, the screening times for Heineken Cape to Bahia 2009.
Best regards,
Jeanne

 

e-mail from Peter Goble on Stingo II

STINGO IS A 38 FT MAXIM CAT -  THE SKIPPER AND OWNER  IS JOHN PERRY
A note to say that I am back ,had a wonderful time but four weeks on a boat is a week too long! Thanks to those of you who followed Stingo's progress on the blog and on google earth. St Helena is well worth a visit ,Salvador was very third world but still enjoyable.
The trip took 27 days including 9 hrs spent at St Helena.

Tourism Notes from Amelia Ramon & Alessandra Mendes

REPORTS
All Saints' Bay: a Nautical Paradise in Brazil
Steady trade winds blowing 10 to 25 knots, sunshine almost year-round, an average water temperature of around 26ºC and underwater visibility between 10 and 20 meters. It's not for nothing that All Saints' Bay, in the State of Bahia, Brazil, is considered one of the most interesting places for nautical tourism on the planet.

Final words from Alex Petersen ...

It has been a hugely different race from last time.

... a nice comment...

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Footnote ...

Another iteration of the South Atlantic Race is drawing to a close - with just the Prize-Giving to come this evening.

Summerlov #26

24 hours to go!  What mixed feelings!

Interview with Mike Slade of ICAP Leopard

At over two-metres Mike Slade is a big man, and he loves laughing. He is the managing director of a property company listed on the London Stock Exchange. ICAP Leopard is the fourth Leopard he has owned, and he describes it as "a Volvo Ocean 70 stretched out to 100-feet. It was designed by Farr Yacht Design, one of the world's top marine architects.

Cape Times Wednesday 28th January - by ind permission of the Cape Times

Alex Petersen

SALVADOR, BAHIA.

Good winds off the coast of Bahia sent four boats Heineken Cape to Bahia race breezing into Salvador, three in the graveyard hours, and the first at 10 pm local time on Tuesday, giving Race Director John Martin a long night delivering Heineken beer to boats as they approached they crossed the finish line.

Cape Times Tuesday 27th January - printed by kind permission of the Cape Times

Alex Petersen

SALVADOR, BAHIA

"It was some of our best sailing ever, and some of our worst", said Hi Fidelity co-skipper Gary Sindler shortly after the 46-foot racing yacht had crossed the finish line in the Heineken Cape to Bahia Race in the early shortly after midnight yesterday, to take third place on handicap in the racing division.

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