04/11/2026
𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🌊 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗔 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗢𝗙𝗙.
Last year’s fleet left Granger Bay in a light westerly, and the West Coast did what the West Coast does.
Somewhere northwest of North Head, in the dead of night, the wind disappeared altogether. Crews spent the dark hours trying to keep their boats moving, waiting for the smallest puff of air. The race committee shortened the course, and those who kept going were rewarded with an early morning southwesterly all the way into Saldanha Bay.
𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘢 crossed the line first at 07:34, followed by 𝘈𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢 and 𝘛𝘪𝘯𝘛𝘪𝘯. For five boats, it was also 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲𝟮𝗥𝗶𝗼, exactly the kind of ocean preparation 𝗥𝗼𝗯 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝗸 believed in.
So why do sailors keep coming back?
Because no two years are the same. Because there’s nothing quite like a night at sea, a West Coast sunrise and a warm welcome from 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗬𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 at the finish. And because every crew comes home with a story.
⛵ 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗙𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗘.
𝘉𝘦-𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘢 and 𝘛𝘪𝘯𝘛𝘪𝘯 are back from last year’s fleet. 𝘍𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢 has entered. And 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, Class A winners four years in a row from 2021 to 2024, is back. 👀
Who’s going to give them a race?
Our title sponsor, 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆, is giving every entered boat a 𝟭𝟬% 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱 for maintenance and repairs, before and after the race.
Less than three weeks to go. Get your entry in, get your boat ready, and come and write your own chapter.
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚. 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗥? 🌊⛵
📅 Friday, 20 November 2026
📍 Royal Cape Yacht Club to Saldanha Bay
⛵ ENTRIES ARE OPEN! Go to our website to sign up, and find all the race information.
📸 Matt du Toit
