The first yachts are expected to arrive tomorrow before departing on the longest leg of the race, a 12,750-nautical-mile, 34-day marathon to Itajaí, Brazil, on 26 February.
The first yachts, currently on an epic voyage around the world, are set to arrive in Cape Town from Thursday. The 60,000-kilometre Ocean Race comprises a fleet of five fully crewed IMOCA 60s, with some of the best offshore sailors from around the world competing.The yachts left Cabo Verde last week on their two-week race to the Mother City.
Antarctica will be to the right, and the fleet will pass all three great southern Capes, the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Leeuwin and Cape Horn.From Brazil, the race continues to Newport, Rhode Island , then Aarhus, Denmark; a fly-by via Kiel, Germany; then a stopover in The Hague, the Netherlands; before a final stretch to Genova, Italy, for a Mediterranean grand finale at the end of June 2023.
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