SSSA – Nationals

The Championship will be staged as a single offshore race, known as the Canyon Cup 100, with an intended course of 100 miles. The start will be in the bay under the majestic Table Mountain oin Cape Town, sailing west along a rugged coastline and then offshore to a waypoint above a 1000m underwater canyon drop off at the edge of the African continental shelf (just under 40 miles offshore), and back to the finish directly south of the famous Robben Island in Table Bay, Cape Town.

There is an impressive entry of 40 yachts, and the current weather predictions are showing moderate south westerly winds moving south as the race progresses.

“This will be an incredible test of skill and endurance” says race co – chairman, Matthys Lourens, continuing “we are proud, yet humbled to see such strong interest in this unique event.”

The championship will be scored using the full power of ORC Weather Routing Scoring.

All entry fees have been donated to the Little Optimist Trust, that uses exposure to SAILING as a means to facilitate healing (both mental and physical), as well as to enhance wellbeing and quality of life amongst a young and diverse South African population. The event forms part of the Boatica (formerly the Cape Town International Boat Show) programme, being held in the V&A Waterfront.

The championship is held in partnership between Shorthanded Sailing South Africa, the South African Ocean Racing Trust and ORC South Africa, and is a national championship fully endorsed by South African Sailing.