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Hirondelle is a Morgan 31, owned and skippered by Gavin Bingham. Perhaps more of a traditional boat with all the cruising and short handed gear aboard.

Naledi is owned and skippered by Felix Scheder-Bieschin. This is a very competitive J120

Carpe Diem is an entry all the way from St Helena Island itself, owned and skippered by James Hearne.

Avocet, owned and skippered by David Clement, has all the mods and cons aboard. Her owner has been preparing her for some time for offshore sailing

Ronin will be skippered by Mark Wannenburg. Mark has more than 100 000 nm under his keel

Vortex, a Bongers 39, owned and skippered by Andrew Mitchell. Vortex came 1st in the 2017 Mossel Bay Offshore race in the Club Handicap Division 1.

The trimaran, Banjo, has just entered the race. Banjo will be skippered by Kevin Webb and has completed the race three times.

Caribbean Soul, an Islander 48, is owned by S Viljoen and skippered by the very experienced offshore yachtsman Boet Koopmans.

Asante, owned and skippered by Francois Stocken, is a new boat by Cape Town standards and has yet to be seen properly on the race course.

Avanti is a Vickers 41 and is owned and skippered by Dr Klaus Wiswedel. Klaus enjoys his offshore racing and takes it very seriously.

Yolo, a Jenneau Sunfast 3200 is owned and sailed by Dale Kushner.

Indaba, skippered by the Race Chairman for this event, John Levin, is a Van de Stadt 34 foot yacht.