Two Events relating to the Velux 5 Oceans

1.An Ivitation to members of the RCYC
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and the Velux® 5 Ocean Team invite you to come down to the Club and enjoy a Q&A session with the 5 Skippers and their Shore Support Team next week Thursday at 18h30 - please see attached poster.
Seats are limited so please confirm your attendance with the Office by 12h00 Thu 09th Dec.

2.An invitation to the public to watch the Start
We are offering a standard 90 minute trip to co-incide with the start
Departure 13h15  Return 14h45 contact  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to make a booking

See letter below from the Race Chairman  Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
The VELUX 5 OCEANS would like to extend an invitation to you to join in the spectacle of the start of the second Ocean Sprint from Cape Town on Sunday December 12th.
The VELUX 5 OCEANS is the oldest and longest-running solo ocean race in the world, and is visiting Cape Town for the seventh time (previously known as the BOC Challenge and the Around Alone). Known as The Ultimate Solo Challenge, the race is 30,000 nautical miles long, which is split down into five individual legs (www.velux5oceans.com).
The fleet have already made the 7,400 nautical mile voyage from La Rochelle in France through the North Atlantic, across the Doldrums and down through the South Atlantic to Cape Town. After several weeks in Cape Town resting and making repairs, the skippers will face the perils of the Indian Ocean as they sprint 7,000 nautical miles to Wellington in New Zealand.

The skippers are racing in Eco 60 yachts, the new class for Open 60s built before 2003. I’m sure you all will appreciate these racing yachts are still incredibly impressive and high performance racing machines.
We would love as many of you as possible to join us on the water for the race restart on December 12 to give the skippers the send off they deserve, providing wonderful images for the world’s media.

 Following a departure ceremony from the North Wharf in the V&A Waterfront at 11 AM, the race will start in Table Bay at 2 PM.

Each boat that joins us on the water will be given a VELUX 5 OCEANS flag, which can be collected from Yacht Club reception. Further information on exclusion zones, turning marks and start details will be provided ahead of race start. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with any questions or special requests.
We all look forward to seeing you on the water on December 12.
Yours sincerely,
VELUX 5 OCEANS
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston
Chairman