update (24 November 2017): Team MAPFRE from Spain just crossed the finishing line! Welcome to Cape Town!
update (24 November 2017): The first boats will arrive at Cape Town's V & A Waterfront around 16:30 local time!
update (24 January 2017): The Volvo Ocean Race 2017/18 will begin on 22 October 2017 with Leg 1 – a 700-nautical mile sprint from Alicante in Spain to Lisbon in Portugal. The boats will leave Lisbon for Leg 2 of the race on 05 November 2017 and are expected to arrive in Cape Town in South Africa about three weeks later (approx. 26 November 2017 +/-). The Cape Town In-Port Race will take place on 08 December 2017 and Leg 3 (Cape Town to Hong Kong) will begin two days later on 10 December 2017.
The Volvo Ocean Race route 2017/18 has been announced - and Cape Town in South Africa will again be one of the cities the famous round-the-world yacht race is going to make a stopover at. The 13th edition of the race will stop in eleven cities on five continents and will last around nine month (approx. 45,000 nautical miles). The 2017/18 Volvo Ocean Race starts from Alicante in Spain with a 700-nautical mile (3-4 days) sprint to Lisbon in Portugal. Leg 2 of the race will lead the yachts from the Portuguese captial over 7000nm (22 days) to Cape Town. From Cape Town the sailors will embark on one of the toughest legs (Cape Town to Hong Kong) in the history of the Ocean race with an expected 32 days at sea and a distance of 11,900nm.
The departure date of the 2017/18 Volvo Ocean Race has not yet been announced, but it typically departs Europe in October.
Leg 1: Alicante > Lisbon
Leg 2: Lisbon > Cape Town
Leg 3: Cape Town > Melbourne
Leg 4: Melbourne > Hong Kong > Guangzhou
Leg 5: Guangzhou > Auckland
Leg 5: Auckland > Itajai
Leg 6: Itajai > Newport
Leg 7: Newport > Cardiff
Leg 8: Cardiff > Gothenburg
Leg 9: Gothenburg > The Hague
Cape Town first appeared on the Volvo Ocean Race route in 1973-74, in the inaugural edition of what was then the Whitbread Round the World Race. The Tavern of the Seas was so far a stopover in 11 ot of 13 editions of the famous round-the-world yacht race.
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14 October 2013
Volvo Ocean Race: Cape Town to stage first stopover on 2014/15 route
update (05 Nov 2014): Live coverage of the arrival of the Volvo Ocean Race yachts in Cape Town!
update (05 Nov 2014): The Volvo Ocean Race yachts will be arriving in Cape Town today!
update (04 Sept 2014): The boats are estimated to arrive in Cape Town between 02-06 Nov 2014. The Volvo Ocean Race Village will open on 01 Nov 2014. The in-port race will take place on 15 Nov 2014, while the start of the next leg (to Abu Dhabi) will be on 19 Nov 2014.
Cape Town in South Africa will stage the first stopover on the 2014/15 route of the Volvo Ocean Race. The boats participating in the famous round-the-world yacht race are expected in Cape Town at the end of October and beginning of November 2014. The yachts will sail an In-Port Race on the weekend of the 15 November 2014, before they will restart the race on 19 November 2014.
The 12th Volvo Ocean Race already started on 04 October 2014, the day of the first In-Port Race in Alicante, Spain, and will finish with one last In-Port Race on 27 June 2015 in Gothenburg in Sweden. The stopovers along the 39,379-nautical mile route also include Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itajaí (Brazil), Newport (Rhode Island, US), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France).
Cape Town first appeared on the Volvo Ocean Race route in 1973-74, in the inaugural edition of what was then the Whitbread Round the World Race. The Mother City was so far a stopover in 10 ot of 12 editions of the famous yacht race.
update (05 Nov 2014): The Volvo Ocean Race yachts will be arriving in Cape Town today!
Can you handle the anticipation?!? @volvooceanrace yachts will be arriving @VandAWaterfront #CapeTown around lunchtime TODAY! #excited ⛵️⛵️
— Volvo Ocean Race CPT (@VOR_CapeTown) November 5, 2014
Cape Town in South Africa will stage the first stopover on the 2014/15 route of the Volvo Ocean Race. The boats participating in the famous round-the-world yacht race are expected in Cape Town at the end of October and beginning of November 2014. The yachts will sail an In-Port Race on the weekend of the 15 November 2014, before they will restart the race on 19 November 2014.
The 12th Volvo Ocean Race already started on 04 October 2014, the day of the first In-Port Race in Alicante, Spain, and will finish with one last In-Port Race on 27 June 2015 in Gothenburg in Sweden. The stopovers along the 39,379-nautical mile route also include Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itajaí (Brazil), Newport (Rhode Island, US), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France).
Cape Town first appeared on the Volvo Ocean Race route in 1973-74, in the inaugural edition of what was then the Whitbread Round the World Race. The Mother City was so far a stopover in 10 ot of 12 editions of the famous yacht race.
27 September 2012
Video: A dolphin "super-pod" encounter just off Cape Town (South Africa)
Have you ever seen a so-called "super-pod" of dolphins? Photographer Chase Jarvis and explorer Mike Horn encountered such a rare "super-pod" of thousands of dolphins about an hour’s sail south of Cape Town in August 2012, took their cameras out and filmed it. Amazing! Kudos Chase & Mike!
Dolphins are known to form temporary groups or "pods", typically consisting of 2-15 animals, while hunting or defending themselves and their pod. The size of an individual pod is usually related to the availability of food and the size and openness and depth of their environment. In areas of high food availability (and enough space), such "normal" pods can temporarily join together to form a so-called "super-pod", with a size exceeding 1,000 dolphins.
20 April 2012
G Adventures: New sailing trips to West Africa departing from Cape Town
Adventure travel company G Adventures announced its first sailing holidays along the West African coastline aboard the M/S Expedition.
Passengers can choose from three itineraries, of which two are departing from Cape Town in South Africa, that visit more than 10 African nations in April 2013.
All itineraries are now on sale:
G Adventures new Africa tours are among the first of their kind in the region, with ports of call including Ghana, Senegal, Benin, Cameroon and Togo.
All itineraries boast a solid combination of activity and leisure. Passengers have time to spot rare birds and wildlife with skilled naturalists, visit UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the birthplace of voodoo, trace the roots of slavery, and learn about the region from the experienced expedition staff, including historians, anthropologists and ornithologists.
Passengers will also explore unreachable coastlines, and visit uninhabited islands and traditional villages. A notable highlight is the opportunity to discover the Bijagos Archipelago off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. The island is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and is one of the most unexplored places on earth.
The 140-passenger M/S Expedition features large cabins equipped with en-suite bathrooms and windows, providing an exceptionally spacious and comfortable experience for all guests.
Passengers can choose from three itineraries, of which two are departing from Cape Town in South Africa, that visit more than 10 African nations in April 2013.
All itineraries are now on sale:
G Adventures new Africa tours are among the first of their kind in the region, with ports of call including Ghana, Senegal, Benin, Cameroon and Togo.
All itineraries boast a solid combination of activity and leisure. Passengers have time to spot rare birds and wildlife with skilled naturalists, visit UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the birthplace of voodoo, trace the roots of slavery, and learn about the region from the experienced expedition staff, including historians, anthropologists and ornithologists.
Passengers will also explore unreachable coastlines, and visit uninhabited islands and traditional villages. A notable highlight is the opportunity to discover the Bijagos Archipelago off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. The island is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and is one of the most unexplored places on earth.
The 140-passenger M/S Expedition features large cabins equipped with en-suite bathrooms and windows, providing an exceptionally spacious and comfortable experience for all guests.
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