Xtra-Link set sail from Rio at 20H17 Z on 10 February for the delivery back to Cape Town. The delivery crew consists of Nick Leggatt, Phillippa Hutton-Squire and Pippa Potamus, the mascot of their Class 40 racing team, Phesheya-Racing. We would just like to thank the crew that sailed the Heineken Cape to Rio for helping us to prepare the boat for the passage home. Also thanks to everybody in the office, Markus, Jean, Mariette and Admiral Louw, for all the help while we were there. Good luck to all the other crews who will be delivering boats back to Cape Town or on to other destinations.
The departure from Rio was perfectly timed to view the sun setting over Sugarloaf and Corcovado. Frigate birds circled overhead as we motor sailed out of Guanabara Bay under full mainsail. As the wind increased we hoisted the #4 jib and later in the evening we put a reef in the main. The night began clear and moonlit but after the moon set the wind continued to build and we were soon surfing at over 13 knots in winds gusting up to 30 knots.
During the night a lone Flying Fish landed on the deck. All night long there was a lot of shipping about and we had to dodge several oil rigs.
The departure from Rio was perfectly timed to view the sun setting over Sugarloaf and Corcovado. Frigate birds circled overhead as we motor sailed out of Guanabara Bay under full mainsail. As the wind increased we hoisted the #4 jib and later in the evening we put a reef in the main. The night began clear and moonlit but after the moon set the wind continued to build and we were soon surfing at over 13 knots in winds gusting up to 30 knots.
During the night a lone Flying Fish landed on the deck. All night long there was a lot of shipping about and we had to dodge several oil rigs.
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