"Hegie’s City of Cape Town pretty much assured of winning the Heineken 2011 Cape to Rio yacht race on handicap, the fight for second and third places appears to be developing into a two-way scrap between Ciao Bella and Xtra-Link. Xtra-Link, skippered by Dale Kushner, found the wind on Tuesday and brushed aside Perie Banou II, which is sailing along in a light east wind and smooth seas, and has now dropped back into fifth place overall.
After Kushner’s last reported 24-hour run of 167,5nm, Xtra-Link was only 369 nautical miles from Rio.“We are sailing along nicely with our assymetric spinnaker up and doing respectable speeds again,” reported Kushner.Mike Robinson’s Ciao Bella is still lying second on handicap after a daily run of 145,2nm. The two yachts are expected in Rio on Friday with Yachtport SA, which is lying in sixth place on handicap and 397nm from the finish.
The Cape to Rio’s line honours podium filled on Wednesday evening when Richard Fearon’s 63ft Grand Filou II arrived to take third place behind Prodigy and City of Cape Town.At the back of the fleet, Myrtle of Bonnievale, presently in 16th place on handicap, has run into light winds and expects to be out at sea for at least another five days."
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