YACHTSMEN have greeted the announcement by Point Yacht Club that the Mauritius to Durban race will be reintroduced next year, with great excitement.
The seventh edition of the challenging race will start in Mauritius on 17 June.
Cape Town’s ‘Warrior’ will head into the event as defending champions, after taking both the line and handicap honours the last time the event was held in 2005
The inaugural 1 690 nautical mile event was held in 1985.
Next year’s entrants will be eyeing out the record of 6 days, 8 hours and 32 minutes set by ‘Get More Fun’ skippered by Terry Clarence in 1989.
Event organiser Richard Crockett said, ‘It is tactically a tough race where the navigators will have a big role to play.
‘The first key factor is how far they will leave Reunion Island to starboard and get away from the island’s wind shadow.
‘The next is rounding the southern tip of Madagascar and the third big one is the notorious Agulhas current.
‘We have had some keen interest both locally and internationally, encouraging us to resurrect the race,’ Crockett said.
For more information, email sailing@pyc.co.za.
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