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attracting some of the worlds best ocean racers, the buenos aires to rio de janeiro yachting competition has seen some world class races over the years - the current record held, by the cisne branco crew from the brazilian navy academy, completed the race in four days, 18 hours, 52 minutes and 57 seconds.

amongst the most challenging events of international sailing, the cape 2 rio yacht race is the longest continent to continent yacht race in the southern hemisphere - the race takes participants all the way from cape town, south africa, to the guanabara bay, in the heart of rio de janeiro - the first ever cape 2 rio race set off in 1971 and has featured  14 editions since.

a test of endurance and athleticism, participants are given a maximum of four weeks to complete the cape 2 rio yacht race - the current record is held at just over 10 days - the event attracts a variety of sailors, from professionals to amateurs, and lands them at the welcoming arches of the iate clube do rio de janeiro.  arrow-back     arrow-forward

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