Friday 7 February 2003

The provisional final results of the SAP Cape To Rio Race have now been released and they confirm the Gauteng entry Baleka, as the overall winner.

The prize giving for the race takes place at the Rio Yacht Club this evening, Friday, and after that it's all over. Ten boats failed to make the finish before the cut-off time on Wednesday however it is expected that all of them should have made Rio by the time the giving takes place this evening. That so many failed to make the cut off is indicative of the extremely light conditions experienced on this year's race.

For a final update and the full results, visit the race web site at www.capetorio.org.

The top five positions, provisionally on IRC, are as follows:

Position	Yacht Name	Yacht Type	Skipper	Elapsed Time
1st	Baleka	Fast 42	Alec Schon	21 Days, 21 Min & 52 Secs
2nd	Madiba Racing Team	Leisure 42		20 Days, 13 Hours, 57 Min & 9 Secs
3rd	Investec	Fast 42	Sean Cummings	22 Days, 1 Hour, 33 Min & 39 Secs
4th	Diel		Bernard Diebhold	20 Days, 7 Hours, 49 Min & 25 Secs
5th	VCR 90.6 FM	Gitana 43	Gerrie Boshoff	24 Days, 30 Min & 58 Secs