Sailing Magazine
by Richard Crockett
These posts from the old races have really struck a chord so here is a small collection of newspaper cuttings of people, incidents and more from the 1971 Cape to Rio race.
‘Cariad’, the grand old lady of the sea, took a pounding on her passage from Durban to Cape Town, breaking a mast and even losing a crewman overboard.
READ IT ALL HERE: 1971 01 03 – Rio 1971 – S&A – 000741_Redacted
Ricus van de Stadt “conceived” 13 of the yachts in the race on his drawing board, among them some impressive names.
READ IT ALL HERE: 1971 01 15 – Rio 1971 – S&A – 000567 – OCR
‘Albatros’ was delayed at Robben Island after the start as she “sprung” her mast. After innovative repairs she went on to win the race in convincing style.
READ IT ALL HERE: 1971 01 16 – Rio 1971 – S&A – 000358 – OCR
To this Cape Town Dentist and his wife and two children, the Cape to Rio yacht race is a family affair. That is of course the Warr family.
READ IT ALL HERE: 1971 01 23 – Rio 1971 – S&A – 002123 – OCR
‘Pioneer’, one of the smallest in the race, was struck by a whale and sunk in minutes at night. Fortunately the crew were spotted in the liferaft within hours of the sinking.
READ IT ALL HERE: 1971 01 29 – Rio 1971 – S&A – 001701
‘Albatros’ had three of the six crew with the name John!
READ IT ALL HERE: 1971 01 29 – Rio 1971 – S&A – 000362 – OCR
At 71 years old, Peter Strong took ‘Wayfarer’ to a respectable Rio finish despite several last-minute delays including a slow passage from Durban to the start. He showed guts and determination.
READ IT ALL HERE: 1971 02 16 – Rio 1971 – S&A – 000355 – OCR
