The first report after the second start of the SAP Cape to Rio race in Cape Town yesterday saw both multihulls flying in good winds. Swedish trimaran Nicator covered 378 miles during the last 18 hours at an average of 15,7 knots and the Brazilian catamaran Adrenalina Pura did 296 miles averaging 12.31 knots.

Navigator Magnus Woxen reported great sailing conditions by midday on Sunday. “There is a nice breeze and flat seas, so we’re currently doing approximately 19 knots. It is nice and sunny and everybody is feeling great,” said Woxen, who suffered from serious cramps and muscle spasms before the start.

Monohull line honours contender Morning Glory also showed good progress and managed to cover 278 miles since the start. It was, however, Australian skipper Bill Rawson, who overcame his pre-start turmoil to lead the IRC fleet on handicap. His 65-foot yacht Helsal II fell off the crane when it was launched and the mast broke in two places. A new mast was built in double quick time and they were on the starting line with the rest of the fleet yesterday.

The Norwegian entry Barracuda is currently second on handicap followed by Scorpio. Skipper John Dixon only bought the yacht two weeks before the start and is sailing with his wife Jennifer, daughter Eleanor and son Jonathan.

Now that the bigger boats are at sea, the first starters have slid down the results sheet but Suidoos 2 continues her good progress by doing 124 miles during the last 24 hours in an area of the Atlantic where the winds are traditionally light. Both Suidoos 2 and Konica/Mallinicks Indaba have crossed the Greenwich Meridian.

For daily updates and interactive progress charts, visit the official race website on www.capetorio.org.

Positions

CLASS A

1. HELSAL II,Bill Rawson,IRC,32DEG23.0S, DEG53.0 E,200MILES,199.8MILES,8.33KNOTS

2. BARRACUDA,Nicola Amundsen,IRC,32DEG44.0 S,15DEG46.0E,150,150.5,6.27

3. SCORPIO,H Oliphant / J Dickson,IRC,32DEG32.0S,15DEG33.0E,166,165.9,6.91

4. FASCINATION OF POWER,John Martin,IRC,32DEG25.0S,15DEG31.0E,171,170.9,7.12

5. VCR 90.6 FM,G Boshoff,IRC,32DEG45.0S,15DEG47.0E,149,149.3,6.22

6. MADIBA RACING TEAM,IRC,32DEG25.0S,15DEG32.0E,170,170.2,7.09

7. INSPIA Derek Shuttleworth,IRC,32DEG19.0s,15DEG36.0E,171,170.7,7.11

8. KONICA/MALLINICKS INDABA,John Levin,IRC,24DEG55.0S,4DEG10.0W,1294,299.4,12.48

9. INVESTEC,J McGraw/S Cumming,IRC,31DEG40.0S,15DEG56.0E,183,183.5,7.65

10.MORNING GLORY,Hasso Plattner,IRC,30DEG20.0S,14DEG56.0E,278,277.7,11.57

11. 34 SOUTH @ KNYSNA,Theo Beens,IRC,32DEG48.0S,16DEG9.0E,132,131.6,5.48

12. SUIDOOS 2,Gawie Fagan,IRC,24DEG40.0S,2DEG19.0W,1215,123.9,5.16

13 MADAME PAZZAZZ,M Skeen / G Hewitt,IRC,33DEG40.0S,16DEG5.0E,118,117.7,4.90

14. BALEKA,Alex Schon,IRC,31DEG56.0S,16DEG9.0E,164,164.2,6.84

15. DIEL,Bernhard Diebold,IRC,32DEG23.0S,15DEG54.0E,156,156.0,6.50

16. DALYS INSURANCE,Mike Daly,IRC,31DEG48.0S,15DEG50.0E,181,181.3,7.55

17. AUTO ATLANTIC THUNDERCHILD,R & G Goldswain,IRC,31DEG34.0S,16DEG E,186,185.7,7.74

18. JULIE III,Robin Green,IRC,25DEG39.0S,1DEG33.0E,1007,111.7,4.65

19. SAFARI – CTW,David Tideswell,IRC,29DEG11.0S,1DEG32.0E,908,39.8,1.66

20. FTI FLYER,Keith Mattison,IRC,29DEG27.0S,2DEG20.0E,863

21. BIG REEF,Brian Sutherland,IRC,32DEG36.0S,17DEG3.0E,104,103.9,4.33

22. LOVE LIFE,Marion Cole,IRC,32DEG56.0S,17DEG2.0E,90,90.5,3.77

23. MAIDEN,Terry Nielsen,IRC,33DEG53.5S,18DEG25.7E

CLASS B

1.NICATOR,Klas Nylof,CRRS,30DEG6.0S,12DEG30.0E,378,377.7,15.74

2.ADRENALINA PURA,G Ehrensperger,CRRS,30DEG59.0S,13DEG43.0E,296,295.5,12.31

CLASS C

1.NAUTY 40S,Falk Graser,CRRS,27DEG35.0S,1DEG42.0E,941,99.2,4.13

2.INYONI,HI Ferreira,CRRS,26DEG40.0S,2DEG34.0E,928,75.8,3.16

3. AQUILA,Jon Thurlow,CRRS,26DEG59.0S,3DEG7.0E,893

4.CUMIN THRU,Alexander Smith,CRRS,28DEG30.0S,5DEG44.0E,727,179.3,7.47

5. ALBACORE,Grant Saunders,CRRS,29DEG4.0S,3DEG32.0E,814,78.8,3.28

6.ACALANTIS,M Tattavitto,CRRS,29DEG14.0S,5DEG11.0E,732

CLASS D

FORSDICKS BMW,M Avelino/H Dopke,CRRS,32DEG46.0S,163.0E,137,137.0,5.71