The Governors Cup 2010

St Helena stands like a rocky sentinel in the Atlantic Ocean mid way between South America and Africa. She is often referred to as one of the most remote islands in the world, with the only way to get there being by boat or birth.
Every two years the St Helena Yacht Club in Jamestown and the False Bay Yacht Club in Simonstown South Africa, put together the international yacht race The Governors Cup. Since 1998, both racers and cruisers have taken on the 3000 km course across the 5000m deep Atlantic Ocean in a bid to lift the coveted crystal trophy.
Team 'Our Dianne'
The 2010 edition of the race sees two time victor Billy Leisegang return after a one race sabbatical in an attempt to lift the trophy for an unprecedented third time. With 50% of the original winning crew still on board and new team members from St Helena and Cape Town, Team 'Our Dianne' will be going all out 24 hours a day in their attempt to reclaim the magnificent Governors Cup.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Almost there! (If not there already...)

Waldo van der Waal posting again, still from dry land...

With the continued communication blackout from Our Dianne (imposed by alleged power problems), we still don't know exactly what is going on.

But the word through the *official* channels is that Banjo took line honours yesterday, with Swimlion and Our Dianne now very close to St. Helena. This information is rather fourth-hand, however, so we can't be 100% certain of the accuracy.

The bottom line is that Our Dianne should be arriving very very soon now, if she hasn't already. Now all we can do is wait to hear from them...
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