
Imagine if you will the MASSIVE disappointment in my heart and the hearts of fellow sailors and citizens on learning that Cape Town will once again play host to The Ocean Race stopover in favour of Nelson Mandela Bay. The organisers have not given definitive reasons for choosing Cape town over Nelson Mandela Bay so one can only speculate at this stage. We have travelled this journey to finally make it into the shortlist of bidders to host this event over 10 years - the first two attempts were scuttled by the local Port only to have them return with MASSIVE support for the latest bid …