Heineken Cape to Rio - Race update and results 22 January 2011

3:38 PM Sat 22 Jan 2011 GMT

'Prodigy - Heineken Cape to Rio Race 2011' Heineken Cape to Rio

Heineken Cape to Rio - Hi-tech yacht Prodigy ran out of breeze in the South Atlantic on Friday and according to navigator Wolf Seitz was not going anywhere in a hurry after seven days of racing in the 2011 Heineken Cape to Rio yacht race. But after yesterday?s 24-hour run, the 54ft maxi was still leading the race for line honours ahead of handicap leader City of Cape Town, skippered by Gerry Hegie, and the other maxi in the race, Grand Filou II. 'We?ve run into a hole,' said Seitz, who has been on winning yachts in two previous Rio ...

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by Jeanne Van Rooyen