Entries are now open for the Summer in the South – Cape 31 Invitational, an opportunity to get out of the cold Northern Hemisphere winters and get down to warm Cape Town and race the exciting Cape 31. Packages include charter fee, accommodation in the V&A Waterfront and all meals.

Following decades of Lipton Cup Challenges being sailed on the trustworthy, robust and home grown Lavranos 26, the pressure was mounting on the Trustees to find a more modern boat to compete for this prestigious trophy. Held annually off the shores of South Africa, the Lipton Cup trophy, a deed