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  • A spectator boat is passed by Skipper Paul Meilhat from France and his Team Biotherm as they finish in second place Leg 2 of The Ocean Race from Cabo Verde to Cape Town 12 February 2023.
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  • Skipper Kevin Escoffier from France and his Team Holcim - PRB arrive in Cape Town to win Leg 2 of The Ocean Race from Cabo Verde to Cape Town 12 February 2023.
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  • Yacht Dongfeng from China arrives to take second place in leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race from Lisbon, Portugal to Cape Town, South Africa, 24 November 2017.  This image was a split second moment when the setting sun found a gap between the rigging, a fleeting yet special moment.  Photo © nic bothma
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  • A yacht sails at the start of South Africa's oldest ocean race the Mossel Bay race in Cape Town, South Africa, 22 September 2017. The 200 nautical mile race between Simonstown and Mossel Bay sees South Africa's premier racing yachts competing to see who is the fastest to get around the southern most tip of the African continent the notorious Cape Agulhas.
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  • Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech from New Zealand react by jumping off their boat after winning the Silver medal in the 49er FX Women's class medal race of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 August 2016.
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  • Giles Scott from Britain reacts after winning the Gold medal in the men's Finn class medal race of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 16 August 2016.
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  • Camille Lecointre and Helene Defrance from France sail during a 470 Womens class race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 11 August 2016.
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  • Ines Gmati from Tunisia and Mathilde de Kerangat from France sail past breaking waves as they return to harbour at the end of the day after a Laser Radial Womens race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12 August 2016.
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  • Ecoboard Project ambassador and professional windsurfer Florian Jung from Germany tests the world's first Eco Windsurfboard in Cape Town, South Africa 09 March 2017.  The Ecoboard Project is the development of the worlds first Eco Windsurfboard made out of recycled and biodegradable material such as Balsa wood. The Eco Windsurfboards are produced in Thailand by board manufacturer Starboard.  Their company goal is to reduced the carbon footprint of board manufacture. For each board shipped Starboard plants one Mangrove in the Thor Heyerdahl Climate Park in Myanmar, absorbing up to 1 ton CO2 over 20 years.
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  • Ecoboard Project ambassador and professional windsurfer Florian Jung from Germany tests the world's first Eco Windsurfboard in Cape Town, South Africa 25 March 2017.  The Ecoboard Project is the development of the worlds first Eco Windsurfboard made out of recycled and biodegradable material such as Balsa wood. The Eco Windsurfboards are produced in Thailand by board manufacturer Starboard.  Their company goal is to reduced the carbon footprint of board manufacture. For each board shipped Starboard plants one Mangrove in the Thor Heyerdahl Climate Park in Myanmar, absorbing up to 1 ton CO2 over 20 years.
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  • Ecoboard Project ambassador and professional windsurfer Florian Jung from Germany tests the world's first Eco Windsurfboard in Cape Town, South Africa 09 March 2017.  The Ecoboard Project is the development of the worlds first Eco Windsurfboard made out of recycled and biodegradable material such as Balsa wood. The Eco Windsurfboards are produced in Thailand by board manufacturer Starboard.  Their company goal is to reduced the carbon footprint of board manufacture. For each board shipped Starboard plants one Mangrove in the Thor Heyerdahl Climate Park in Myanmar, absorbing up to 1 ton CO2 over 20 years.
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  • Ecoboard Project ambassador and professional windsurfer Florian Jung from Germany tests the world's first Eco Windsurfboard in Cape Town, South Africa 25 March 2017.  The Ecoboard Project is the development of the worlds first Eco Windsurfboard made out of recycled and biodegradable material such as Balsa wood. The Eco Windsurfboards are produced in Thailand by board manufacturer Starboard.  Their company goal is to reduced the carbon footprint of board manufacture. For each board shipped Starboard plants one Mangrove in the Thor Heyerdahl Climate Park in Myanmar, absorbing up to 1 ton CO2 over 20 years.
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  • A windsurfer performs a gybe whilst sailing off the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town, South Africa 17 October 2012. Spring time in the Cape brings consistant strong south-easterly winds which combined with good southern ocean swells provide excellent conditions for the sport. Cape Town is one of the world's top windsurfing destinations with hundreds of European sailors flocking to its shores during the northern hemisphere winter.
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  • British yacht 'Jersey' sails into Cape Town South Africa 22 June 2003 after completing the 2500 mile passage from Mauritius to Cape Town completing leg 5 of the bi-ennial Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. 'Jersey' is overall leader in the race and finished this leg second 20 minutes behind UK entry 'Bristol'. 8 identical 60 foot yachts departed from Liverpool on 28 October 2002 to sail 35 000 miles stopping at 16 ports on the longest round the world yacht race. Each yacht is crewed by 14 sailors and is backed by an International city including  Bristol, Liverpool, Glasgow, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Jersey, New York and London.  EPA PHOTO/EPA/N
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  • South African sailors onboard the traditional gaff-rigged Cutter 'Ariette', sailing off the Cape Penisula in South Africa 01 May 2008. Ariette is a traditional wooden sailing vessel of the Allegra class designed in the USA. Constructed in South Africa in 1993 using an assortment of woods including Mahogany, Jacaranda and Teak she is one of the finest vessels in the Traditional Boat Association (TBA) of South Africa having won numerous prizes over the years for her imaculate condition and pure traditional construction. The TBA is an elite group of boats in South Africa with less  than 50 members that meet yearly to compare notes on the ancient art of building,maintaining and sailing traditional boats.
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  • epa01551532 Yacht Puma (C) leads the fleet of Open 70 racing yachts at the start of leg two of the Volvo Ocean Race, Cape Town, South Africa, 15 November 2008. Leg two crosses the equator as the yachts race from South Africa to India. Spanning some 37,000 nautical miles, visiting 11 ports over nine months, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world's premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews.  EPA/NIC BOTHMA
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  • epa01539193 Puma arrives in Table Bay to take second place in leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race, Cape Town, South Africa 02 November 2008. Puma arrived in Cape Town in second place behind the winner Ericsson 4 which arrived earlier in the day. During the nine months of the 2008-09 Volvo, which started in Alicante, Spain in October 2008 and concludes in St Petersburg, Russia,  late June 2009, the teams will sail over 37,000 nautical miles of the worldÌs most treacherous seas via Cape Town, Kochi, Singapore, Qingdao, around Cape Horn to Rio de Janeiro, Boston, Galway, Goteborg and Stockholm.  EPA/NIC BOTHMA
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  • A gull flies past a yacht racing in the False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta series off Simonstown in Cape Town, South Africa 17 September 2017. The False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta sees South Africa's premier racing yachts from various clubs in the Cape competing over three days in the annual regatta at the change of seasons with good conditions for racing in False Bay.
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  • Yachts race during the False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta series off Simonstown in Cape Town, South Africa 17 September 2017. The False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta sees South Africa's premier racing yachts from various clubs in the Cape competing over three days in the annual regatta at the change of seasons with good conditions for racing in False Bay.
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  • Yacht "Ski' races during the False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta series off Simonstown in Cape Town, South Africa 16 September 2017. The False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta sees South Africa's premier racing yachts from various clubs in the Cape competing over three days in the annual regatta at the change of seasons with good conditions for racing in False Bay.
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  • Yacht "Yachtport SA' races during the False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta series off Simonstown in Cape Town, South Africa 16 September 2017. The False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta sees South Africa's premier racing yachts from various clubs in the Cape competing over three days in the annual regatta at the change of seasons with good conditions for racing in False Bay.
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  • Yacht 'Nitro' races during the False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta series off Simonstown in Cape Town, South Africa 15 September 2017. The False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta sees South Africa's premier racing yachts from various clubs in the Cape competing over three days in the annual regatta at the change of seasons with good conditions for racing in False Bay.
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  • Linda Fahrni and Maja Siegenthaler from Switzerland sail during a 470 Womens class race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 11 August 2016.
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  • Yacht 'Stella' races during the False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta series off Simonstown in Cape Town, South Africa 15 September 2017. The False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta sees South Africa's premier racing yachts from various clubs in the Cape competing over three days in the annual regatta at the change of seasons with good conditions for racing in False Bay.
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  • Andres Ducasse and Francisco Ducasse from Chile sail during a 470 Mens class race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 11 August 2016.
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  • Jorge Lima and Jose Costa from Portugal (C) sail during a 49er Mens class race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13 August 2016.
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  • Ricardo Santos from Brazil sails during an RS:X Mens class race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12 August 2016.
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  • Nacra 17 sailors Bora Gulari (R) and CHAFEE Louisa Chafee (L) from the US sail in a practice race in Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 02 August 2016. Sailing events at 2016 Olympic Games start on 08 August.
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  • Mateo Sanz Lanz from Switzerland sails during an RS:X Mens class race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12 August 2016.
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  • Nadja Horwitz and Sofia Middleton from Chile sail during a 470 Womens class race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 11 August 2016.
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  • The fleet sails during an RS:X Mens class race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12 August 2016.
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  • The fleet sail at the start of a 470 Mens class race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 11 August 2016.
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  • Finn sailor Tom Ramshaw from Canada sails during a practice race in Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 03 August 2016. Sailing events at 2016 Olympic Games start on 08 August.
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  • Yachts race during the False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta series off Simonstown in Cape Town, South Africa 17 September 2017. The False Bay Yacht Club Spring Regatta sees South Africa's premier racing yachts from various clubs in the Cape competing over three days in the annual regatta at the change of seasons with good conditions for racing in False Bay.
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  • Nacra 17 sailors Jason Saunders and Gemma Jones from New Zealand sail past a Brazilian tall ship as they sail in a practice race in Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 02 August 2016. Sailing events at 2016 Olympic Games start on 08 August.
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  • Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel from Germany sail during a 49er Mens class race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13 August 2016.
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  • 49er sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke from New Zealand sail during a practice race in Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 03 August 2016. Sailing events at 2016 Olympic Games start on 08 August.
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  • Piotr Myszka from Poland sails ahead of the start of an RS:X Mens class race in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sailing events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12 August 2016.
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