Yesterday I was invited onboard Camper to join them in the Pro Am Race of the V.O.R. It was AMAZING! She is definitely the fastest sailboat I have ever sailed on. No doubt this was the highlight of my time in Cape Town and maybe even the highlight of my whole trip.. really who gets a chance at sailing on a V.O.R boat?. This was a high I definitely can’t ever forget and will remember for like…forever. It was breathtaking as the boats went through the water at 21 knots! And for me especially really interesting,the teamwork I do everything on my own not caring too much about going a knot faster or slower but these guys are always watching for the trim on the sails and if 0.5 knots more is possible they definitely will get it out of the boat.

Today I admired the boats onboard Guppy. The In Port Races was a really cool event and as it counts for the overall marks the crews pushed their boats to the limits. Code 0’s were hoisted and no one was giving a millimeter they could get. In the end Telefonica finished first, with Camper just behind on the 2nd place. There was a nice breeze so it was a good race … Not much impresses me so easily but I have to say that all of this really made a big impression on me..

Laura