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The Lipton Challenge Cup sailing event is this country’s most iconic yacht racing regatta, with its origins dating back to 1909 when Sir Thomas Lipton gave the South African Sailing Community the magnificent Lipton Cup […]

Has the best been saved for last? The answer will only be known after the final results of this year’s Lipton Cup are tallied. ‘SCUD’, competing under the Langebaan Yacht Club burgee, has a star

Most sailing pundits knew that there would be an entry from the University of Cape Town Yacht Club (UCTYC) for the Lipton Challenge Cup contest, so there are absolutely no surprises to their entry being

As the hours tick down before close of entries at 1700 today (Friday 5 July), the 8th entry has been received. ‘Vivaldi’ will be representing a newly formed yacht club named Sailing PE. Skippering ‘Vivaldi’

There is always a little secrecy to this event as competitors play their cards very close to their chests in an attempt to gain some tiny advantage. So it’s not surprising that there has been

The last time that the Gordon’s Bay Yacht Club won the Lipton Cup was way back in 1998 when sailing off Port Elizabeth in Algoa Bay. Pete Shaw and Steve du Toit were joint skippers

With the Challenger of Record, Royal Natal Yacht Club, and the defenders, Royal Cape Yacht Club, having already entered the Lipton Challenge Cup, the third entry has been received from the Hermanus Yacht Club. The

  The Lipton Challenge Cup, presented in 1909 by Sir Thomas Lipton, is the only national inter-club sailing competition in South Africa – and it’s a highly sought after trophy to win. The official challenger

The opening salvo has been fired in the annual contest for the Lipton Challenge Cup, one of SA’s oldest sporting trophies. In a letter yesterday to Royal Cape Yacht Club, current holders of the Cup,