Lipton Challenge Update: Dates & Venue for Lipton 2021 Confirmed
After a long period of uncertainly owing to the COVID 19 situation, Witbank Yacht & Aquatic Club and their “Nitro” sailing team led by Mike Hayton and David Rae, winners of the 2019 Lipton Challenge, are pleased to be to confirm that they will defend the Cup against all-comers on the waters of Saldanha Bay and its coastal surrounds between the 16th and 21th of August 2021.
As the thousands of sailors who’ve raced in the Mykonos Regatta over the past 30 years will know, Saldanha offers a whole range of really challenging racing areas. From the seven-kilometer-wide mouth of the Bay, open to the South Atlantic swells and the prevailing winter South Westerlies, to the more protected race tracks inshore of Jutten Island, there are options for all weather conditions. One thing is for certain – tidal currents here will play a much greater role in race strategy than in any of southern Africa’s other coastal sailing waters.
The 2019 Lipton Challenge attracted by far the most experienced fleet of SA yachtsmen in this country’s sailing history.
The 2021 Challenge will be hosted by Witbank Yacht & Aquatic Club in partnership with Langebaan’s iconic Club Mykonos. For those who don’t know Club Mykonos, it’s one of the jewels of the West Coast. A relaxed Agean style resort built around a beautiful marina – it’s a superb regatta venue! Having hosted successfully many international and local sailing events over the years, including two World Championships, an African Continental Championship, numerous SA National Championships and two previous Lipton Challenges, Club Mykonos undoubtedly knows the ropes.
The 2021 Lipton Challenge promises to be a contest to remember.
