Heineken Cape to Rio - Race update and positions 1st February 2011

7:07 PM Tue 1 Feb 2011 GMT

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Heineken Cape to Rio yacht race update. City of Cape Town skipper Gerry Hegie will have to keep the champagne on ice and the party hats under wraps for a couple of days before he can be declared winner on handicap of the Heineken Cape to Rio yacht race. Hegie?s 42ft Lavranos reached Rio on Tuesday morning, completing the Atlantic crossing in 17 days, 12 minutes and 25 seconds, just over 24 hours behind line honours winner Prodigy. 'It?s exciting to arrive in Rio with a mixed crew of Brazilians and South Africans on board,' said the 25-year-old Hegie at ...

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by Jeanne van Rooyen