| Lipton Challenge Cup sails into the Mother City | Lipton Challenge Cup sails into the Mother City | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Former%20Mayors%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | <p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;">The 70th edition of the Lipton Challenge Cup is officially under<span style="color:#1f497d;"> </span>way at Table Bay. Africa’s premier offshore
sailing regatta returns to Cape Town for the first time in five years</span></p><p><br></p> | <p>Nine sailing teams from across the country, including host club and defending champions, Royal Cape Yacht Club, are battling it out in the Atlantic Ocean until Saturday, 31 August 2024.</p><span>
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<img src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/AA%20Lipton%20Cup.jpg" class="responsive" alt="" /> </figure><br></span><p>Other participating competitors include King Shaka Yacht Club from Richards Bay, the George Lakes Yacht Club from Wilderness, the Defence Yacht Club from Saldanha Bay, False Bay Yacht Club from Simon's Town, Theewater Sports Club from Villiersdorp, the Milnerton Aquatic Club, Seal Point Yacht Club from Vaal Dam and the KSYC Centre of Sailing Excellence from Richards Bay. </p><p> As the pinnacle of South Africa's sailing scene, the Lipton Challenge Cup pits the teams against each other in hard sailing and strategic manoeuvring courses off the coast of Table Bay.</p><p> Royal Cape Yacht Club is hosting the 2024 edition after winning the competition in Durban last July. With 17 wins, the club holds the record for most Lipton Challenge Cup titles</p><p> The City of Cape Town is partnering with the Royal Cape Yacht Club as the Host City, a collaboration that goes back over a decade for the Lipton Challenge Cup. </p><p> 'The City of Cape Town is proud to continue its long-standing partnership with Africa's premier offshore sailing regatta. It provides an opportunity for not only sailors to showcase their skill, but hosting it in Cape Town has a far-reaching impact. It provides an opportunity for local boat manufacturers to showcase their capabilities, assists the City in its objectives of creating an enabling environment to attract investment that generates economic growth, and of course promotes Cape Town as a premier tourism destination,' said Alderman JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.</p><p> The country's most prestigious keelboat sailing contest brings more than just the action at sea, but provides opportunities for the development of emerging sailors, with the Milnerton Aquatic Club having some of the youngest crew members on its team.</p><p> The Lipton Challenge Cup also elevates the prestige of sailing as a national contest for keelboats and consequently has a direct impact on the economic growth of the maritime industry and boat designers, charter companies and consumers.</p><p>The South African maritime manufacturing industry is currently estimated at R4 billion providing 6 500 jobs of which Cape Town enjoys 80% in value terms.</p><p>Opportunities for further industry growth can be stimulated off the back of national events, such as the Lipton Challenge Cup hosted in Cape Town on the waters of Table Bay and the iconic backdrop of Table Mountain.</p><p> For more information on this and other events hosted in Cape Town, visit eventsincapetown.com</p><p><strong> </strong><strong>Photo credit: </strong>Matt Du Toit - Lipton Challenge Cup</p><p> <strong>End</strong></p><p><br></p> | 2024-08-28T22:00:00Z | GP0|#1d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70;L0|#01d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70|City news;GTSet|#62efe227-07aa-45e7-944c-ceebacca891d | | | | | GP0|#34f4df81-9990-40ab-8213-8383ea5bee8b;L0|#034f4df81-9990-40ab-8213-8383ea5bee8b|event;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
