Lipton Cup – RNYC are back-to-back winners

Report from: Liptoncup.com

Winning the Lipton is never easy, but winning it twice in consecutive years certainly places skipper Davey James firmly in the category of a "Lipton Legend".

Sailing for the Royal Natal Yacht Club aboard their internationally acclaimed Cape 31 design yacht, Davey James and his crew simply appeared to be the fastest on the water in almost every race, and he converted that speed into four consecutive wins after a shaky start on the first day. In the Lipton Challenge Cup contest consistency is what wins The Cup, and James showed that unequivocally. Being second by a mere two seconds in the penultimate race, and winning the final race was further proof of their superiority. Sadly for them they took a scoring penalty in the final race to forfeit their win after they were protested for allegedly touching a mark-rounding buoy... Read more...