List of Cape Horners extended by The Ocean Race and GGR finishers

Membership to the Cape Horner's Club – the International Association of Cape Horners  (IACH), has been swelled by more illustrious names, thanks to the increasing number of round the world races.

First round the infamous Cape marking the divide between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans was Golden Globe Race heroine Kirsten Neuschäfer aboard her Cape George 36 yacht Minnehaha on February 16 who went on to become the first women in history to win a round-the-world race. She was followed by fellow solo sailors Indian Abhilash Tomy, Austrian Michael Guggenberger (who has yet to complete his circumnavigation) and Simon Curwen from Britain.

A month later came a rush of The Ocean Race  sailors creaming across the Pacific at 30knots+ in their remarkable foil-born IMOCA 60 racers led by Boris Herrmann and his 4-man crew aboard Team Malizia on March 27, setting a new Cape of Good Hope to Cape Horn record of 27 days, 17 hours and 31 minutes – that's an average speed of 18.37knots!

Team Malizia rounded the Horn just 20 miles ahead of Team Holcim-PRB (skipper Keven Escoffier) followed by Biotherm (skipper Paul Meilhat) and 11th Hour Racing Team (skipper Charlie Enright) 250miles behind.

September sees the start of two more round the world races: The Global Solo Challenge from la Corunna with staggered starts  according to handicap from September 2, and The Ocean Globe Race from Southampton on September 10.

With16 fully crewed yachts expected to start in the Ocean Globe Race, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread round the World Race in1973, and 30 more entered in the Global Solo Challenge, Cape Horn could be even busier this time next year?

The International Association of Cape Horners maintains a register of circumnavigations, both solo and multi-crewed – Click here

Full Membership of IACH is exclusive to those who have rounded Cape Horn under sail as part of a non-stop passage of at least 3,000 nautical miles which passes above the latitude of 52° South in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and is completed without the use of engines for propulsion. Click here for further information.

Latest Cape Horners

Golden Globe Race

Kirsten Neuschäfer (RSA) Cape George 36 yacht Minnehaha

Abhilash Tomy (IND) Rustler 36 yacht Bayanat

Michael Guggenberger (AUT) Biscay 36 yacht Nuri

Simon Curwen (GBR) Biscay 36 yacht Clara

Jeremy Bagshaw RSA) OE 32 yacht Olleanna

The Ocean Race

Team Malizia (GER) IMOCA 60

Boris Herrmann (GER) Skipper

Will Harris (GBR) Reserve Skipper

Rosalin Kuiper (NED) Crew

Nicolas Lunven (FRA) Crew

Antoine Auriol (FRA) Onboard Reporter

Team Holcim - PRB (SUI) IMOCA 60

Kevin Escoffier (FRA) Skipper

Sam Goodchild (GBR) Reserve Skipper

Tom Laperche (FRA) Crew

Abby Ehler (GBR) Crew

Julien Champolion (FRA) Onboard Reporter

Biotherm (FRA) IMOCA 60

Paul Meilhat (FRA) Skipper

Anthony Marchand (FRA) Reserve Skipper

Sam Davies (GBR) Crew

Damien Seguin (FRA) Crew

Ronan Gladu (FRA) Onboard Reporter

11th Hour Racing Team (USA) IMOCA 60

 Charlie Enright (USA)Skipper

Simon Fisher (GBR) Reserve Skipper

Jack Bouttell (AUS / GBR) Crew

Justine Mettraux (SUI) Crew

Amory Ross (USA) Onboard Reporter