Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first man to sail solo non-stop around the Globe, has accepted the appointment of President of the International Association of Cape Horners. In addition the French solo sailing legend Jean-Luc van den Heede has accepted the…
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APPOINTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBER I am very pleased to announce that we have appointed Marco Nannini, whose background details are below, to be the international member of the IACH Committee. He has great energy, ideas and boundless enthusiasm which…
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The International Association of Cape Horners (IACH), has published its multi-crew circumnavigation register to compliment a similar register for solo circumnavigations published in 2020. This latest roll of honour currently lists 1,848 individual circumnavigations during past Whitbread/Volvo Round the World…
Captain Coconut Mark Sinclair from Adelaide, Australia bound for Les Sables d’Olonne in France to complete his 2018 Golden Globe Race voyage. The 63-year-old solo skipper was one of the first people to sign up for the 2018 race and…
OBITUARY – KATE LEE WIFE OF CAPTAIN MARTIN LEE It is with great sadness we have to report the passing of Kate Lee aged 93, wife of Captain Martin Lee who was a Cape Horner from 1947 when he rounded…
Letter sent to Sir Chay Blyth from our Chairman to celebrate his 50th Anniversary of his non-stop west about circumnavigation. There is also a link at the bottom of the page of about the day Dear Sir Chay,…
Out of the 33 skippers that started the 2020-2021, a record 27 rounded Cape Horn. 25 finished the race with the other 2 completing the course but having to retire for repairs. This edition of the race had everything: great…
The IACH Register of Solo Sailors via the three great capes. This Register lists those solo sailors who have made true circumnavigations both east-about and westward, passing the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Leeuwin and Cape Horn under sail. To…
