I missed out on going to see the yachts from the Volvo Ocean Race when they were in town this year. As you might have noticed from the lack of quality and quantity of blogging lately, I’m chaotically busy with trying to fit in experiments ahead of the the Christmas and summer break and trying to fit in everything else before we head up to the UK “soon”.
But the footage of the teams leaving Cape Town and heading the 8000 odd miles to Kochi in India was stunning:
That’s the corporate package – if you want the technical detail, you can watch the full, 85 minute version of the start here.
The stopover in Cape Town was supported the the tune of R750,000 by the city council, and while the maths still needs to be done, it looks like a sound investment, given the number of people going to see the yachts in port (not me) and seeing the city on TV and – increasingly – on the internet.
The event will be televised to an estimated 1.8 billion people, and the publicity will help position the city as a desirable investment and tourist choice.
Worth every cent then…