Image: 20130717 Race the Cape 2013 - St. Peters 0015

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Description: Sailboat racing is a long tradition in the Bras d'Or, with the various yacht clubs around lake hosting annual Regattas and race weeks. Regatta Week hosted by the Bras d'Or Yacht Club has been an annual tradition for over 100 years. Race the Cape was a point-to-point sail race of 175 nautical miles, broken into five legs of up to 40 nautical miles through the Bras d’Or Lake and along Cape Breton Island’s Atlantic coast leading north to the Cape Breton Highlands. Race the Cape was an International Sailing Federation – Off Shore Special Regulations (OSR) Category 4 Race, for both cruising boats and racing yachts. There were both Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker Divisions. The last RTC Regatta was held in 2017.
Title: 20130717 Race the Cape 2013 - St. Peters 0015
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