2025 Seychelles Challenge Celebrates Successes At Awards Evening

by Leonie Mollentze | Jul 26, 2025 | Media, TSC25

And just like that, a week of sun, sea, and sails has drawn to a magnificent close. The 2025 Seychelles Challenge has concluded and leaves behind a wake of memories on the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. After one final exhilarating day of tactical racing, the...

Day 6 Race Report: Team Knot Fast, Just Furious Conquers High Winds to Win Final Race of Seychelles Challenge

by Leonie Mollentze | Jul 26, 2025 | Media, TSC25

Team Knot Fast, Just Furious has triumphed in a thrilling conclusion to the Seychelles Challenge, claiming line honours and the overall win in today’s final race. In today’s leg – the ABSA Challenge – the fleet battled brisk conditions with winds...

Day 5 Race Report: High Winds and Towering Swell Define Dramatic Penultimate Day at Seychelles Challenge

by Leonie Mollentze | Jul 25, 2025 | Media, TSC25

The penultimate day of the Seychelles Challenge delivered a dramatic and challenging race, as the fleet tackled a gruelling 25 nautical mile sprint from La Digue to St Anne Island. Competitors battled formidable conditions with winds gusting over 30 knots and a sea...

Tales From The Helm: Stephen Mergens (USA) – “… the best destination in my opinion…”

by Leonie Mollentze | Jul 25, 2025 | Media, TSC25

My name is Steve Mergens, I’m from Virginia in the United States, and I’m here at the Seychelles Challenge. I came to the event via a skipper in Cape Town that I’ve known for over 35 years. I met Robbie Dove in Cape Town and did some courses in...

Day 4 Race Report: Challenging Swells Force Course Change as New Faces Reach Seychelles Challenge Podium

by Leonie Mollentze | Jul 24, 2025 | Media, TSC25

Day 4 of the Seychelles Challenge saw competitors face their toughest conditions yet, forcing a mid-course change as a significant ocean swell rolled in. The race was originally planned to take competitors from Praslin on an anti-clockwise course around La Digue,...