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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
by Leonie Mollentze | Jul 24, 2025 | Media, TSC25
… on the importance of the right kit Hi, I’m Justin Clohessy and I’m skippering the Infinity 88. We call our team Bikinis and Bowlines. We came across this event through Bruce (Parker-Forsyth), and when he mentioned it we decided it would be a...
