NOMAD planning for the Three Cape Challenge for 2013

The Three Cape Challenge is a non-stop counter clockwise circumnavigation of the Island of Newfoundland by sail only to raise money for Canadian Cancer Society.

In 2005 the crew of Dire Straits (C&C34) completed the first race. In addition to raising over $23000.00 for Cancer Research they hold the speed record for the fastest circumnavigation of the island.

NOMAD is planning to challenge that speed record in the summer of 2013 and continue to use the event to raise donations to The Canadian Cancer Society!

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(From report by Canadian Cancer Society - 2005)

Three Cape Challenge
On August 4, 2005, a crew of five set sail from St. John’s in their 34-foot sailboat, the SV Dire Straits. Their mission, the Three Cape Challenge, was to cir- cumnavigate, without stop, the entire island of Newfoundland using only wind power.
Aside from establishing the world speed sailing record for cir- cumnavigation of the island of Newfoundland, the crew intend- ed to finish the trip having raised in excess of $25,000 for the Cana- dian Cancer Society.
On August 17, they did just that.
The crew returned to their point of origin raising in excess of $23,000. They officially passed the Three Cape Challenge crest over to the Canadian Cancer So- ciety and extended a challenge to anybody who wanted to compete in the coming years.
“We’re hoping to turn this into an annual event,’’ says Captain Fred Edwards, whose sister died of cancer leaving her husband and two small children. “If some- body wants the bragging rights to the Three Cape Challenge ... hope- fully our trip will motivate others to do it, too.’’