Daring to follow your dream – catching up with the crew of Nahoa

For many, leaving it all behind and sailing around the world is merely a wild dream, never to be realised. But in 2015, Canadians Ben Brehmer and Ashley Stobbart decided to make that dream a reality. Having sold all their possessions, the duo bought a 41-foot catamaran and set off from Florida, USA, headed to the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal, across the Pacific, down to New Zealand, through Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Guam, Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand, and across the In

SA Sailing strategic update

SA Sailing’s main mission is to enable sailing for life across all sailing disciplines for all South Africans along with broadening our base and consolidating our constituency and in the process increasing our relevance and Council. This requires much planning and strategic implementation. Click here to discover how SA Sailing are going about achieving this mission.

SA Sailing Awards Nominations

Nominations for the SA Sailing National Awards are open! South African Sailing invites you to submit your nominations and motivations for the 2022 awards covering the period of 1 January to 31 December 2022. Please note nominees must be bona-fida members of a SA Sailing-affiliated yacht club and hold a valid SA Sailing membership number. Nominees for the youth award must be under the age of 19 in the year for which the award is made (2022). Nominations must have a motivation attached. Clic

MSC Western Cape Dinghy & Hobie 16 Champs

Only early entries received by the closed date qualify to get T-Shirts as part of their entry!  The 2023 MSC Dinghy Classes and Hobie 16's Western Cape Regional Championships will be hosted by Izivunguvungu and False Bay Yacht Club over the Easter weekend, 7th to 10th April.  Join us for a long weekend of competitive sailing, comradery and fun!     

SA Sailing Inland & Offshore

Information and how to apply for: Skippers Ticket/ICC Hull Inspection Certificate of Listing Certificate of Fitness Safety officer - David Elcock shares some top tips on what to look out for when purchasing a keelboat.