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The Story of the HBYC Hunters

The story of the Hunters at Hout Bay Yacht club is one to inspire any club – it’s one of success, bringing joy back to sailing, attracting more (and younger) members to the club, and building a vibe like never before. Commodore of HBYC Paul Tomes filled us in on how it all came about…
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Mon 07 Dec 2020

Vasco 2021

Start making plans! Organised by the Point Yacht Club and Clube Naval, under the auspices of South African Sailing, the always epic Vasco da Gama International Ocean Race from Maputo, Mozambique to Durban will get under way on Thursday, 20 May 2021.
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Fri 30 Oct 2020

Toppers Worlds 2019

The three sailors that attended the Topper World Championships 2019 are back and at their desks, catching up on their homework. What a privilege it was and an experience they will never forget. Bradon Kretzmann said: “It was an amazing experience meeting old and new friends. I manage to end up in the silver fleet and I learned a lot through the competition.”
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Tue 01 Oct 2019

Youth National Sailing Championship 2019

SA Sailing Youth National championships which will also incorporate the Optimist and Dabchick Class national championships will take place at Theewater Sports Club from 14-20 December 2019. It’s always a fantastic family event to finish off a jam-packed sailing year, so do not forget to get your entries in on the SA Sailing website: https://www.sailing.org.za/events/41876/
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Mon 30 Sep 2019

Qingdao DCAS WC Exchange Programme

The SA team recently returned from the 12th Qingdao International Sailing Week and Qingdao International Marine Festival 2019. This is their report from a successful event… To encourage fairness and transparency, an invitation was presented to the Chairperson of WC Optimist Association who in turn invited all of the WC members to participate by submitting a short CV. The submissions were sent to the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport who made the selection of the team
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Sat 31 Aug 2019

Optimist Africans 2019

South Africa’s Sean Kavanagh just missed out on a podium place at the Optimist African Championships in the Seychelles by four points. Sailing against competitors significantly older, the 11-year-old Kavanagh enjoyed an excellent week of results, claiming wins in two of the 10 races, and never finishing outside the top 10.
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Sat 31 Aug 2019

Six-Regatta 2020 52 SUPER SERIES Season will open in Cape Town

The 2020 52 SUPER SERIES season will visit South Africa as the showcase curtain raiser to a six-regatta year, which will also feature four reliable, popular favourites in Europe. The world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit will start with two regattas in South Africa in March and April and return to the Mediterranean for regattas in Scarlino, Tuscany in May, Porto Cervo, Sardinia in June, and Valencia in July before concluding in Mallorca at Puerto Portals in September.
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Mon 12 Aug 2019

Walker finishes fifth at Optimist World Championships

South African teenager Ian Walker wrapped up a fantastic week of sailing at the Optimist World Championships in Antigua, just missing out on a podium spot. The 14-year-old was South Africa’s only representative at the championships and did the country proud, finishing in fifth place out of 255 competitors. This result ranks as one of the top achievements for South African sailors on the international stage.
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Thu 01 Aug 2019