For some great sailing content, check out the international sailor Luca Devoti chatting to former professional Brazilian sailor, double Olympic medallist and now politician Lars Grael.
A series of stimulating online community talks is being run by SA Sailing which you can engage in from the comfort of your home. These have already covered a range of topics including Creating Access to Sailing, Retaining Sailors in the Sport and Women in Sailing.
Following on from the announcement in our July newsletter about SA Sailing’s partnership with Sail + Leisure magazine, we’re pleased to share further information…
When all activity on the water was brought to an abrupt halt at the end of March, one form of sailing experienced unprecedented growth. Understandably that was eSailing, which could be enjoyed from the comfort of your home during lockdown. Sailors may be heading back out on the water now as restrictions ease, but the virtual version of the sport continues to grow in popularity – as explained by Drew Scott…
After years of concerted effort, SA Sailing has received confirmation that it has received the Section 18(a) status.
This is extremely good news for us. With the granting of this status, the value and benefits of affiliation to SA Sailing are once again strengthened for our affiliated clubs, classes, recognised training centres and to sailing in general.
Congratulations to Mike Robinson, who has been elected to the position of new SA Sailing President. A massive thanks to outgoing President Peter Hall for all his hard work and effort in developing the sport, and we wish him well.We caught up with Mike to give you a bit of background on our new President:
While you’ve all been locked down in your homes chomping at the bit to get back to sailing, SA Sailing Training has been doing some much-needed housekeeping.
Virtual Regatta South Africa hosted the first of what is to become Monday night regular RSA Youth racing, where juniors battled it out against each other.
World Sailing has cancelled the 2020 edition of the Youth Sailing World Championships that was scheduled to be held in Salvador, Brazil from 12 - 19 December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.