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Inland and offshore

A close call for Hubert Saayman – Nyamezela / Rio 2 Cape return We had a near fatal incident on Sunday the 5th of March at 2:30am. I was on 24:00-03:00 shift at the helm contending with some large swells and 15-20 knots wind on the starboard beam. I had the tiller and sitting with my back facing the weather. Suddenly out of nowhere, a gust healed the boat over to about 35deg and a breaker hit us square on the starboard beam with a ton of water gushing over / into the cockpit. I took a serious a
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Tue 02 May 2023

The Sailor's Wife – a great read

The Sailor's Wife – a great read If you’re looking for an entertaining sailing read, check out Maureen Girdlestones The Sailor’s Wife. As he author explained: “It is the true story of the yacht Alter Ego stolen from Royal Cape Yacht Club during the aching Eighties, the amazing events that followed a frantic worldwide search and the near miracle find thanks to a Samaritan on the island of Grenada in the Antilles. Taking advantage of the situation, years of cruising ensued with adventures galore
Sailing News SA Sailing General Interest The Sailor's wife
Tue 02 May 2023

SA Sailing celebrate accreditation renewal

World Sailing visited three of SA Sailing’s accredited training centres in the course of March as part of an audit of the National Training Programme. General Manager Lucy de Freitas hosted the World Sailing representative and was thrilled with the outcome. “It gives me great pleasure to advise you all that we have successfully passed and completed our World Sailing audit of our training programme, with no action plan,” she said. “The inspector sent to us, was Richard Percy – CEO of the Andre
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Tue 02 May 2023

SA Sailing hails trailblazing Neuschäfer’s victory in round-the-world race

SA Sailing have hailed the efforts of solo South African sailor Kirsten Neuschäfer, who made history last Thursday by becoming the first woman to win the prestigious Golden Globe round-the-world race. Neuschäfer was the only female sailor to contest the race which required competitors to circumnavigate the globe without the use of modern technology or the benefit of satellite-based navigation aids. The Gqeberha sailor set off on the epic 48,000km solo round-the-world challenge from Les Sables-
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Tue 02 May 2023

President's Update April

I want to focus our attention on the remarkable exploits of Kirsten Neuschäfer. The official version sounds like this: “South African sailor Kirsten Neuschäfer of Gqeberha has rewritten the history books by becoming the first woman to win the solo Golden Globe Race – a journey around the world reliant on no use of modern technology while navigating the globe’s temperamental oceans.” (Yange Sibembe – Daily Maverick) But there is so much more than that! Frans Loots assures me that she is the fi
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Tue 02 May 2023

SA Sailing hails trailblazing Kirsten Neuschäfer victory in round-the-world race

27 April 2023 – SA Sailing have hailed the efforts of solo South African sailor Kirsten Neuschäfer, who made history on Thursday by becoming the first woman to win the prestigious Golden Globe round-the-world race. Neuschäfer was the only female sailor to contest the race which required competitors to circumnavigate the globe without the use of modern technology or the benefit of satellite-based navigation aids... Read more...
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Thu 27 Apr 2023

Performance & Training

Olympic Games Paris 2024 The 2024 Olympic Games will take place in Paris, France from Friday, 26 July to Sunday, 11 August 2024 SA Sailing recently published its selection policy for these Games. Any sailors or officials wishing to campaign towards these Games, should read and understand the selection and eligibility requirements and note their Expression of Interest with SA Sailing as soon as possible. The link to lodge Expression of Interest is included within the policy document: Click here.
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Thu 30 Mar 2023

Training and Development

The National Training Programme continues to grow find out more on the following: National Training Programme - New pricing effective 1 February 2023 Please click here for the new pricing for the National Training Programme Upcoming courses In recent weeks, a number of course dates have been finalised under both the Instructor and Race Officials Programme. Details on these can be found on our website using the course finder tool. Courses | South African Sailing This nifty tool brings toget
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Thu 30 Mar 2023

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
Thu 30 Mar 2023

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.
Thu 30 Mar 2023

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
Thu 30 Mar 2023

President's Update

My return to reality after an amazing crossing of the Southern Ocean started slowly. It took time to change gears from the truth and beauty of that exceptional place to the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, but as, one by one, I engaged the gears of reality, so my life just got crazy! Thousands of messages and emails needed to be opened and dealt with. All the action that had happened while I was away needed to be absorbed and understood. Obligations relating to this office needed to be att
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Thu 30 Mar 2023

President's UpdateFeb

“Dis net hoere en polisiemanne wat na middenag werk." – Blokkies Loubser. I vaguely remember reading that the Dog's Watch was so named because it coincided with the visibility of a constellation of stars. Tonight, the moon is off duty, and the Milky Way reigns supreme. Someone, I am sure it was Derek, trimmed this boat perfectly for the beam reach we are on. Heading due East for Tristan on a flat sea, with the sails so well balanced that the autohelm is barely working. Making good 6 knots i
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Mon 13 Mar 2023

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!     
Tue 07 Mar 2023

The Royal Cape Yacht Club is Hiring!

The Royal Cape Yacht Club is looking for a full time Sailing Sponsorship & Events Manager. The Royal Cape Yacht Club dates back to 1905 and is located in a quiet enclave tucked away in the bustle of Cape Town Harbour. It is the premier yacht club in the country and is a prime destination for sailors looking for respite from stormy weather. The Club has hosted thousands of weary sailors over the years. The Sailing Office is the heart of our busy Club and is well known for running top sailing even
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Thu 02 Mar 2023

SA’s Kirsten Neuschäfer first around Cape Horn

It’s been an eventful month of February for Kirsten Neuschäfer (ZAF), rounding Cape Horn at 2023 UTC 15th Feb. She moved to first place after 150 days of racing and since had to face two storms, breaking a spinnaker pole and taking down her massive twin sail alone on a Minnehaha rocked by the residual swell. Neuschäfer (ZAF) continues to surge ahead. With a 530-mile lead over India’s Abhilash Tomy, the South African has now entered a zone she knows like the back of her hand, having worked in th
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Thu 02 Mar 2023