Sailing in Durban received the generous news from the Royal Cape Yacht Club, the victorious 2017 Lipton Cup winners, with the offer to host the prestigious event in warmer waters. In a letter presented to the Commodore of Point Yacht Club, Greg de Beyer, Commodore of the Royal Cape Yacht Club, Vitor Medina graciously offered the opportunity to host the…
Offshore of Durban will be a rainbow of colours as over 40 Hobies will participate in the much anticipated Hobie 14 Nationals hosted by Point Yacht Club on the long weekend. On the back of a hugely successful Hobie 16 event hosted last year, the fleet of adventurous sailors are trading in their two-man craft to go solo in this…
Pic by Sophie Thompson The conclusion to the Commodore Keelers Series took place offshore on Sunday 6 March with nine boats participating in swelteringly light conditions. In the first race, the trimaran Ladybird shredded her way around the course in winds that barely registered seven knots. Not a bad result considering she battled to get across the start with the…
Pics by: Sophie Thompson A mixture of 20 boats took part in the first day of the Commodore Keelers Series hosted offshore by Point Yacht Club on Sunday. Six keelboats got off first in a gentle 6knots of breeze, heading up to the weather mark on the windward leeward course. The wind moved around from the light south-easter to a north-easter…
Starting the academic year, Durban’s top youth sailors, Benji Daniel (15) and Chad Stevenson (15) get back into the routine of everyday school-life. The duo started their year taking on the best of the best at the ISAF Youth World Championships in Langkawi, Malaysia where they finished the regatta in 28th position. “The regatta was very tough, we had expected…