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  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Nothing Beats A Royal Flush

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Nothing Beats A Royal Flush

    by Richard Crockett In mid-1985 news filtered back to these shores that Geoff Meek and his crew of N...

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Finn, 505, Hobie & Spearhead News Reports From 1985

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Finn, 505, Hobie & Spearhead News Reports From 1985

    by Richard Crockett Way back in 1985 Roy Heiner claimed the Finn Nationals off Durban, narrowly beat...

  • “Talking Sailing”from My Archives. 5 Dinghy & Keeler Champs Reports in 1985

    “Talking Sailing”from My Archives. 5 Dinghy & Keeler Champs Reports in 1985

    by Richard Crockett The response to multiple championship reports has always been incredibly good, s...

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. WP Dinghy Gathering

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. WP Dinghy Gathering

    by Richard Crockett As a bonus this report from May 1985 also contains a review of the False Bay Kee...

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Argus Stannic 100

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Argus Stannic 100

    by Richard Crockett This headline leaves one completely in the dark as to the subject of the feature...

News

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Nothing Beats A Royal Flush

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Nothing Beats A Royal Flush

    August 12, 2022

    by Richard Crockett In mid-1985 news filtered back to these shores that Geoff Meek and his crew of Neil Gregory and Cliffie Barnett had won the 1/4-Ton Worlds in Corsica against some of the latest and best out-of-the-box yachts in the world. They were sailing the Angelo Lavranos designed ‘Royal ... Read More »
  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Finn, 505, Hobie & Spearhead News Reports From 1985

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Finn, 505, Hobie & Spearhead News Reports From 1985

    August 11, 2022

  • “Talking Sailing”from My Archives. 5 Dinghy & Keeler Champs Reports in 1985

    “Talking Sailing”from My Archives. 5 Dinghy & Keeler Champs Reports in 1985

    August 10, 2022

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. WP Dinghy Gathering

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. WP Dinghy Gathering

    August 8, 2022

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Argus Stannic 100

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Argus Stannic 100

    August 5, 2022

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Boating About in A Mess

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Boating About in A Mess

    August 4, 2022

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Zwartkops Yacht Club 1884 – 1994

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Zwartkops Yacht Club 1884 – 1994

    August 3, 2022

Sailor of the Month

  • Sailor of the Month – postponed due to COVID!

    Sailor of the Month – postponed due to COVID!

    February 5, 2021

    Sadly with sailing still on the backburner, the monthly Sailor of the Month award is postponed until the sport gets back to normal. Thanks to Raymarine and MDM Marine services for their continued support and understanding during these difficult times. Stay Safe please. Read More »
  • Sailor of the Month Awards Cancelled for this Year

    Sailor of the Month Awards Cancelled for this Year

    November 2, 2020

  • April 2020 Raymarine Sailors of the Month – Hasso Plattner

    April 2020 Raymarine Sailors of the Month – Hasso Plattner

    April 5, 2020

  • March 2020 Raymarine Sailors of the Month – Rijk Kuttel & Chris Garratt

    March 2020 Raymarine Sailors of the Month – Rijk Kuttel & Chris Garratt

    March 9, 2020

  • February 2020 Raymarine Sailors of the Month – Crew of Love Water

    February 2020 Raymarine Sailors of the Month – Crew of Love Water

    February 4, 2020

  • Raymarine Sailor of the Month. Calling for Nominations

    Raymarine Sailor of the Month. Calling for Nominations

    January 26, 2020

  • Raymarine Sailor of the Year – 2019 – Mike Hayton

    Raymarine Sailor of the Year – 2019 – Mike Hayton

    January 1, 2020

Historical

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Nothing Beats A Royal Flush

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Nothing Beats A Royal Flush

    August 12, 2022

    by Richard Crockett In mid-1985 news filtered back to these shores that Geoff Meek and his crew of Neil Gregory and Cliffie Barnett had won the 1/4-Ton Worlds in Corsica against some of the latest and best out-of-the-box yachts in the world. They were sailing the Angelo Lavranos designed ‘Royal ... Read More »
  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Finn, 505, Hobie & Spearhead News Reports From 1985

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Finn, 505, Hobie & Spearhead News Reports From 1985

    August 11, 2022

  • “Talking Sailing”from My Archives. 5 Dinghy & Keeler Champs Reports in 1985

    “Talking Sailing”from My Archives. 5 Dinghy & Keeler Champs Reports in 1985

    August 10, 2022

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. WP Dinghy Gathering

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. WP Dinghy Gathering

    August 8, 2022

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Argus Stannic 100

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Argus Stannic 100

    August 5, 2022

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Boating About in A Mess

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Boating About in A Mess

    August 4, 2022

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Zwartkops Yacht Club 1884 – 1994

    “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Zwartkops Yacht Club 1884 – 1994

    August 3, 2022

Sailing Books

  • Book Review: The Saga of the Sarie

    Book Review: The Saga of the Sarie

    January 7, 2021

    Book Review: The Saga of the Sarie by Buster May From the outset let me say that this is an exceptionally well written book which is crammed full of interesting anecdotes, stories, feats of seamanship and much more. Interestingly the book was written in 1964, but as May could not ... Read More »
  • Book Review. Sport: Greed & Betrayal

    Book Review. Sport: Greed & Betrayal

    July 16, 2019

  • Book Review. Nautical Works

    Book Review. Nautical Works

    March 14, 2019

  • The Mirror Book. 

    The Mirror Book. 

    October 1, 2018

  • Books on Sailing – FOR SALE

    Books on Sailing – FOR SALE

    August 16, 2018

  • Book Review. SAIL & Rig. The Tuning Guide.

    Book Review. SAIL & Rig. The Tuning Guide.

    June 28, 2018

  • Book Review. Multihull Seamanship

    Book Review. Multihull Seamanship

    June 28, 2018

Industry News

  • Which Forecast Model is More Accurate?

    Which Forecast Model is More Accurate?

    December 2, 2021

    One of the most popular questions for PredictWind is “Which Forecast Model should I use”? Often the best method is to use a consensus of the models, and when the models are similar, you can have greater confidence in the forecast. However, some forecast models do perform better than others ... Read More »
  • Weather Routing. Now with depth avoidance

    Weather Routing. Now with depth avoidance

    December 2, 2021

  • Yanmar Supports Customers with Extended Standard Warranty Period

    Yanmar Supports Customers with Extended Standard Warranty Period

    July 28, 2020

  • “Energy Observer” Fits Bruntons Autoprop Eco*Star Propellers

    “Energy Observer” Fits Bruntons Autoprop Eco*Star Propellers

    July 23, 2020

  • Cox Powertrain First 300hp Diesel Outboards

    Cox Powertrain First 300hp Diesel Outboards

    July 23, 2020

  • Flexofold Propellers Now in the Seascape Marine Services Stable

    Flexofold Propellers Now in the Seascape Marine Services Stable

    June 24, 2020

  • VHF Reimagined – Vesper Marine Announces Cortex

    VHF Reimagined – Vesper Marine Announces Cortex

    September 18, 2019

  • Results
  • Boats for Sale
  • Hobie 14 2015 Northern Region Provincials Results

    Hobie 14 2015 Northern Region Provincials Results

    October 19, 2015

    Hobie 14 2015 Northern Region Provincials Results Hobie 14 2015 Northern Region Provincials Results Read More »
  • Youth Nationals – final day

    Youth Nationals – final day

    December 19, 2014

  • Youth Nationals RESULTS – Wednesday 17 December

    Youth Nationals RESULTS – Wednesday 17 December

    December 17, 2014

  • Southern Charter Grand Slam 2 – RESULTS & PICS

    Southern Charter Grand Slam 2 – RESULTS & PICS

    December 8, 2014

  • Lipton Cup 2014 – Results after 3 races

    Lipton Cup 2014 – Results after 3 races

    August 29, 2014

  • For Sale – Morgan 31

    For Sale – Morgan 31

    November 19, 2019

    Price – ZAR 290, 000 Designer – Angelo Lavranos Builder – Mosenthal Marine Hull – GRP Deck – GRP LOA – 31’ Beam – 3.20 m Draft – 1.50 m Keel – Full cruising Displ. – 4.5 Tons Launched – 1984 Mooring – Optional extra Contact – Chris de Kock ... Read More »
  • For Sale – L34

    For Sale – L34

    September 17, 2019

  • 29er FOR SALE

    29er FOR SALE

    March 4, 2019

  • Bandit – the highly successful and super-fast offshore cat is FOR SALE.

    Bandit – the highly successful and super-fast offshore cat is FOR SALE.

    November 14, 2018

  • For Sale. Farr 38 – ‘AL’

    For Sale. Farr 38 – ‘AL’

    July 18, 2018

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