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  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. The NSRI – From Humble Beginnings

    by Richard Crockett As seafaring people we all know the NSRI and what they do, yet how many today kn…

  • “Talking Sailing” from my archives. The Agulhas Current

    by Richard Crockett Ever since doing my very first Vasco da Gama ocean race from Durban to East Lond…

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Humiliation Does Not Build Teams

    by Richard Crockett Remember “Camp Staaldraad”? It’s probably best forgotten as it was not the Sprin…

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Chess Match At Sea, 7000 Miles of Moves

    By Richard Crockett I have always enjoyed following the Whitbread Round the World race, and later th…

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Solo Sailor Sails Away

    By Richard Crockett It was 31 years ago today that Ant Steward and his trusty steed ‘NCS Challenger’…

News

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. The NSRI – From Humble Beginnings

    November 29, 2023

    by Richard Crockett As seafaring people we all know the NSRI and what they do, yet how many today know that they started in a very low key manner and have expanded exponentially to be the formidable organisation they are today, doing excellent rescue work all along our Eastern, Southern …

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  • “Talking Sailing” from my archives. The Agulhas Current

    November 28, 2023

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Humiliation Does Not Build Teams

    November 27, 2023

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Chess Match At Sea, 7000 Miles of Moves

    November 24, 2023

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Solo Sailor Sails Away

    November 23, 2023

  • “Talking Sailing” from my archives. The Buccaneer Class

    November 22, 2023

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Some Old America’s Cup Boats in Photos

    November 20, 2023

Sailor of the Month

  • 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.

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  • Sailor of the Month Awards Cancelled for this Year

    November 2, 2020

  • April 2020 Raymarine Sailors of the Month – Hasso Plattner

    April 5, 2020

  • 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 4, 2020

  • Raymarine Sailor of the Month. Calling for Nominations

    January 26, 2020

  • Raymarine Sailor of the Year – 2019 – Mike Hayton

    January 1, 2020

Historical

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. The NSRI – From Humble Beginnings

    November 29, 2023

    by Richard Crockett As seafaring people we all know the NSRI and what they do, yet how many today know that they started in a very low key manner and have expanded exponentially to be the formidable organisation they are today, doing excellent rescue work all along our Eastern, Southern …

    Read More »
  • “Talking Sailing” from my archives. The Agulhas Current

    November 28, 2023

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Humiliation Does Not Build Teams

    November 27, 2023

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Chess Match At Sea, 7000 Miles of Moves

    November 24, 2023

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Solo Sailor Sails Away

    November 23, 2023

  • “Talking Sailing” from my archives. The Buccaneer Class

    November 22, 2023

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Some Old America’s Cup Boats in Photos

    November 20, 2023

Sailing Books

  • 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 …

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  • Book Review. Sport: Greed & Betrayal

    July 16, 2019

  • Book Review. Nautical Works

    March 14, 2019

  • The Mirror Book. 

    October 1, 2018

  • Books on Sailing – FOR SALE

    August 16, 2018

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

    June 28, 2018

  • Book Review. Multihull Seamanship

    June 28, 2018

Industry News

  • Cape Performance Sailing – A Noteworthy Downwind Performance

    October 12, 2023

    by Richard Crockett It’s not often that the local South African boat building industry has something to crow about, especially if they are building racing monohulls, yet Cape Performance Sailing is on a super-fast downwind plane with its sails crammed full of orders. Having set up shop just 36 months …

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  • Exalto Wiper Technologies now at Seascape Marine Services, Cape Town

    August 3, 2023

  • Which Forecast Model is More Accurate?

    December 2, 2021

  • Weather Routing. Now with depth avoidance

    December 2, 2021

  • Yanmar Supports Customers with Extended Standard Warranty Period

    July 28, 2020

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

    July 23, 2020

  • Cox Powertrain First 300hp Diesel Outboards

    July 23, 2020

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

    October 19, 2015

    Hobie 14 2015 Northern Region Provincials Results Hobie 14 2015 Northern Region Provincials Results

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  • Youth Nationals – final day

    December 19, 2014

  • Youth Nationals RESULTS – Wednesday 17 December

    December 17, 2014

  • Southern Charter Grand Slam 2 – RESULTS & PICS

    December 8, 2014

  • Lipton Cup 2014 – Results after 3 races

    August 29, 2014

  • 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 …

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  • For Sale – L34

    September 17, 2019

  • 29er FOR SALE

    March 4, 2019

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

    November 14, 2018

  • For Sale. Farr 38 – ‘AL’

    July 18, 2018

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