Sailing Magazine

By Richard Crockett Yesterday I shared details of a devastating storm in the Pacific in 1994 which devastated a fleet of cruising yachts. Two years later there was a follow-up to that feature which described how ‘Sofia’ was salvaged. In that storm ‘Sofia’ had been dismasted and then rolled through …

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.

By Richard Crockett Yesterday I shared details of a devastating storm in the Pacific in 1994 which devastated a fleet of cruising yachts. Two years later there was a follow-up to that feature which described how ‘Sofia’ was salvaged. In that storm ‘Sofia’ had been dismasted and then rolled through …

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 …

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 …