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  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Taxpayers Foot Teen’s Sea-Rescue Bill

    By Richard Crockett The first day that Abby Sunderland was stranded in the Southern Ocean, Australia…

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Signal is Heard From Voortrekker

    By Richard Crockett My apologies for the break in transmission last week, but some miserable sleaze …

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Grassy Park Teenager Joins World Yacht Race

    By Richard Crockett At just 19 years old, Marvin Sampson, an Electrical Engineering student from Gra…

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Bok Skippers Race for Glory in Hi-tech Yachts

    By Richard Crockett It was 35 years ago today when both John Martin and Bertie Reed started the Two-…

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Nautical Vicar is Heading for the Sun

    By Richard Crockett Today I am able to share a long newspaper cutting from The Observer in London th…

News

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Taxpayers Foot Teen’s Sea-Rescue Bill

    June 18, 2025

    By Richard Crockett The first day that Abby Sunderland was stranded in the Southern Ocean, Australia’s rescue agency chartered a jet to fly over the area where her emergency beacon was activated. The 11-hour flight cost an estimated AUS$110 000. The second day, after locating her, the agency sent another …

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  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Signal is Heard From Voortrekker

    June 17, 2025

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Grassy Park Teenager Joins World Yacht Race

    June 11, 2025

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Bok Skippers Race for Glory in Hi-tech Yachts

    June 10, 2025

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Nautical Vicar is Heading for the Sun

    June 9, 2025

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. RAF Says Dalling is Third

    June 6, 2025

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Carry on Regardless, Bruce

    June 5, 2025

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. Taxpayers Foot Teen’s Sea-Rescue Bill

    June 18, 2025

    By Richard Crockett The first day that Abby Sunderland was stranded in the Southern Ocean, Australia’s rescue agency chartered a jet to fly over the area where her emergency beacon was activated. The 11-hour flight cost an estimated AUS$110 000. The second day, after locating her, the agency sent another …

    Read More »
  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Signal is Heard From Voortrekker

    June 17, 2025

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Grassy Park Teenager Joins World Yacht Race

    June 11, 2025

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Bok Skippers Race for Glory in Hi-tech Yachts

    June 10, 2025

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Nautical Vicar is Heading for the Sun

    June 9, 2025

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. RAF Says Dalling is Third

    June 6, 2025

  • “Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Carry on Regardless, Bruce

    June 5, 2025

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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