April 2020 Raymarine Sailors of the Month – Hasso Plattner

Now here’s man who is absolutely passionate about his sailing, yet despite his age he just continues to mix it up with the best sailors in the world on the 52 Super Series circuit. Up until recently he was always a highly respected 505 dinghy sailor on the international circuit.

Hasso Plattner played a massive role in getting this series, as well as the now cancelled Rolex TP52 World Championship to Cape Town.

But this award is about sailing, so it was fitting that he won the opening race, and another, to ultimately finish second on the podium after 7 races – and that’s against some of the best sailors in the world.

Plattner helms his own boat, and has a cosmopolitan international crew aboard ‘Phoenix II’, amongst whom are some local South African sailors.

Plattner is alone in campaigning two boats in this series, with ‘Phoenix 12′ being helmed by his daughter Tina. She too has an international crew with South Africans included.

These two events brought top international sailor to our shores to sail on Table Bay with the iconic Table Mountain overseeing proceedings. It also gave local yachties an opportunity to see world class sailing at it’s very best.

Thank you Hasso for your contribution to the sport of sailing Hasso.

2020 Sailors of the Month

February	Crew of Love Water
March	Rijk Kuttel & Chris Garratt
April	Hasso Plattner
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Roll of Honour – Sailors of the Year

2020	NO AWARD DUE TO COVID-19
2019	Mike Hayton
2018	Tina Plattner
2017	Alex Burger & Benji Daniel
2016	Rob van Rooyen
2015	Stefano Marcia
2014	Blaine Dodds
2013	Asenathi Jim
2012	Roger Hudson
2011	Stefano Marcia
2010	Asenathi Jim
2009	Taariq Jacobs
2008	David Hudson
2007	Dominique Provoyeur
2006	Craig Millar
2005	Shaun Ferry
2004	Justin Onvlee
2003	Dominique Provoyeur
2002	Golden Mgedza
2001	John Eloff