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Mossel Bay will be the venue for one of sailing’s most exciting world championships when the international Fireball Class holds its most prestigious annual regatta here in December 2016. The event is expected to draw between 60 and 80 boats from around the world. The Fireball is a 16-foot mono-hull sailing dinghy that’s sailed by a crew of two. Organiser Anthony Parker, of the George Lakes Yacht Club, said that the event can be expected to bring between 200 and …

SAILING INSTRUCTOR REQUIRED by the Offshore Sailing Academy – Durban This is: a. A junior position where there is potential to grow and increase and expand your horizons and experience –  in a unique, friendly and professional environment. b. Temporary Part time – mainly week ends – experience will be an advantage. Minimum qualifications for BOTH (a) and (b) are a SAS Coastal Skipper, Although a Yachtmaster qualification would be preferred. Start immediately or 1 March 2015. CV plus picture …

Durban: 30 April – 3 May The 2015 edition of the SA Laser Nationals will unfold offshore off Durban over the May Day weekend kicking off on 30 April until 3 May. The Laser is the most popular single-handed sailing dinghy in the world and the annual event is hoping that close to 80 boats from around the country will hit the water to compete. Top South African sailors along with a handful of international competitors will take to the …

Vasco da Gama Ocean Race 2015 START DATE            25 April 2015 HOST CLUBS            Point Yacht Club, Durban & Algoa Bay Yacht Club, Port Elizabeth ENTRIES CLOSE     17h00 on 27 March 2015 FACEBOOK. Follow the race build-up, news and excitement surrounding this race on FACEBOOK at: https://www.facebook.com/VascodaGama2015 There is already a far bigger following for the race to Port Elizabeth that there has been in any of the previous races – so LIKE the page and …

Rod Ferris reports that race organisers are attempting to get one final race in before the event finishes. Conditions are very light and they may not achive this. Results to date are here: Sailwave results for 2014 Youth Nationals at Aeolians 2014

Results here:   2014 Youth Nationals at Aeolians 141217_1659

Rod Ferris reports that the wind was strong and very switchy yesterday, especially in the morning. There were Some capsizes in the morning, and fewer after lunch. There are still some protests which might affect the results. Today (Wednesday) is team racing. Results here:  Sailwave results for 2014 Youth Nationals at Aeolians 2014  

Mike Wright reports that this was a great regatta with new competitors who have upped the competitive element immensely. There is new wind blowing through this fleet with interest increasing every time the fleet takes to the water. Results 1 Paul Changion & Tim Duguid 2 Campbell Alexander & Chris Clark 3 Mike Wright & Jon Marshall 4 Patrick Harris & Jeremy Kriek.

Our roving photographer Sophie Thompson caught some of the action ‘offshore Durban’ on the weekend when the Flying Fifteen fleet were competing for the national title, and the 505 fleet the Provincial title during the RNYC Christmas Regatta.             Results so far: Flying Fifteen 1 Paul Changuion & Tim Duguid 11pts 2 Campbell Alexander & Chris Clark 14pts 3 Mike Wright & Jon Marshall 23pts 4 Gregg Hurter & Jeff Rose 28pts 5 Craig Campbell …

Performance Coaching Course South African Sailing will be hosting a performance coaching course from the 11th – 16th February 2015. See details here: sas coachin Level 3 Advert 1   Information from: Rob Holden SA Sailing National Training Manager Mobile: +27(0)833206362 Office: +27(0)446904205 Fax: +27(0)865467119 Skype: rob1.holden

Southern Charter Grand Slam 2 Theewaters Sports Club 6th and 7th December 2014 by Andre Wolheim The Southern Charter Grand Slam 2 got off to a flying start with 115 online entries, a record for the Southern Charter Grand slam Series! In total 145 entries were recorded. The event organisers encourage everyone to enter online to speed up the registration process. This also helps them sort the fleets and capture the data into Sailwave before the event. The Mirrors topped …

The Lipton Cup Trustees have published the Notice of Contest for the 2015 event, as well as all the pertaining documents. Access them here: lipton cup 2015 Commodores Letter 2015 lipton cup 2015 Notice of Contest 2015 lipton cup 2015 Formal Notice of Entry 2015 lipton cup 2015 Sail Measurement Declaration 2015 lipton cup 2015 Measurement Safety Declaration 2015 lipton cup 2015 List of Trophies 2015 lipton cup 2015 Crew Weight Declaration 2015 lipton cup 2015 Crew List 2015  

Follow the link below for the FINAL RESULTS: _southern_charter_grand_slam_2_20142015_at_theewater_sports_club_2014 Check out the pics by Trevor Wilkins in the 2 links below: https://plus.google.com/photos/+TrevorWilkins/albums/6089750575342845073 https://plus.google.com/photos/+TrevorWilkins/albums/6089618571164339025

It’s 4 days before the kick-off at TSC. This event is going to be truly spectacular so you don’t want to miss out! Early bird entries close TONIGHT (Wednesday 3 December) so make sure you get those in to avoid paying the late entry fee! Click Here To Enter Now! We are so excited to see such an awesome spectrum of sailors entered for this event! Not only do we have some of the top sailors in the country competing …

by Sophie Thompson A zig-zag course in Durban Harbour had a fleet of 53 dinghies sailing to all corners of the harbour on Saturday with Jon Marshall claiming the honours in Point Yacht Club’s Jonsson Cup Pursuit Race. Marshall, the Rear Commodore for Keelers at Point Yacht Club traded in his larger, more familiar chariot for a much smaller Laser. The race saw a large mixed fleet head off in light conditions towards the harbour mouth. “It was a bit …