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by Richard Crockett International sailing competition at its consummate best was presented on Cape Town waters last week during the Odzala Discovery Camps 52 SUPER SERIES V&A Waterfront regatta. For the locals it was compelling watching for many different reasons, and for those who have not yet had their fill of these mouth-watering boats, their very slick crew in action on the water, and the fascination of some of the closest yacht racing one will ever see on our waters, …

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Racing in South Africa for the first time ever represented something of a voyage of discovery for the 52 SUPER SERIES owners and crews, but the 10 teams from eight nations were rewarded with good racing in a variety of wind conditions, including a visit from the strong Cape Doctor wind, all set against the spectacular backdrop of Table Mountain and the Lion’s Head, whilst embracing the lively, colourful, friendly welcome at the city’s V&A Waterfront. Victory for ‘Azzurra’ was …

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by Richard Crockett Hasso Plattner’s ‘Phoenix’ team did not have the best of days yesterday as can be seen from their results, and despite being second overall on the leaderboard after 6 races, any more poor results will see Hasso Plattner relinquish a podium place. The only ray of sunshine in what was a dull day, was that Tina Plattner beat her father in the second race after coming from the back of the fleet. Maybe some local knowledge helped …

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by Richard Crockett Hasso Plattner and his ‘Phoenix 11’ crew took the first race yesterday in fine style, but were tripped up in the second race, handing the overall lead to ‘Azzurra’. A pedestal winch gearing breakdown between races unsettled the local team who suffered a breakage of their aftermost port side stanchion to further compound their problems. And on the race course they appeared to out of phase on the first beat, having to duck transoms or tack away …

by Richard Crockett From the overwhelming response I receive from these posts, from all over the world I may add, the interest is cranking up rapidly and I am being connected with some wonderful people thirsty for more. Thank you all who have made contact. Should you wish to copy, forward or share material from here, PLEASE acknowledge the source as: Sourced From the SAILING Mag Archives & Historical Records. To read the full reports, click on the LINK following …

by Richard Crockett From the overwhelming response I receive from these posts, from all over the world I may add, the interest is cranking up rapidly and I am being connected with some wonderful people thirsty for more. Thank you all who have made contact. Should you wish to copy, forward or share material from here, PLEASE acknowledge the source as: Sourced From the SAILING Mag Archives & Historical Records. To read the full reports, click on the LINK following …

by Richard Crockett It was fitting and very appropriate that Hasso Plattner, the man who brought this fleet of top quality yachts and crew to our shores, together with his ‘Phoenix 11′ crew won the first race of the series, and after two races is leading the series. It was the manner in which he won convincingly that is even more impressive, as he started off the pin end of the start line to establish an early lead that allowed …

by Richard Crockett From the overwhelming response I receive from these posts, from all over the world I may add, the interest is cranking up rapidly and I am being connected with some wonderful people thirsty for more. Thank you all who have made contact. Should you wish to copy, forward or share material from here, PLEASE acknowledge the source as: Sourced From the SAILING Mag Archives & Historical Records. To read the full reports, click on the LINK following …

by Richard Crockett From the overwhelming response I receive from these posts, from all over the world I may add, the interest is cranking up rapidly and I am being connected with some wonderful people thirsty for more. Thank you all who have made contact. Should you wish to copy, forward or share material from here, PLEASE acknowledge the source as: Sourced From the SAILING Mag Archives & Historical Records. To read the full reports, click on the LINK following …

by Richard Crockett From the overwhelming response I receive from these posts, from all over the world I may add, the interest is cranking up rapidly and I am being connected with some wonderful people thirsty for more. Thank you all who have made contact. Should you wish to copy, forward or share material from here, PLEASE acknowledge the source as: Sourced From the SAILING Mag Archives & Historical Records. To read the full reports, click on the LINK following …

by Richard Crockett It’s thanks to the Plattner family that local South African yachties will get to witness some of the most closely fought big boat yacht racing ever seen on our waters – and the excitement is palpable as all discussion with yachties is about this regatta, and the Rolex TP52 World Championships off Cape Town at the end of March. Cape Town is the home port to the Plattner’s Team ‘Phoenix’. Both ‘Phoenix 11′ and ‘Phoenix 12′ fly …