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What a disappointment for Alan Keen as he tied equal first with Mark Bethwaite of Australia after 12 races and was relegated to 2nd overall on the tie-break. It was a stunning effort by keen who finished all his races in the top 3, with his worst finish a 4th – so he effectively discarded a 3 and a 4. Bethwaite had two UFD (U-flag Disqualifications) results, both of which he discarded to end equal with Keen, but having more …

Racing is always tough at the top of the Lipton Cup fleet, so to see that the results posted here are PROVISIONAL comes as no surprise as there is a protest pending. There is no confirmation as to exactly who is protesting, although the RNYC did fly a protest at a weather mark rounding against POYC. Despite these shenanigans the day belonged to the RCYC team who grabbed the race by the scruff of its neck and won convincingly and …

One of the greatest stories of this Transatlantic Race 2015 is the participation of Dorade, the 53’ yacht that a young Olin Stephens, of S&S design house fame, campaigned in this same race 84 years ago. Today the restored boat is being raced by Matt Brooks who won the 2013 Transpac with her to repeat Dorade’s 1936 victory in that race. He hoped to repeat the boat’s 1931 Transatlantic Race victory this year. South Africans, Mike Giles, Shaun Pammenter and …

A third race and a 3rd winner – this time the laurels going to the UCT team of  Southern Charter UCT Maverick. It was a close race at the finish with the RNYC hot on their transom and the defending Club, RCYC, in third. Racing is scheduled to take place today and Friday – however, Friday’s weather forecast might cause the last race to be cancelled. This is just a hint of what may be on the horizon from the …

Day 4 of the Kingston Laser Masters’ World Championships began with heavy winds and overcast skies. The clouds cleared and the temperature increased, reducing the winds to 7-15 knots from the North/East and two races were completed by all competitors. In the Great Grand Master division Mark Bethwaite, Australia, remains in 1st with South Africa’s Alan Keen in 2nd, and New Zealand’s Robert Blakey in 3rd. Keen finished with a 3 & 4 yesterday, his 4th being his discard so …

At the Kingston Laser Masters’ World Championships, Alan Keen of Cape Town, in the Standard Great Grand Master fleet headed the leader board at the end of day 1 with a 1 and 2. Day two ended with no racing due to no wind, and now after day 3, when a further 2 races were completed in a 10-14 knot breeze, Keen posted a 2; 3; 2 to be placed 2nd overall just a single point behind Australian Mark Bethwaite. …

This was a day of mixed fortunes and frustrations as the first race had to be abandoned due to the vagaries of the wind, although another was eventually completed. The second race was sailed in about 8 knots of westerly wind with flat water. The old and very competent RCYC team of David Rae and Greg Davis put in a polished performance to win the race ahead of the RNYC – and establish themselves firmly at the top of the …

It has been very difficult getting info on this event, which is why nothing was posted on the final day. It’s sad to report that the RSA Team of Roger Hudson, Asenathi Jim, Alex Burger and Taariq Jacobs dropped out of medal contention on the final day with two really bad races. In the penultimate race the RSA team chose a pin-end start, but were early and had to gybe out, thus struggling to find a lane back and were …

by Kirsten Veenstra Racing got underway around 12h00 after Race Officer Doug Allison spent some time waiting for the SW wind to settle and setting the rectangular course, starting towards Milnerton. The wind was a fairly moderate SE, varying between 10 and 18 knots, with big swell in the bay. On  the first beat, RCYC, RNYC, TSC, POYC and LDYC al went left. HBYC, DYC and Wits went right. The boats on the left could not see the weather mark …

Big breeze on Day 4 of the World Championships Three ‘epic’ races with 30-knot gusts made for spectacular competition on Day 4 of the SB20 World Championships. Racing began in 20-knot breezes, which built throughout the course of the afternoon to 30 knots. Jerry Hill, sailing “SportsboatWorld’ in 13th overall described it as: “Classic Ora conditions. We had three cracking races – hard racing with some epic downwind legs. There will be lots of very tired bowmen in the fleet …

A change in conditions followed by a demanding afternoon of three rapid-fire races for Day 3 of the 2015 Trentino SB20 World Championships has seen a shake-up on the leaderboard. The 92-boat fleet woke to a humid and windless Lake Garda. Overnight storms delayed the formation of the, usually reliable, early afternoon breeze. A later Ora breeze filled in mid-afternoon and three rapid races in 16-24 knots were sailed. It was a tough day on the water for many, with …

Another three races were completed on day 2, and with consistent placings of 2 seconds and a 4th – Roger Hudson, Asenathi Jim, Alex Burger and Taariq Jacobs head the leader board of 98 boats. To be fair, they are tied on points after 6 races, but head the leader board as they have a better discard. Torbole provided more classic conditions at Lake Garda for the second day with the famous south to south-westerly afternoon ‘Ora’ breeze allowing six …

If he is not planning a 470 campaign, out on trapeze on a 470 or encouraging other promising South African youth in the class, Roger Hudson is on an SB20 at the World Championships. From here he and Asenathi prepare to qualify the country for a Men’s 470 Olympic slot. Just last week he coached Asenathi Jim and Alex Burger to a Gold Fleet finish in the European 470 Champs. This week, he together with Asenathi Jim, Alex Burger and …

“I have achieved my dream and qualified for the Rio Olympics next year.” These were the simple and understated words used by Stefano to announce on his Facebook page the fact that he has qualified the Country for a slot in the Men’s Laser class in Rio 2016. His achievement is massive and deserves to be shouted from the rooftops as this young man has hung in over many months of intense international competition to achieve his goal. Often alone …

START DATE        23 April 2016 HOST CLUBS        Point Yacht Club, Durban & Algoa Bay Yacht Club, Port Elizabeth Due to the highly successful Vasco da Gama Race run at the end of April this year, the Point Yacht Club (PYC) are pleased to announce that the 400 nautical mile race will start on Saturday 23 April 2016. The course is again from Durban to Port Elizabeth – with Algoa Bay Yacht Club being the finishing host club. This …