Sailing Magazine
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 each headline.
1988. “Against the Wind”. Tension is mounting as yachting clubs countrywide prepare for South Africa’s most prestigious regatta – the Lipton Cup.
To read the full report, Click on the following LINK: 1988 05 21 704
1990. “’Spirit’ Wins Dias Despite Sail Protest”. Twenty-four hours of post-race drama and tension ended ·here on Saturday when the Cruising Association of SA confirmed that Jerry Harrison and his Durban yacht Jasco Spirit of St Gerard were the overall winners in the Portnet Dias race.
To read the full report, Click on the following LINK: 1990 05 21 055
1992. “SA Pair Lead World Fireball Championships”. South Africans Martin Lambrecht and Alec Lanham-Love have taken a commanding lead in the World Fireball yachting championships being sailed in Wilmington, North Carolina.
To read the full report, Click on the following LINK: 1992 05 21 194
1994. Cole Plans A New Tack with All-woman Crew”. The old adage: “separate the men from the boys” might well apply to Western Province sailing star Marion Cole.
To read the full report, Click on the following LINK: 1994 05 21 281
1994. “Top Optimist Skippers Get Set for World Champs”. The SA Optimist team will be testing their strength at Club Mykonos this weekend as they put in their final preparation for the world championships in Sardinia and then the European championships in Turkey next month.
To read the full report, Click on the following LINK: 1994 05 21 286
Comments and contributions are welcome. Email: editor@sailing.co.za
What is “On this Day” About?
I am busy archiving many boxes of press cuttings I have accumulated and which I guestimate run into tens of thousands! A daunting task which I believe to be necessary before ditching them as I have been concerned for many years about the lack of interest Clubs, Classes and other sailing related organisations give to preserving their history.
Should you wish to copy, forward or share material from here, PLEASE acknowledge the source as: Sourced From the SAILING Mag Archives & Historical Records.
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.
This is my personal crusade, and instead of simply archiving and keeping the contents away from prying eyes, I will share my spoils in the hope that you will enjoy reminiscing as much as I do, and continue to do as I wade through the labourious process of scanning each and every cutting in my archives.
As each scanned cutting will be searchable, I will be able to create presentation packs personally tailored to a persons exact requirements – ie. Rothmans Week, the NCS Regatta, the Rio Race, Mauritius Race, Vasco da Gama Race and more – or simply by the name of an individual (like Ant Steward and his open boat exploits) who want a record of his/her sailing career for the family archives.
I have already done this by scanning in excess of 10 000 pages of material I have on ‘Voortrekker’ – from idle chatter, to concept, to the formation of what ultimately became the South African Ocean Racing Trust (SAORT), to the fruition of the 1968 OSTAR Race in which Bruce Dalling and ‘Voortrekker’ excelled – and even beyond that.
The possibilities are endless – so watch this space.
Comments and contributions are welcome. Email: editor@sailing.co.za
