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.
1985. “Conditions Varied Greatly for River Championships”. Redhouse Yacht Club were hosts for the final two rounds of the River Championships last weekend.
To read the full report, Click on the following LINK: 1985 01 24 600_Redacted
1992. “Ainslie Fares Best As Weather Batters Fleet”. Huge seas and high winds made it a tough – and tiring – day for·the yachtsmen competing in the Olympic Selection Regatta offshore yesterday.
To read the full report, Click on the following LINK: 1992 01 24 665
1994. “Tight Finish in Whitbread”. Maxi New Zealand Endeavour, skippered by Grant Dalton, dashed across the finish line in Auckland, New Zealand yesterday to claim third leg line honours in the Whitbread round-the-world race. ·
To read the full report, Click on the following LINK: 1994 01 24 573
1998. “My Hero”. Made it·… with a kiss to prove it. A jubilant yachtsman who traversed an ocean he never saw, sailed into Fremantle harbour in Australia this week after a 51-day journey from Durban. It was a solo voyage that all but a few thought was “suicidal”.
To read the full report, Click on the following LINK: 1998 01 24 887
2008. “Windy Conditions At this Year’s Dash”. On Saturday a record 216 entrants in the annual Downwind Dash bravely took off in blustery conditions on a choppy Langebaan Lagoon.
To read the full report, Click on the following LINK: 2008 01 24 298
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 8500 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
