Sailing Magazine
by Richard Crockett
Today we go back to 1967 and the announcement of plans to enter a yacht in OSTAR singlehanded race from Plymouth to New York. This was the beginning of the Voortrekker I era, and much, much more… .
Here are today’s headlines:
1967. Bid to Put SA in Top Yacht Race: 1967 04 12 – Voortrekker 1 & Dalling – 932 – OCR
1983. 125 Years of Service to Yachting: 1983 04 12 – RNYC 125th Anniversary – stitched final – Lipton Cup – 060 – OCR – OCR
1990. 2 Yachts in Dash to St Helena: 1990 04 12 – 820
1991. Anchors Aweigh for GBYC: 1991 04 12 – 406 21
1995. Provoyeur Up Against It: 1995 04 12 – 886
