Sailing Magazine
pic by Richard Crockett
by Richard Crockett
As this week is all about the first 30 years of democracy in this country, and casting ones vote wisely on Wednesday, I felt it appropriate to share news from the May 1994 issues. What appeared in my search first were the 505 Worlds off Durban.
Despite a fleet of only 40 boats, the Durban Unlimited/Land Rover 505 World Championships turned out to be an excellent event, and proved that numbers are not important, as long as there is quality in the fleet.
The top performing South Africans were Alan Franklin and Rob Hancock in 16th spot.
The overall winners were brothers Chris and Darren Nicholson of Australia. Chris later made a name for himself in the Volvo Ocean Race as a tough and highly prized crewman and a wiley skipper too. On the occasions we met up during that race he always made time to chat to me about this 1994 event which left him with fond memories of the best dinghy sailing waters he had ever experienced, Durban and South Africa too.
READ IT ALL HERE: Pages from 1994 05 – SAILING Magazine – OCR
