“Talking Sailing” From My Archives. 25 April Newspaper News

By Richard Crockett

As one can expect the news is always mixed with good and bad, and today we have a smattering of both.

We have “Rogue Wave” news which is a term not only used to describe conditions in the Vasco da Gama Ocean Race, but which also caught ‘Thunderchild’ short when on passage to Mauritius in 1989.

Ant Steward sprung a leak – well his trusty steed did off Australia when attempting his solo circumnavigation in an open boat.

And the tenth anniversary of the 1984 Vasco da Gama Race is covered too.

1989. Drama As Rogue Wave Swamps Thunderchild:  1989 08 25 – 000043

1990. Sailing Into Stormy Weather:  1990 04 25 – 000302 

1991. French Skipper Wins BOC in Record Time:  1991 04 25 – 406 50_Redacted

1992. SA’s Olympic Yacht Crew Make Their Presence Felt:  1992 04 25 – 033

1992. Yacht Springs Leak But Steward Safe:  1992 04 25 – 706

1993. Courageous Kate to Venture Boldly on High Seas Again:  1993 04 25 – 253

1994. Tenth Anniversary of Da Gama Disaster:  1994 04 25 – 453