Sailing Magazine
By Richard Crockett
Remember Rothman’s Week? It was the major end-of-year keelboat regatta in the country which always attracted the cream of offshore sailors and those who simply competed for the fun and because they had commenced their annual holiday from work.
It’s sad that the event did not survive and was eventually shelved, as it was a top-flight competitive event attracting sailors from the entire country. Sadly few regattas in the country have really survived or hold the status they once had in their heydays. Our sport has changed whether we like it or not.
In 1993 the Royal Cape Yacht Club tried to inject some youthful spirit into the event as reported here:
“South Africa’s premier yachting regatta, Rothmans Week, will this year have its youngest chairman ever following the recent appointment of 31-year-old Springbok yachtsman Rob Sharp.
“Sharp takes over as chairman of the organising committees from yacht racing stalwart Geoff Myburgh who has held the post for the past four years.
“An active offshore campaigner with numerous local and international victories and seven Rothman’s Week’s to his credit, Sharp has been heavily committed to yachting administration in recent years.”
READ MORE HERE: 1993 09 11 – S&A – 938 – OCR
