Sailing Magazine
By Richard Crockett
42 countries and almost 300 competitors were attracted to the Volvo Youth Worlds off Simonstown in 1998.
Best of all was the Gold Medal won by Gareth Blanckenberg in the Lasers.
Rick Nankin was the team leader for this event and in a pre-regatta interview he said this: “We are, however, very confident that Gareth Blanckenberg can bring home a medal for South Africa. Based on his performance overseas on the senior Laser circuit, we believe that there is an extremely good chance of him walking away with the Gold in the Laser Class”.
Never a truer statement, as Blanckenberg walked away with the gold medal in fine style.
READ THE FULL REPORT OF THAT EVENT HERE: 1999 02 – SAILING Magazine – OCR
