“Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Club News – April 1965

Surf Launching: On the left was the rather unorthodox launching of Eric Smith’s new 34-footer ‘Vega’ through the surf at Camp’s Bay beach, Cape Town. Bjorn Johansen in ‘Foam’ acted as the offshore tender and everything went swimmingly after that first anxious moment when a wave lifted the ship off her cradle and she baulked for a while with a heavy list.

By Richard Crockett

I am starting the week with more Club News, this time from the April 1965 issue of SA Yachting magazine. And as usual, it’s full of sailing news, people, “happenings” and the obligatory pages of people pics the magazine was famous for.

Covered Today Is:
• Enterprise Week in Durban
• Enterprises … Whalers … and Sandefjord – Photo Page
• Kayalami on Safari
• Fantasie is Unfortunate …
• Dawn Passet on the Highveld
• Natal Power … Florida … Vaaldam
• Island Sailing Club
• Bluff Yacht Club
• FD Expert on the High Seas …
• Saldanha Opening Cruise

READ IT ALL HERE:  1965 04 – SA Yachting – club notes – OCR

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