Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Concern Over Dalling in Raging Atlantic

By Richard Crockett

There is some concern here as to how Voortrekker’s jury-rigged boom has stood up to Tuesdays raging Atlantic seas and wind of 32 to 38 mile an hour.

Skipper Bruce Dalling. who is also having trouble with three winches, said last week he was sure that the repairs he had made to the boom would hold, so long as he didn’t have to contend with any strong winds.

READ THE FULL REPORT HERE:  1968 06 13 – Cape Times – Bruce Dalling Archives – S&A – 002477_Redacted – OCR

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