“Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Famous Yacht Ashore

by Richard Crockett

Such was the demand from people country-wide to see Bruce Dalling and ‘Voortrekker’ that she was exhibited at the Rand Daily Mail Great Outdoors Show at Milner Park.

To prepare and rig ‘Voortrekker’ Navy trainees were taken specially from Cape Town. Amongst them was well known Cape Town sailor Richard “Thirsty” Bertie who went on to become a sought after crewman on top yachts around the world.

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