Sailing Magazine
By Richard Crockett
At just 19 years old, Marvin Sampson, an Electrical Engineering student from Grassy Park, temporarily left his studies for Mauritius where he joined the fleet of Clippers for the 5th leg of the Round the World Yachts to race to Cape Town. He also sailed the next leg to Salvador, Brazil, a distance of 5 800 nautical miles.
The City of Cape Town sponsored his participation as they used the race as an opportunity to promote sailing as a sport within the community.
READ MORE HERE: 2003 06 11 – southern mail – 019 2 – OCR
