Sailing Magazine
By Richard Crockett
To my knowledge there are just a handful of South African sailing vessels which have circumnavigated Africa.
One crew man to achieve this is Gugulethu man Theo Madayi.
This is how the Argus newspaper report from 21 years ago, introduced Theo: “From Gugulethu·comes a young man who has turned dreams into a reality. Theo Madayi stepped off an ocean-going yacht on Saturday after circumnavigating the African continent.
“The yacht was ‘Inspia! Yacht 2041′, sponsored by Coca-Cola. The vessel was part of British Arctic explorer Robert Swan’s mission to spread the word about saving the world’s environment – a voyage of more than 23 000 nautical miles”.
This full page newspaper report gives a fascinating insight into Theo and his experiences.
READ IT ALL HERE: 2004 05 05 – argus – S&A – stitched final – 652 – OCR
