“Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Inhaca Crossing by Laser

Maputo in the distance.

by Richard Crockett

I wonder how many mad-cap schemes have been conjured up on a bar stool in a yacht Club Pub on a stonking day when it’s prudent to stay off the water?

No doubt many, but are there any to top this as told by Ralph Thomas?

“Standing in Charlie’s Bar at PYC one Saturday lunchtime waiting for my ‘pie and gravy’, the discussion of the Inhaca crossing (Maputo to Inhaca Island) was on the agenda. As it was blowing 45 knots and we couldn’t go sailing, plans were formulated for the long weekend at the start of May to coincide with the start of the Vasco race (Maputo – Durban). After all the vacillating and to-ing and fro-ing about dates, bookings were made. From an expected field of about 15 boats with support craft to a final tally of three intrepid yachties the lesson learnt is that it is easy to sail from a bar stool!”

Ralph concludes with “What did we learn from our ‘Inhaca Raid’”?

READ IT ALL HERE:  Pages from 2013 07 – SAILING Magazine – OCR

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