Sailing Magazine
By Richard Crockett
Way back in 1989 ‘Judron, sailing for the Hout Bay Yacht Club, was on the cusp of having the Lipton Cup by the throat, winning a 3-way battle in the third race.
READ IT HERE: 1989 08 23 – 000026
A year later in 1990, a Cape Times headline shouted: “Hudson’s Fightback”. Dave Hudson, sailing Port Owen Challenger, redeemed his poor 24th place on Tuesday by convincingly stamping his authority on the fourth round of the Joko Lipton Challenge Cup yesterday – leading the race virtually the whole way and crossing the line first.
READ IT HERE: 1990 08 23 – S&A – 114 2
In 1993 a headline said: Outsider Takes Yachting Honours: – that’s when Hermanus Yacht Club won the first race of the event.
READ IT HERE: 1993 08 23 – S&A – 130
“Natalians Conspicuous by Lipton Cup Absence”. “The Durban burgees are flying at half-mast following the shock revelation that neither Point Yacht nor Royal Natal Yacht Club have managed to muster the effort to defend their pride or honour to wrest the Joko Lipton Cup back to Natal”.
READ IT HERE: 1995 08 23 – S&A – 278
