Sailing Magazine
by Richard Crockett
It’s very rare that the Lipton Cup goes this far in to September, but irrespective when the competition is scheduled, it’s usually always tight and uncompromising as this newspaper report shows.
Protest Could Rob ‘Africa Glass’ of Victory.
‘Africa Glass’s’ crew must survive a protest by ‘Maxtec’s’ squad if they wish to lift this year’s Lipton Cup Challenge regatta in Table Bay.
The Hermanus Yacht Club entry, which finished fifth and fourth in yesterday’s two stages in windy conditions, was accused of nudging Jan Reuvers’ Hout Bay-based vessel at the leeward mark on the first triangle in the day’s earlier stage.
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE: 1996 09 07 – Lipton – S&A – 001676 – OCR
