“Talking Sailing” From My Archives. S.A. Makes Her Cowes Debut

by Richard Crockett

Cowes Week, which for nigh on two centuries has been considered the premier event in the sailing world, always takes place at the peak of the ocean-racing season in Europe. It is the Ascot of the yachting fraternity, when all the best-known sailors come together for a few days’ strenuous racing and even more strenuous socializing.

The Cruising Association of South Africa, together with the South African Ocean Racing Trust (owners of ‘Voortrekker’) are now pursuing a course of action to raise the standard of the country’s ocean racing to an international level.

Their first step towards improving standards has been to send ‘Voortrekker’ over to Britain with two crews, representative of yachtsmen throughout South Africa, to compete in this season’s RORC (Ocean Racing Club’s) series which this year includes the Admiral’s Cup series (held every two years).

It’s a very interesting read which most local yachties will have forgotten.

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