Sailing Magazine
By Richard Crockett
As mentioned yesterday, the February 1967 issue of SA Yachting magazine was almost dedicated to the National Regatta on every page, with this summary really showing what a great regatta this was.
It’s author, Peter Brown, went to great lengths to show the importance of having had Keith Musto and his crew Tony Morgan competing in the FD class. From his account they played a significant role in changing our local FD sailing as they were helpful and readily gave advice when asked. They also provided a totally different approach to mastering the FD, and ultimately showed that one of the most important ways to upgrade a class is by more communication.
I have often in the past advocated that it is more important to bring top sailors to our country to compete in our home regattas than to send our teams internationally to so often be thoroughly trounced and even humiliated. Maybe this is a lesson we can still learn from?
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE: 1967 02 – SA Yachting – lessons to be learnt from 3 weeks hard racing – OCR
