“Talking Sailing” From My Archives. Yacht Cruise to Saldanha – 15 Sail in Cape Club Event

By Richard Crockett

This historic newspaper cutting is thanks to Dudley Dix who entrusted me with his archive material dating deep back into the pre-1950s.

This cutting gives some history on the “Paraffin Cup”.

Sailing into the teeth of a brisk southerly wind, 15 yachts of the Royal Cape Yacht Club left yesterday for their Easter cruise to Saldanha Bay.

READ MORE HERE:  1948 03 26 – dix – OCR 62_Redacted