Sailing Magazine
By Richard Crockett
Some random browsing had me stumble upon this report from 1989 when Rob de Vlieg and Nicholas Cloete were announced as “Yachtsman and Junior Yachtsman of the year” respectively.
De Vlieg is a man always around boats, initially dinghies where he was always a top Fireball sailor, and who also dominated other dinghy classes too. And, he could never resist a shot aboard a keelboat on inland waters.
Nicholas Cloete, being “Junior Yachtsman” was an Optimist sailor who excelled at two international Optimist events to clinch his title.
Rob de Vlieg we know still dabbles in boats, but was has happened to Cloete?
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE: Pages from 1989 04 – SAILING Magazine – OCR
