Sailing Magazine
By Richard Crockett
Anyone who follows the history of our sport will know, or at least, has heard the name ‘Zeeslang’. She is a legendary yacht which has touched the hearts of many, and after a very tough racing career has been restored on several occasions. Today she is in pristine condition – and that’s another story for another time.
The introduction to this feature says: “The annals of yachting in South African include boats which have become household names. The 30-foot sloop ‘Zeeslang’ is one, and she proved that a light boat built from marine plywood could not only race offshore, but beat bigger and sturdier boats at their own game.”
Colin Farlam turned back the clock to review this Van der Stadt-design which was, in the ‘70s, rejected by the RCOD class and hopelessly penalised by the IOR rule. As a result she was neglected and fell into disrepair… .
READ HER STORY HERE: Pages from 1998 09 – SA Yachting – OCR
