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Ingrid Hale

Ingrid Hale

Publishing Editor in Chief. Ingrid has been boating since a toddler and sailing since she was 16. She started on Hobie Cats and competed in many National and World Championships. A keen windsurfer too, she moved onto “big boats” in the form of a racing yacht and enjoyed many successful campaigns on a GP42. Her love of all things to do with the ocean led her to Marketing and Communications in the world of sailing, managing 3 x Cape Town Stopovers for the Volvo Ocean race (Puma and Team SCA), and managing the Communications for the GP42 campaign, Lion of Africa Vulcan in the Cape to Rio Yacht Race. She has merged her passion for sailing with her passion for publishing to produce the annual magazine for RCYC SAIL, the SA Nautical Almanac and the South African Ocean Racing Legacy book. Her 25 years of experience in magazine publishing on titles such as Cosmo, Marie Claire, House and Leisure, Elle and Elle Decoration has provided a solid platform to develop Sail + Leisure.

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    Beautiful Botswana | A Tale of Two Safaris

    by Ingrid Hale

    National parks, game reserves and wildlife management areas make up nearly 40 percent of Botswana, a land so nature-rich that travellers have the opportunity of sighting a whopping 580 bird and 75 larger mammal species. It’s also a country of wonderfully varied landscapes – making it difficult to choose simply one bush experience – as our lifestyle editor, Helen Clemson, discovered when she did the best of Botswana in just one trip.

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    The Weekend Wrap-up

    by Ingrid Hale

    This week on the Weekend Wrap Up: the Cape Town International Boat Show, the Round Robben Island Pursuit Race, the MEO Rip Curl Pro and the start of the Rolex Middle Sea Race. 

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    90 Minutes closer to Antigua | Peter van Kets

    by Ingrid Hale

    Rowing unsupported and unassisted across the ocean seems nuts, right? Well it is! I’ve done it twice now and I’m not sure why exactly. Having said that, they have both been the highlights of my life (and provided a few of the lows as well). What a privilege to be immersed in absolute silence in the middle of the ocean with thick bioluminescent plankton. It’s just off-the-charts mind-blowing! As good as it gets, it gets equally terrifying.

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    The Weekend Wrap-up

    by Ingrid Hale

    Wrapping up a weekend of great sailing both locally and internationally as the sailing season in the Med draws to a close, South African sailing starts to gear up for summer.
    Join us at the Cape Town International Boatshow this weekend with Matt Bromley, The Little Optimist Trust and The Sea change project.

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    Ferney Trail Run | Running for a Cause

    by Ingrid Hale

    Debbie Hathway returns from the 12th CIEL Ferney Trail in Mauritius fired up to be more active next year. And after the 2018 CIEL Ferney Trail, she was determined to enter this year. Extra motivation was the organisers’ introduction of a fun 8km option for those who simply wanted to enjoy a little exercise around one of the most magnificent natural attractions on the southeast coast of Mauritius. The annual event is held in September in the Ferney Valley, a privately owned domain where 200ha is dedicated to the protection and rejuvenation of endangered flora and fauna in some of the last remaining endemic forest on the island. The proceeds are split between La Vallée de Ferney Conservation Trust and Inclusion Mauritius, a group of 12 NGOs working for people with intellectual and physical disabilities.

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