South African Sailing

The Optimist class will be holding a High Performance training camp for the Northern…

25 November 2019 – This week on the Weekend Wrap-up we get ‘Back to Basics’ with the Hobie Class while following the St Maarten Heineken regatta, the Novamarine West Coast Offshore, WSL Hawaiian Pro, Slalom Vice World Champs and the Bright Rock TV Players’ Choice awards. 

Clipper Race skipper Nick Leggatt arrived in his home port, Cape Town, from Leg 2 last week. S+L managed to catch up with him during his brief stay.

The Lüderitz Speed Challenge held annually since 2007 in Lüderitz, Namibia takes place on an artificial 1-km-long (0.62-mile-long) strip of water. Check out this video recap to ‘get you up to speed’.

The South African sailing community has been shaken this week as the tragic news of Cullen Keytel’s passing has been shared. 
Our hearts go out to Liza and Bruce, and the Keytel family in this devastating time.
The Keytel family invite the sailing community to join them in celebrating Cullen’s life this Saturday (9 Nov 2019) at Royal Cape Yacht Club, Cape Town.

21 October 2019 – This week on the Weekend Wrap-up: Cape Town International Boat Show, The Round Robben Island Pursuit Race, MEO Rip Curl Pro and the Rolex Middle Sea Race start.

Women hold top positions in the maritime world and they’re not afraid to make waves in their quest for change, innovation and growth. With the Cape Town International Boat Show taking place from 19-21 October, we showcase 7 incredible women who are making their mark in our maritime industry. 

Watching the Volvo Ocean Race fleet sail into Itajaí, Brazil reminded me of our…

The Cape 31 fleet is sailing! To think that in just 18 months we…