Meet the Team

As you know, we periodically introduce you to members of the SA Sailing family so you can get a better idea of exactly who the driving force is behind the organisation. This month we caught up with two exciting new staff members. Gabriella Flynn and Nomsa Ntentesa

President's Update

Recently re-elected SA Sailing President Michael Robinson is currently somewhere in the South Atlantic – having embarked on a great adventure, sailing between Trinidad and Cape Town.

My Coaching Experience

I am Evelyn Osborne, and I am a woman sailing coach. I have been coaching sailing for the past 30 years at all levels. My sailing career has been continuous from a young age up until today I have been sailing in Nationals events and International events in GP14 and Laser.

Meet the Team – Peter Sherlock

Peter Sherlock recently became an SA Sailing Councillor, representing the interests of the Cruisers in our community. We caught up with Peter to find out more about his sailing background and the task ahead

SA Sailing Youth Nationals 2021

SAVE THE DATES The SA Sailing Youth Nationals 2021 will be held at Hermanus Yacht Club 16-22 December 2021 (provisional dates).

OSASA leads South African cruising into a brighter future.

The Covid pandemic affected billions of people in the most basic of ways. Not least amongst these were the international sailors who cruise around the countries and islands of the world exploring new shores and new cultures

Kirsten Neuschäfer – Journey of a Lifetime

There’s only one woman taking on the 2022 Golden Globe race and she happens to be South African. Port Elizabeth sailor Kirsten Neuschäfer is currently preparing for the epic 48,000km solo round-the-world challenge

President's Update-March 2021

Just in case you thought that I wasn’t paying attention to the racing component of our sailing community…

Sailing Management Webinar Series

Our next webinar will be covering the “New Rules”. The Racing Rules of Sailing are updated every four years, and the new rules come into effect on 1 January 2021. Join our four resident International Judges presenters Lance Burger, Alan Keen, Luke Scott and David Hudson for a 60-minute webinar highlighting the most significant changes in the 2021-2024 rules at 19:00 on Thursday 26 November.

SA Sailors Qualifying for eSailing World Championships

Four South African virtual sailors have qualified to compete against the best in the world in the eSailing World Championship. We caught up with SA’s top-ranked eSailor Pedro De Mello Machado (DaMoose) to find out all about it…

The Little Optimist Trust Global Race 2020 – for all ages

On any body of water, anywhere in the world, in any Optimist dinghy, between 9-18 October, you can enter, raise funds for charity, track your race, have fun and help inspire at-risk youth. 2020 will be the inaugural year for The Little Optimist Trust Global Race where we will be challenging Optimist sailors (and others) in South Africa and around the world to sail an Optimist Dinghy for charity.