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Daring to follow your dream – catching up with the crew of Nahoa

For many, leaving it all behind and sailing around the world is merely a wild dream, never to be realised. But in 2015, Canadians Ben Brehmer and Ashley Stobbart decided to make that dream a reality. Having sold all their possessions, the duo bought a 41-foot catamaran and set off from Florida, USA, headed to the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal, across the Pacific, down to New Zealand, through Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Guam, Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand, and across the In
Thu 30 Mar 2023

SA Sailing strategic update

SA Sailing’s main mission is to enable sailing for life across all sailing disciplines for all South Africans along with broadening our base and consolidating our constituency and in the process increasing our relevance and Council. This requires much planning and strategic implementation. Click here to discover how SA Sailing are going about achieving this mission.
Thu 30 Mar 2023

SA Sailing Awards Nominations

Nominations for the SA Sailing National Awards are open! South African Sailing invites you to submit your nominations and motivations for the 2022 awards covering the period of 1 January to 31 December 2022. Please note nominees must be bona-fida members of a SA Sailing-affiliated yacht club and hold a valid SA Sailing membership number. Nominees for the youth award must be under the age of 19 in the year for which the award is made (2022). Nominations must have a motivation attached. Clic
Thu 30 Mar 2023

MSC Western Cape Dinghy & Hobie 16 Champs

Only early entries received by the closed date qualify to get T-Shirts as part of their entry!  The 2023 MSC Dinghy Classes and Hobie 16's Western Cape Regional Championships will be hosted by Izivunguvungu and False Bay Yacht Club over the Easter weekend, 7th to 10th April.  Join us for a long weekend of competitive sailing, comradery and fun!     
Tue 07 Mar 2023

SA Sailing Inland & Offshore

Information and how to apply for: Skippers Ticket/ICC Hull Inspection Certificate of Listing Certificate of Fitness Safety officer - David Elcock shares some top tips on what to look out for when purchasing a keelboat.
Thu 02 Feb 2023

SASCOC Sport volunteers research project- Organisation survey

The SASCOC Education and Culture Commission has been requested to assist with the above-mentioned research project. We are requesting your assistance to share this with all your members either via email and or your social media platforms. Several South African Universities are currently collaborating with the University of Edinburgh in conducting research on volunteers and volunteerism in sport. The aim of the research it so establishes needs and inform the development of coursework for prospec
Thu 02 Feb 2023

Regional News

Click on the respective links below to find out more about what's happening in your region. Western Cape Regional News KwaZulu Natal Regional News Eastern Cape Regional News
Thu 02 Feb 2023

Vasco Da Gama Ocean Race 2023

The Vasco Da Gama Ocean Race is around the corner! This year Point Yacht Club & Buffalo River Yacht Club will play host to the iconic race. Click here for Notice of Race, Boat Information Sheet, Crew List, Entry Form and Sailing Instructions.
Thu 02 Feb 2023

The Lipton Challenge returns to Durban

For the first time in five years, the Lipton Challenge will be held on the excellent sailing waters off the Durban coast. This will make the contest much more accessible to the clubs of KZN and the Northern Region, and we hope these clubs and their top sailors will make the most of this opportunity. Royal Natal Yacht Club, following their successful challenge for the Lipton Challenge Cup in Langebaan in 2021, and after a successful defence of the Cup on the waters of False Bay in August last ye
Thu 02 Feb 2023

Congrats to SA Cruising Legends

Congrats to Jenny Crickmore-Thompson, John Franklin and Peter Sherlock who have been nominated for Noonsite’s Cruising Legends series. In 2020, a great many boats were “stuck” in the Indian Ocean because of the pandemic and many border closures. The two gateways to the Atlantic, the Red Sea and South Africa, were both closed. Three South African cruisers saw the plight of many yachtsmen who were just trying to get home, and all have been nominated for Noonsite’s Cruising Legends. Jenny Crickm
Thu 02 Feb 2023

SA Sailing announces new Sailing Schools

Skipper’s Tickets for Recreational Sailing Vessels greater than 9m in length The South African National Small Vessel Safety Regulations require the skipper of a recreational sailing vessel greater than 9 meters in length to have a certificate of competence, commonly referred to as a skipper ticket. SA Sailing has for many years been accredited to issue these certificates of confidence subject to protocols agreed with the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). Most skippers get thei
Thu 02 Feb 2023

Newly launched Sailing Club at Pretoria Boys High

Sailing is alive and well at high school level. That’s the message received after 80 students signed up for the newly launched sailing club at Pretoria Boys High School this month. Two learners, Simon Holm and Louis du Plessis, felt inspired to share their love of sailing with their schoolmates and were the force behind the new club. “The general inspiration behind the club is that we’d like to promote sailing again among high school guys as a high school sport. I think there could be a great v
Thu 02 Feb 2023

Spectacular SA Sailing 75th anniversary a celebration

The South African watersports scene was dominated by South African Sailing’s 75th Anniversary celebrations from 6-21 December 2022. From a precursor inter-university regatta held at Midmar Dam in KwaZulu-Natal and a dinghy regatta at Zeekovlei Yacht Club all the way through to the end of the SA Sailing Youth National Championships held at Stilbaai Yacht Club on the Vaal Dam, sailing was celebrated throughout the country. Around 1700 sailors took part in the eye-catching spectacle on more than
Thu 02 Feb 2023

President's Update

Last year ended in the crescendo that was the 75th celebration, and what a grand finale it was. I am sure that there will be a report elsewhere in this newsletter, as I am sure that the final statistics will be published in this as well. Whatever these numbers are, they will reveal the truth of who we are. In particular, they will show us the detail of the active and engaged component of our sailing community. I took a couple of things from the 75th Celebrations, which I would like to enumerate
Thu 02 Feb 2023

South African Sailing 75th anniversary celebration aims to be largest sailing event in Africa

8 December 2022 – A massive boating extravaganza will set sail this month as South African Sailing celebrates the 75th anniversary of organised sailing in the country. In keeping with the 75-years celebration, the goal is to attract more than 750 yachts, more than 7500 participants and more than 75 000 social media hits using the hashtag #SASailing75th. “My dream is that this will be the largest sailing event ever in Africa, said SA Sailing president Michael Robinson. “The intention is to disp
Thu 08 Dec 2022