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The Sailor's Wife – a great read

The Sailor's Wife – a great read If you’re looking for an entertaining sailing read, check out Maureen Girdlestones The Sailor’s Wife. As he author explained: “It is the true story of the yacht Alter Ego stolen from Royal Cape Yacht Club during the aching Eighties, the amazing events that followed a frantic worldwide search and the near miracle find thanks to a Samaritan on the island of Grenada in the Antilles. Taking advantage of the situation, years of cruising ensued with adventures galore
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Tue 02 May 2023

SA’s Kirsten Neuschäfer first around Cape Horn

It’s been an eventful month of February for Kirsten Neuschäfer (ZAF), rounding Cape Horn at 2023 UTC 15th Feb. She moved to first place after 150 days of racing and since had to face two storms, breaking a spinnaker pole and taking down her massive twin sail alone on a Minnehaha rocked by the residual swell. Neuschäfer (ZAF) continues to surge ahead. With a 530-mile lead over India’s Abhilash Tomy, the South African has now entered a zone she knows like the back of her hand, having worked in th
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Thu 02 Mar 2023

Steering the Course 2023 : Shaping a Pathway for Women in Sailing

In 2023, Steering the Course will take on a new focus, shaping a pathway for Women in Sailing. This focus will not only introduce new sailors to the sport but also dive into the many different pathways and careers available. We are again encouraging Sailing Clubs, Centres, Member National Authorities, Class Associations, and volunteers to sign up to support the event and then to take part in any of the activities suggested. Alongside this, World Sailing will focus on a number of key opportunitie
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Thu 02 Mar 2023

Cape Town buzzing as they play host to The Ocean Race

Those in Cape Town would have noticed the buzz created by the five teams taking part in The Ocean Race Trophy. Cape Town is the second stop in the iconic round-the-world race that started in Spain on 15 January 2023 and is all about racing with purpose. Ahead of the start of the race, teams signed up to a series of individual and team-wide actions that support a healthy ocean. Click here for more. Here’s some more info about the race from the official website: The Ocean Race 2022-23 features t
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Thu 02 Mar 2023

NSRI launch exciting car competition

The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is a volunteer rescue organisation that is on call 24/7. While their mission is to save lives on South African waters, they’re more than a rescue service as they also aim to educate communities and strive to innovate and constantly evolve and extend their water-safety initiatives through empowerment and visibility. NSRI is manned by more than 1350 unpaid volunteers at over 50 rescue bases, including satellite or auxiliary stations and inland dams. In add
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Thu 02 Mar 2023