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SAIL SAIL SAIL ROYAL CAPE YACHT CLUB CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 2017/18 #LoveSailing Racing Season LOVE BENETEAU THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION ROYAL CAPE YACHT CLUB CAPE YACHT ROYAL PHOTO: © GILLES MARTIN-RAGET Oceanis 31 - 35.1 - 38.1 - 41.1 - 46.1 - 48 - 51.1 - 55.1 ABROMOWITZ SHARP & ASSOCIATES “We believe in our products and we’re passionate about them.” N VOL O 9 David Abromowitz Rob Sharp | 2017/2018 Email: info@yachtbrokers co.za Email: [email protected] Skype: rob.sharp.cb Tel: +27 21 419 0722 Tel: 082 55 707 42 Marina Centre, West Quay Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa, 8001 | www.yachtbrokers.co.za WWW.RCYC.CO.ZA Sail 2018 ad material Krone.pdf 1 2018/06/06 3:45 PM C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Enjoy Responsibly. Not for Sale to Persons Under the Age of 18. Sail 2018 ad material Krone.pdf 1 2018/06/06 3:45 PM SAIL WELCOME RCYC t’s been a busy season of sailing and social events at the Royal Cape Yacht Club. This is evident on the pages of SAIL RCYC which show the Ismiley, happy faces of our members and guests alike enjoying Contents the racing season and the hospitality of the Tavern of the Seas. A full racing calendar coupled with fun events, cruising raids, and socials for good causes has ensured a vibrant club. RCYC welcomed international events like the Volvo Ocean Race and the Clipper Race to name a few. These world-renowned races have long included RCYC as a stop on their round the world passage. The ever-growing RCYC Academy took part in a match-racing display at the VOR Race Village showing the sailing talents of our youth who competed with much spirit and comraderie. A full documentary on the RCYC Academy was done by CNN Africa, which highlighted the great work that’s being done. So much so that many Academy stars are being snapped up by seasoned, local racing campaigns as well as campaigns abroad. Enjoy the winter break, till next season! SAIL SAIL ROYAL CAPE YACHT CLUB CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 2017/18 #LoveSailing Racing Season LOVE BENETEAU To view the digital THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE version, go to ROYAL CAPE YACHT CLUB PHOTO: © GILLES MARTIN-RAGET www.issuu.com/sailrcycOceanis 31 - 35.1 - 38.1 - 41.1 - 46.1 - 48 - 51.1 - 55.1 ABROMOWITZ SHARP & ASSOCIATES 3 Letter from the Commodore “We believe in our products and we’re passionate about them.” VOL N O 9 David Abromowitz Rob Sharp | 2017/2018 Email: info@yachtbrokers co.za Email: [email protected] Skype: rob.sharp.cb Tel: +27 21 419 0722 Tel: 082 55 707 42 Marina Centre, West Quay Road, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa, 8001 | www.yachtbrokers.co.za Ingrid Hale and the SAIL team WWW.RCYC.CO.ZA C 4 Meet the crew M Y 7 News and views CM 30 RCYC Sailing Academy SAILTHE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MY ROYAL CAPE YACHT CLUB CY PUBLISHING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ingrid Hale 34 Club racing CMY ART DIRECTOR Piers Buckle (Fresh Identity) CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Toni Mainprize (RCYC) K 40 Local sailing regattas CONTRIBUTORS Hilary Ackerman, Kerry Pryde (RCYC) COPY EDITOR Jackie Fermo ADVERTISING SALES Shirley Roos, Jeanne van Rooyen 40 Lipton Cup CONTRIBUTORS Heidi Burger, Andrew Collins, Natalie de Gois, Ashleigh de Villiers, Bernhard Diebold, Brad Geyser, Neil Gregory, 43 Mykonos Offshore Ingrid Hale, Roger Hudson, Dale Kushner, Teddy Kuttel, Irvine Laidlaw, Nick Leggatt, Paul Maré, Lindani Mchunu, Vitor Medina, Mark Mills, 46 Cape 31 Shama Nathoo, Michael Pammenter, Mike Peper, JJ Proveyeur, Mark Sadler, Martina Schmidt, Luke Scott, CP van der Merwe, Siyanda Vato, Kirsten Veenstra, Russell Vollmer 48 Fling Regatta CONTACT RCYC Tel: +27 21 421 1354 | Fax: +27 21 421 6028 Email: [email protected] | www.rcyc.co.za 50 Cape2Rio FOR LETTERS AND ENQUIRIES Big Blue Media – Ingrid Hale Tel: +27 83 309 3895 | Email: [email protected] 52 Royal capers abroad ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES Shirley Roos | Email: [email protected] 58 RCYC sailing calendar Jeanne van Rooyen | Email: [email protected] 60 RCYC race results PRINTING CUwin ©Royal Cape Yacht Club. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or be transmitted in any form or by any means, 63 Final word electronic or mechanical, without prior permission from the publisher. Sail aims to provide accurate and up-to-date information. Information is given in good faith, and is believed to be correct at the time of publication. Features included in SAIL are based on content supplied and are weighted according to the amount of information THIS PAGE AND COVER – ASHLEIGH DE VILLIERS – ASHLEIGH AND COVER THIS PAGE provided. The Publishing Editor cannot be held responsible for a feature that is not included in the line-up if information was not provided on the regatta/event. PHOTOGRAPH Enjoy Responsibly. Not for Sale to Persons Under the Age of 18. WWW.RCYC.CO.ZA 1 SAIL RCYC Letter from the Commodore “ The main focus of our committee has been to work to- wards a positive engagement and negotiation with Transnet and the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to hopefully secure our lease for a further term.” to access their training centres and procedures to ensure a more Summer, Double-Handed Series, with the possibility of a career in streamlined, effective and Mykonos, Fling, Harken, Rob the maritime industry. productive department. Toni has Meek Overnight Race and SAIMI is a government earned the trust and respect Twilight Races were all sailed in department reporting to the from all staff members and it is a fiercely competitive yet Office of the Presidency. They so a pleasure to see a motivated sportsmanlike fashion. Well believe in what our Academy is and happy staff complement. done Neil Gregory, Andrew he 2017/2018 year doing that they have committed Inside House, led by Joep Collins, Hilary and Kerry. has flown by and has handsomely to fund selected Schoof and flanked by F&B The Sailing Academy is been a fun, yet very students to obtain formal manager Wesley Young, Chef super active with over 70 Tbusy, year for Royal qualifications such as skipper’s Jacques and Chef Chad, excelled students regularly participating Cape Yacht Club. and yachtmaster’s tickets. by providing food and beverages in training sessions and sailing The main focus of our SAIMI recently moved in to our at very reasonable prices yet of events. Under the guidance of committee has been to work offices at RCYC. In the future the highest standard. Dramatic Joe Heywood, Lindani, Mo and towards a positive engagement SAIMI have suggested that changes were made to spruce up Sibu the Academy provides a and negotiation with Transnet RCYC help replicate our our rather outdated alcove area fantastic platform for young and the Transnet National Ports Academy and training model in and we are planning to carry students to become part of a Authority (TNPA) to hopefully other ports around the country. that same theme and standard professionally run Academy. secure our lease for a further The above engagements to the terrace and main hall. Here they are exposed not only term. With the assistance of our are at a critical point of Alan Haefele, ably to sailing but also to the oppor- Sailing Academy manager negotiation and that is the main supported by Boet Koopmans tunity to experience different Lindani Mchunu, we devised a reason why I have made myself and Elliot Magadlela, maintained initiatives and adventures such presentation which we shared available to serve a third year as a well-oiled operation in Outside as the Youth Regatta trip to with stakeholders such as the commodore. House and the marina activities. Durban and climbing Table City of Cape Town, Transnet, On the club front we have This department is probably the Mountain. TNPA, South African Interna- had a successful year – sailing most important one in the club Club member Joe Van der tional Maritime Institute wise, financially and socially. as it derives a large amount of Westhuysen recently donated (SAIMI), Cape Peninsula Toni Mainprize was appointed as income for the club with the the famous Arch-Angel yacht to University of Technology (CPUT), our GM in August 2017. With 7 responsibility of operating our Academy and this 36-foot Lotto and various others. years experience running the efficiently yet safely. beauty will enable our students The result has been sailing department, Toni For the Sailing Department to go the next level in sailing - overwhelming. These various understands the intricacies and it has been a challenging year providing the opportunity to do departments and bodies have demands of running a club with with the weather deciding who longer distance sailing and thus shown interest in what we are 2000 members,76 staff has the last say. Several increase their seamanship levels. doing and have committed to members and 12 general Wednesday night races were I look forward to another become involved and assist committee members. She cancelled as well as Cape Town exciting sailing season. ASHLEIGH DE VILLIERS ASHLEIGH where they can. For instance, has led, managed and excelled Race Week due to winds Yours in sailing, Transnet National would like to at understanding each depart- exceeding 30 knots. This did not form a partnership with our club ment and making positive and dampen the spirit of our sailors. Vitor Medina PHOTOGRAPH where our students will be able constructive guidelines, policies On the contrary, the Winter, RCYC commodore WWW.RCYC.CO.ZA 3 EST.