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Orange 2 Jules Verne Trophy Attempt
The Shosholoza boys had a
nasty experience on Monday. While out training on Table Bay Shosholoza
Collided with a Whale. While sailing downwind at around 10 knots Shosholoza
came to a very sudden halt. While the yacht stopped several of the crew didn’t.
Helmsman Ian Ainslie went plummeting into the port steering wheel, breaking it
clean off its mount. Navigator Mark Largesse, who had been doing a compass
check at the time, went into the starboard wheel, breaking the wheel and
injuring his collarbone. Skipper Geoff Meek, who had been standing alongside
Ainslie when the collision occurred, tore ligaments in his knee as he was
thrown forward on impact. Meanwhile further forward in the yacht the impact
threw Charles Nankin directly overboard. He subsequently spent five minutes or
so in the water, getting up close and personal with the offended whale, while
waiting for the Shosholoza chase boat to come and pick him up! All told the
crew were probably lucky to get away with as few injuries as they did.
Following the incident Shosholoza has been removed from the water at the team’s
V&A Waterfront base where the rig has been removed and the hull and
appendages are being inspected for damaged. So far things don’t look too bad
with some internal structural damage aft of the keel to repair and the broken
wheels to replace. Shosholoza is scheduled to be back in the water and sailing
on Saturday. We have posted some pics of Shosholoza being lifted from the water
to be inspected on the Smooth
Sailing Photos web page. Also posted is an image of a Southern Right
Whale, to give some perspective to the incident. There has been no word on the
condition of the whale!
SAIL TRAINER –
KNYSNA YACHT CLUB
Interested candidates are invited to apply for the above-mentioned full-time, salaried position in Knysna.
· The successful applicant will be required to:
· Instruct primarily Junior sailors in all aspects of Sailing (social & competitive) as well as Adult sailors
· Enjoy working with children;
· Have good communication & interpersonal skills;
· Implement our Development Plan;
· Be fairly computer literate;
· Have administrative & marketing skills;
· Possess a valid “Skippers Ticket”, minimum of Restricted Waters.
· Have experience in Sail Training;
· Be available to take up the position early in 2005.
Applications should include a covering letter, a not more than 2 page CV, remuneration requirements, contact details (including email address), and certified copies of qualifications to the Sailing Secretary at:
P.O. Box 613, Knysna, 6570
Office: Tel/Fax: 044 3825724
Galley Bookings 044 3820166
Email: kyc@kingsley.co.za
Enquiries may be addressed to Karen Vorster at 072 248
3868.
From a 24 hour non stop
sailing adventure that was undertaken by James Tutton and then bettered by Ian
Downing sailing 30 hours and having it officially recognised by SASA as a South
African record, led to Mark Algra putting the MACS 24 Hour
Challenge on the sailing calendar in an attempt to break the world record. The
focus is no longer on the world record but is aimed at bringing sailors
together from all over S.A. for a weekend of sailing that is affordable for the
average dinghy sailor, be they juniors or seniors. Although a few international
teams have been sailing in the event, the emphasis has shifted more
to 'local is lekker'. The MACS 24 Hour Challenge is the only endurance
sailing event of its kind in South Africa and is SAS sanctioned. This year will
be the 8th year that the challenge is being sailed and judging by the number of
entries each year, it goes without saying that it is growing in
popularity. By adding another class each year, the situation might
arise when the organisers will have to limit the number of entries,
bearing in mind the safety aspect on the water. The entries would then have to
be accepted on a first come basis. The classes that may enter are: Bosun,
Enterprise, GP14, Mirror, Sonnet. The event is unique in that a team's crew can
range from a young age to ancient mariners and that the sailing does not
require the crew to be the most experienced sailors in the sport. From an
event that commenced as a weekend of fun sailing to break the world record, it
has become the annual challenge 2 go 4 without loosing its fun. As crews vie
for positions, the seriousness of the competitiveness in the challenge has also
now become evident among the skippers who keep a close watch on their lap times
and positions, as the Bridge ladies well know. The MACS Shipping 24 Hour
Challenge is twenty-four hours of exciting sailing which tests the stamina and
skill of not only a team but also the individual sailor. It is sailing in the
heat of the day and in the darkness of the night. Depending on the weather
conditions and wind strengths, crew need to be ready to be rotated and running
repairs on the dinghies may occur and require immediate attention. The event is
spectator friendly and the vocal instructions from family members, friends
and landlubbers who are the stalwarts ashore, are as important to the challenge
as the sailors, as are all the volunteers and the sponsors. Looking at all the trophies to be won, I
wonder if the sailors realise the meaning behind them. The generosity of the
donors is to expand the awareness of sailing and to encourage and
grow the sport. Without sponsors there would be no major event nor trophies.
Further info on the MACS Shipping 24 Hour Challenge may be viewed on the
website: www.maclub.co.za. Any e-mail
queries can be addressed to: Kevin.taylor@cpt.softwarefutures.com. The Notice of Race
is posted on the Smooth Sailing Notices of Race web page.
Unfortunately
the new legislation governing yachting in SA has made life a little more
difficult than in might be for those of you taking your boat out of the
country. This includes organised events like the Macs Inhaca 2005
Race. If you plan to take your yacht or boat from a local port to a
foreign port you require a SAMSA certificate issued from a SAMSA inspector,
that can cost up to R 4 000.00 depending on the type and size of vessel. Without this certificate the port control will not let you
leave the port, yes even in Richards
Bay, the port that most MACS Inhaca 2005 competitors will be leaving South
Africa from. Help is at hand though! Through the Sailing
KZN office our very efficient administrator Sandy Ostendorf can get a
temporary permit for the Macs Inhaca
2005 race at zero cost! These permits need to be attached to
your flight plan and given to port control or else you do not leave port! These permits take time and a lot of effort and organisation
to get and for the Macs Inhaca 2005
race this is how it will be done and it will only be done ONCE. The first working day following the close of entries we will
take all the entries with the required paper work to the KZN sailing office and
Sandy will do a once off bulk application to the Durban SAMSA office. It should
take less than a week to get these temporary permits back and then we will
notify all the Skippers and owners where to collect these temporary permits. To get these temporary permits you are required to submit the
following documentation with your entry.
If we do note get there
details with your entry form we cannot apply for your temporary permit and then
you will not be able to sail the race unless you get your boat inspected by
SAMSA for the fee of + R4 000-00.
The other problem is that we
will not be able to get temp permit/passes for any late entries, so all late
entries are on their own to get a pass/permit to leave port. So the solution is to get your
entries in on time with all the required paperwork to avoid any problems with
the permit/passes. Entries close on the 11th of
March 2005! Get yours in now and don’t miss out on your fun in the sun on the
island!
While Ellen MacArthur continues to ride the wave of publicity after
her stunning single-handed round the world record last week the crew of the
maxi cat Orange 2 are making rapid progress around the globe as they attempt to
set their own record. Chasing both the Fully Crewed Round the World Record and the Jules Verne Trophy Orange 2 has been making incredible progress. After only 24 days
at sea the giant cat is almost off the South Eastern tip of Australia, nearly
at the halfway mark in her round the world trip. The speeds are just
mind-boggling with an average for the 24 days at sea of 22.9 knots. In virtual
terms this puts Orange 2 just over 1500 miles ahead of record holder Cheyenne
at the same time. While Orange 2 still has a long way to go there seems to be
little doubt that she is going to take a sizeable chunk out of Cheyenne’s
record. It seems that no record is safe these days with faster and faster boats
coming along all the time! For more information on this record attempt visit www.maxicatamaran-orange.com.
Meanwhile as Orange 2 blasts her way
through the Southern Ocean four older yet still impressive maxi cats are making
a more leisurely pace down the Indian Ocean. Taking part in the Oryx Quest Cup are Doha 2006 (The former Club Med),
Cheyenne (Current Round the World Record Holder), Daedalus (Pretty much the
original big maxi cat) and Geronimo (The only maxi trimaran of its kind). Quite
frankly this race has all the makings of a bit of a sham with at least one boat
clearly only taking part for the appearance fee! When first launched, the race,
put on by Tracey Edwards, was widely heralded as having attracted the biggest
sponsorship in world sport. Starting from Quatar the race did have the
attraction, along with a million dollar appearance fee, of taking place on a
new route around the globe. Tactically the race should be very interesting as
it takes the fleet through the Indian Ocean and across the bottom of the
Atlantic, not areas often raced through by round the world fleets. Sadly the fleet
isn’t all that exciting and the result has looked to be fairly predictable
right from the start. Of interest only so far has been that the oldest boat in
the fleet, Daedalus, has been keeping pace with round the world record holder
Cheyenne. Also interesting has been that Geronimo has at this stage been unable
to get and stay ahead of Doha 2006. It is widely expected however that once the fleet gets into the
fresher conditions of the Southern Ocean Gernonimo will stretch her legs and
outrun the rest, challenged possibly only by Cheyenne. At times this race has
attracted a great deal of publicity, not all of it good. It also managed to
lure HSBC as a sponsor when they were on the brink of signing with the GBR
Challenge AC Team, almost certainly sinking this team’s chances of competing in
the 2007 America’s Cup. So far it hasn’t done much to set the world on fire
though. Perhaps things will change when the boats get into the Southern Ocean.
To keep track of how things progress log onto www.oryxquest.com.
Our Notices of Race page on the Smooth Sailing has all the NOR’s available to us. If you
have a regatta coming up and would like to make the NOR available online then
e-mail it to hethcot@iafrica.com and it will be posted and
listed in this newsletter. To get your copy simply click on the name of the
regatta you are interested in below:
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Regatta |
Venue |
Dates |
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Various KZN Clubs |
October 2004 to July 2005 |
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Various Western Cape Clubs |
December 2004 to May 2005 |
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Victoria Nyanza Sailing Club, Kaazi, Kampala, Uganda |
26 & 27 February |
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Vaal Cruising Association, Vaal
Dam |
19 & 20 February |
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Benoni Sailing Club |
26 & 27 February |
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Henley Midmar Yacht Club |
12 & 13 March |
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Milnerton Aquatic Club |
19 & 20 March |
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Point Yacht Club |
19 to 21 March |
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Zululand Yacht Club |
25 March |
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Hoedjiesbaai Beach, Saldanha Bay |
25 to 28 March |
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Mossel Bay Yacht Club |
25 to 28 March |
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Henley Midmar Yacht Club |
16 & 17 April |
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Henley Midmar Yacht Club |
22 & 23 October |
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Hobie Beach, Port Elizabeth |
25 October to 4 November 2005 |
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Royal Cape Yacht Club |
4 January 2006 |
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22 ft Mistral
Ready to
sail.
2.5 Yamaha.
Full set
sails.
Needs minor
cosmetic attention.
Lying Vaal
Dam.
R12 000-00
Contact: John
Clements
Phone:
011-452 5456
Immaculate, just re-sprayed
Licensed double axle Trailer
Full instruments – Ready to Race
R55 00000
Can send pictures
Contact: Pierre Van Rensburg
Cell : 082 450 2222
E-Mail :
pierre@apcon.co.za
Posted :
16 /02 /05
With rollers
New tyres and
tailboard
Price: R4 500-00
To view please call: (021) 448 0238
Posted: 15/02/05
28 HP Suzuki
short shaft,pull start motor with tank.
R5 500-00
&
R1 800-00
&
3,5 Yamaha
dinghy motor
R2 800-00
&
R5 000-00
&
R900-00
Contact: Doug
Irvine
Cell: 082 705
9961
E-Mail: shado@telkomsa.net
Posted: 15/02/05
Posted:
07/02/05
In good
condition with dolly and cover.
1 main, 1 jib,
1 spinaker
1 brand new
trapeeze harnass
R6 000-00
Gauteng
Contact:
David
Cell:
0839619655
Phone:
011-849 8932
E-Mail: dsantiero@mweb.co.za
Posted: 07/02/05
Lying at
Midmar Dam
Good
condition,
7,5 hp
Johnson Outboard,solar panel charging system,sails etc.
R30 000-00.
Can email
photos.
Contact:
Kevin Chadwick
E-Mail: sawell@pixie.co.za
Cell: 083 2516805
Posted: 07/02/05
8 mast & boom sections
All purchased from Quarter Deck
Contact: Dick Mawson
Cell: 082 063 7983
Posted: 07/02/05
With full
boat cover in very good condition.
Includes boat
trailer with sailbox.
At Vaal Dam.
Contact:
Dennis
Cell: 083 278
2674
Posted:
07/02/05
One standard
and two radial sails
Mast for both
versions, cover, dolly, lots of spares.
Came second
in the EC Champs in 2003.
R7 000-00
Contact:
Chris Seifart
E-Mail: chris@kapstadt.org
Posted:
18/01/05
Posted:
18/01/05
On road
trailer
Brand new
furling jib, trapeze wires, blocks and sheets.
Excellent
condition
In Durban
Contact: Eugene
Duvenage
Cell:
0824611991
Posted:
18/01/05
In good
condition.
Contact:
Alastair Fraser (In Sedgefield.)
Cell: 083 787
8654
Posted:
14/02/05
In good
condition
Contact:
Alastair Fraser (In Sedgefield.)
Cell: 083 787
8654
Posted:
14/02/05
Hobie
or Hullcat Hull
Not
really interested in mast or sails.
Want
to use hulls for experimental boat.
Will
collect, might buy trailer if available.
Gauteng region
Contact:
Andre Bruton
E-Mail:
andre@bruton.co.za
Cell:
083 743 1690
Posted:
07/02/05
In good
condition.
Contact: Roy
Spurdle
Cell: 083 441
3617
Posted: 07/02/05
Both port and
starboard hulls
Or
Complete boat
in any condition.
Rob Bentley
Phone: 012-2530958
Cell: 0843302040
E-Mail: Bentley@absamail.co.za
Posted: 07/02/05
Cruising
Catamaran
Budget USD
$200 000
Send info and
offer to:
To charter or buy as training boat for
2005 ISAF Youth Worlds
Contact: Chris Joubert
E-Mail:
markj@inchargemarketing.co.za
Posted: 18/01/05
Any condition
Contact: Andrew Brown
Cell: 083 443 4560
E-mail: andrew@surgitech.co.za
Posted:
05/01/05
Andrew Heathcote
Mobile: +27 (0) 83 783 8805
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