Just another busy weekend at the RCYC Sailing Academy. Last Saturday we had all 4 boats out for the sail training. After the sail training one of our Lipton teams went out again on Escape, for one additional training session.…
The academy was entering two teams to race the last day of the Glacier by Sanlam Summer Series. Our team on Escape won the two races in our class and even got line honors in the second race, which does…
First I have been asked to lay marks for a proper sail training for our RCYC Lipton team and our RCYC team heading for New York to sail a J24 invitational in a week’s time. Then the night before the…
The winter in Cape Town can be very unpredictable. Cold fronts can pass through on very short notice, with very strong NW winds and rough seas. We had such a front going through on Saturday morning at 11am and experienced…
We are so lucky that we have missed the cold front last week. Thursday and Friday we have seen heavy rain and gale force NW, but luckily all was over on Saturday morning. 15 enthusiastic students lined up to go…
Ahoy Club Royalty The most important subcommittee in the club met last night, and decided on a couple of critical pointers for the way in which its business will be conducted henceforth. Gone are the days of the closed door…
Last week we cancelled our sail training as we had one of the worst cold fronts coming through this winter. This must have been the only Saturday that we didn’t have sail training during the last months. While we were…
From the youth perspective there has been a hive of activity at our club during the last 3 weeks. The Youth Regatta itself made all the hard work and logistical problems worthwhile, to gather as many young sailors at our…
Last Saturday the Annual Awards evening was held at the RCYC. It was a very festive atmosphere and good food and drinks have been served. Beside the awards for the best in every category and the winners from the summer…