A massive cold front is approaching Port Elizabeth this coming Friday. Would all boat owners please pop down to the walk-ons and check your mooring lines and fenders. Winds are expected to peak at 50 KTS Â on Saturday lunch time, along with waves of over 5.5 meters out to sea. There is a large [...]
A new Fareast 28R yacht has arrived in Port Elizabeth and has her sights on being the club champion this coming season. She arrived from China last week and is being prepared to be launched in the week ahead. The proud new owners are Warren Harvey and Mark Dawson. I'm sure any one wanting [...]
For those that could not make the launch of Sailing PE, please find a copy of the presentation. Â 4 June 2019 Sailing PE Launch
Notice to boat owners on SAMSA registrations 2 May 2019.
South Africa has strict rules on the safety equipment that boats need to carry on board if they are competing in any yacht races, and also if they are intending on sailing offshore (both racing and cruising).
It is the responsibility of the owner or his representative to prepare the vessel for the safety inspection. You need to complete and sign the safety inspection check sheet before the safety survey. The safety officer will refuse to the safety inspection until the check sheets have been completed.
To all Boat Owners, I recently had a discussion with the Port Captain who has issued a stern warning that they intend getting stricter with CoF's, on every vessel in the Port of PE, we have been given a period of 90 days to rectify the backlog, failing which action will be taken against those [...]
The Island race took place on the 20 January 2019 sailed from the port of Port Elizabeth. In all 9 yachts competed the 22 nm course around the Island of St Croix and the Bell buoy. Wind was a light NE at the start but quickly built to a 20 kt SE around lunch time. [...]
What an amazing day's sailing in the Nelson Mandela Bay. Nine yachts made it down to the Algoa Bay Sailing Marina and hoisted sail's for a sail in the Bay. The wind was a perfect 10 to 15 knots from the west and swinging to the SW by mid-afternoon. Three yachts then stopped for lunch [...]
