Port Elizabeth, 1 April 2015 - The expected westerly started making it's presence known early on Wednesday morning. Some anxious and eager faces in the boat park of the 60th SAP 5O5 World Championships told the tale of who was expecting to do well and ... who not. With the wind reaching 45 knots in Algoa Bay the Port of Port Elizabeth closed the port to any vessels wishing to leave or enter the harbour and the postponement flag went up for a two hour delay. Calls to Cape St Francis … [Read more...] about High Winds Close Port and Halt Sailing
505 dinghy
Time for a bit of Sailing
The local Algoa Bay Yacht Club (ABYC) finishes off the sailing calendar for the year with it's annual prestige regatta - ABYC Week. This year ABYC Week runs from 27 April to 1 May and incorporates the 505 dinghy National Championships. The 505's will be holding their annual National Championships in Algoa Bay every year until 2015. In 2015 the 505 World Championships will be sailed in Algoa Bay and organisers are expecting a huge event with close to 100 boats and an influx of a minimum of 300 … [Read more...] about Time for a bit of Sailing
