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
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Praise for local Yacht Club
The Algoa Bay Yacht Club is presently hosting the 60th SAP 5O5 World Championships. Racing in the pre worlds finished yesterday and the World Championships begins on Saturday, 28 March 2015. The official opening and flag raising ceremony took place on the Donkin reserve and at City Hall last night. The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality treated sailors from 4 continents to a civic reception at the City Hall and, during the official welcoming speech by the Deputy Executive Mayor, Chippa … [Read more...] about Praise for local Yacht Club
Nelson Mandela Bay Welcomes World Class Sailing Championships
Nelson Mandela Bay has been afforded the privilege to be the host destination of the 60th 5O5 SAP World Championships. World class sailors from around the globe will converge at the Algoa Bay Yacht Club (ABYC) from the 23rd of March until 3rd April 2015 to test their skills against the best of the best. Based on previous World Championships organisers are expecting teams from all over the world. Previous world champions have confirmed their attendance from countries such as Australia, … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay Welcomes World Class Sailing Championships
Thumbs up for local yacht club
The Algoa Bay Yacht club will be hosting the 60th 505 World Championships from 23 March to 3 April 2015. The 505 is a two man (person) one design dinghy that offers fast sailing and is one of the most active dinghy classes in the world with thousands of boats being actively sailed. As part of the build up to the 505 World Championships the ABYC held a small practise regatta from 2 to 4 January 2015, where a select group of invited sailors got to taste the wind, weather and Port Elizabeth's … [Read more...] about Thumbs up for local yacht club
PE’s hosting of milestone 60th World Championship on track
Writing in the 505 Worlds sailing newsletter today, Peter Funke, the South African 505 Class Association President says; "The preparations for the 2015 World Championships are progressing extremely well. The Algoa Bay Yacht Club in the beautiful Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth, and the South African 505 Class Association have joined forces and formed an event Organising Commitee which is making excellent headway with its preparations." The 505 is a two person racing dinghy that offers fast … [Read more...] about PE’s hosting of milestone 60th World Championship on track
Dear Roland – Golf is for People UNable to Sail
Some advice for our beleaguered Metro Head of Communications Roland Williams whose 'accepting of largess from a rival to Times Media' is being spotlighted in The Herald newspaper. Williams responded today to The Herald's front page article about his "unethical conduct" in accepting "An all-expenses-paid golfing trip to Paarl......which was paid for by printing giant Paarl Media." According to The Herald; "Paarl Media received the last R7.8-million tender to print the municipality's Ubuntu … [Read more...] about Dear Roland – Golf is for People UNable to Sail
Exciting One Design sailing headed for Port Elizabeth
The 2015 505 World Championships hosted by the Algoa Bay Yacht Club and the South African 505 Class Association will be sailed in Port Elizabeth, South Africa from 23 March to 3 April 2015. The International 505 Dinghy Class Association has held a World Championships every year since 1956 and on only three occasions were they sailed in Africa - all three in Durban, South Africa in: 1979 when Americans Steve Taylor and David Penfield won; in 1994 when Australians Chris & Darren Nicholson … [Read more...] about Exciting One Design sailing headed for Port Elizabeth
505 World Sailing Championships headed for Port Elizabeth
At the Algoa Bay Yacht Club we asked ourselves this question; "Where in South Africa should we host a World Championship sailing event for boats sailed by 2 adrenaline addicted, high wind speed seeking crew with 40m2 of sail on 5.05 metres of boat weighing 127.4 kg?" And the answer is pretty obvious; "Port Elizabeth" One of the South African sailors presently sailing in the 2012 SAP 505 World Championships in France, Mark Biagio, let the cat out of the bag on Facebook earlier today when he … [Read more...] about 505 World Sailing Championships headed for Port Elizabeth
