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Jo Ludick

Jo Ludick

Saturday at 11:24

Asym Training

15.1

NM

3h 1m

Roggebaai to Cape Town, South Africa

Nicolaas J Basson

Nicolaas J Basson

12 February 2025 at 17:32

Twilight race 9

Last race of the series. Second position in race, second in series.

Twilight race 9

9.1

NM

2h 1m

Roggebaai to Cape Town, South Africa

Nicolaas J Basson

Nicolaas J Basson

22 March 2025 at 10:08

SSSA Shorthanded sailing.

First in class B doublehanded race. Wind 12 kt NW, flat seas.

SSSA Shorthanded sailing.

16.5

NM

4h 42m

Cape Town, South Africa

Anthony Howes

Anthony Howes

22 March 2025 at 10:28

16

NM

4h 39m

Durban, South Africa

Alistair

Alistair

22 March 2025 at 10:49

15

NM

3h 43m

Saldanha, South Africa

Jo Ludick

Jo Ludick

19 March 2025 at 17:00

Twilight Race

15.2

NM

2h 37m

Cape Town to Foreshore, South Africa

Holger Heye
Paul Schnider

Holger Heye, Paul Schnider & 1 other

19 March 2025 at 17:09

RCYC Sable Twilight Series Race 09

15

NM

2h 43m

Roggebaai to Cape Town, South Africa

Millie and David

Millie and David

17 January 2025 at 10:06

Cape Town to St Helena

After a long period on land it was finally time for us to move on. We left for Saint Helena the 15th January, excited to get back out to sea. We had also indulged in some new running rigging for Penny, which we could’t wait to test out. The first few days proved to be windier than forecast, thankfully it was all downwind. Penny went the fastest she’s ever gone, even heavily reefed. By day 4 the wind had subsided and the rest of the passage was plain sailing we the wind averaging 10-15knots. Each day we would hoist the kite to ensure we maintained good progress in the lighter air. For the first time, the hydrovane did an excellent job of maintaining the course and flying the kite enabling us to sit back and “relax”. The passage had a lot of cloud cover, especially overnight. It was also a new moon which made the nights even darker, occasionally it was hard to distinguish the horizon from the sky. During the day, we would have the occasional burst of sunshine which helped to boost our moral and charge our batteries. On day 6 we managed to catch a beautiful dorado, it was a huge fish that made over 5 meals. We enjoyed it best in fish tacos, which we battered in an “Old bay” spice mix reminding us of the Caribbean. Other big milestone on this leg was when we crossed the Greenwich meridian line, as a result Penny has sailed through every time zone and we are now back on UK time. This is the closest we’ve been to home since Aruba last year, it’s exciting to think that we have almost completed our circumnavigation!

5

Cape Town to St Helena

1717.6

NM

12 days 7 hours

South Atlantic Ocean, South Africa to Jamestown, Saint Helena

Stephan Botha

Stephan Botha

7 March 2025 at 10:24

1

1.2

NM

2h 33m

South Africa

Jo Ludick

Jo Ludick

5 March 2025 at 17:02

Twilight Race

15-16kts Gusts - 20-26kts

Twilight Race

14.4

NM

2h 34m

Cape Town, South Africa

Anthony Howes

Anthony Howes

1 March 2025 at 12:12

16

NM

6h 40m

Tweedie Hail to Greendale Park, South Africa

Alistair

Alistair

23 November 2024 at 10:49

13.3

NM

3h 29m

Saldanha, South Africa

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