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Nick DASH

Nick DASH

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Falmouth

Yacht master: Coastal Cruiser (RYA) ASA 101-104: American Sailing Association: Competitive Youth Sailor 420 & 470: Life Long Enthusiast from 1977 (RYA National Intermediate Day Boat Cert 27 Oct 1977) to RYA Coastal Cruiser (27 June 2025). Boats up to 51 ft both Monohull to Catamarans. Tidal, Artic waters 5 days Tromso Norway: Baltic Ocean 5 day: Norway & Swedish waters: Caribbean via NewZealand. Skipper or crew a lifelong enthusiastic ‘waterman’.

1,249

NM

Total Distance

26

Days

Time at Sea

QUALIFICATIONS
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Coastal Skipper

The RYA
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103 Basic Coastal Cruising

ASA
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101 Basic Keelboat Sailing

ASA
Nick DASH

Nick DASH

6 December 2025 at 17:53

Knysna to Cape Town: 2 nights around Cape: entry expected early :

Mixed disorganised seas. Swell greater than 3m overnight. Autopilot failure at night 23.30 with full to port as default. Deposited and reset

3

Knysna to Cape Town: 2 nights around Cape: entry expected early :

274.4

NM

1 day 20 hours

Indian Ocean to De Waterkant, South Africa

Nick DASH

Nick DASH

30 November 2025 at 17:25

2

East London to Knysna

281.6

NM

2 days 0 hours

East London to Knysna, South Africa

Nick DASH

Nick DASH

25 November 2025 at 16:58

Richard’s Bay to East London

Big swell and building winds: likely destination East London, for review if weather window opens up for longer Easterly passage: current v wind considerations

3

Richard’s Bay to East London

356.8

NM

1 day 23 hours

The Village to East London, South Africa

Private Voyage

27 July 2025 at 13:00

16

NM

4h 0m

Day sail West Palm Beach

Manual Entry

28 July 2024 at 10:00

19

NM

5h 0m

West Palm Beach

Multiday Sail Norge

Manual Entry

21 April 2024 at 16:00

149

NM

6 days 3 hours

Tromso

Puerto Rico

Manual Entry

24 July 2023 at 09:00

132

NM

6 days 7 hours

Fajado

Nick DASH

Nick DASH

8 July 2013 at 09:45

Manual Entry

Sam Goodchild Figaro

20.2

NM

5h 16m

Hamble-le-Rice, United Kingdom