Yachties set sail after super Richards Bay stop-over
Yacht fleet leaves Richards Bay with great memories
HAVING left behind plenty of goodwill – along with most welcome tourism currency – the fleet of 15 yachts taking part in the World ARC cruise have left Richards Bay en route to Cape Town for the next leg of their circumnavigation.
They take with them memories of a wonderful stop-over at the Zululand Yacht Club (ZYC), from where they headed out over the past week to take in local tourist attractions.
At the prize giving on Friday evening, the foreign yachties gave a huge thumbs-up for the ZYC, as well as local Customs and Immigration officials, Transnet National Port Terminals and the NSRI for an efficient and helpful welcome.
Victor Taburiaux , who has served as World ARC Event Manager for the past three cruises, referred to the ZYC as ‘the best yacht club in the world’.
‘Despite the leg to Richards Bay being an extremely tough one owing to weather, every year we look forward to our arrival at Richards Bay and again it lived up to our expectations.’
The yachties were royally entertained with energetic Zulu dancing, a five star performance by David ‘Qadasi’ Jenkins and Maqhinga ‘Mac’ Radebe, a superb venison potjie and the traditional ‘bokdrolspoeg’ competition.
Making the most of a change in weather, the armada made full use of the northeaster as they headed southwards over the weekend.
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