MOSSEL BAY NEWS - This weekend the inaugural Mossel Bay Regatta, to become an annual event, was sailed in our stunning bay, as part of the Mossel Bay Sports Festival.
As is the case most of the year the sea was a beautiful blue and the wind turned up to up to 25 knots to entertain the sailors.
There were 37 boats with 50 crew that attended from the Eden district, Gauteng and even Namibia. This regatta was used as preparation for the 2016 Fireball World Championship that is being held in December at Mossel Bay Yacht and Boat Club.
The youth sailors moved close to the shore, a beautiful sight, and they were cheered on by the crowd that gathered at the Yacht Club. The seniors were taken further out so that their course could be fitted into the bay. They had absolutely perfect sailing conditions.
Fleet 1 (handicap rating under 1 000):
1st Georgou Divaris & Ferdie Holm on a Fireball
2nd Tammy Holden & Sanmarie Fourie on their 29er
1st James Helstrom on a Laser Radial
2nd Megan Robertson on a Laser Radial
1st E Horne on an Optimist
2nd Abigail Sweeney on an RS Tera pro
3rd Oliver Holden & Ryan Baily on an RS Feva
4th Sasha Nillsen on an RS Tera Sport
5th Emilio Crause on a Topper
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