Point Yacht Club
MSC Week
Offshore Durban: 4 – 8 July
South Africa’s premier winter regatta, the week-long
annual MSC Regatta now in its 40th year hosted by Point Yacht Club
kicks off offshore of Durban on Monday 4 July.
On the back of the highly successful Hobie 16 and Flying
Fifteen Provincials, the much-anticipated sailing event incorporates the L26,
IRC and Hunter Provincials along with the Micro-Multihull Challenge, and the
MSC Racing Class.
Race Officer, Dave Rushton will have a busy time offshore organising the various classes. A maximum of 12 races will be held for the IRC and Multihull fleets and a maximum of 15 races will be held for the L26, Hunter and Club racing classes and only five races for the MSC Racing fleet. A minimum of four races for all but the MSC Racing Fleet will need to take place to constitute a regatta.
Confirmed entries are Container World in the L26 class.
Tony Cockerill from Henley-Midmar and Dave Martinson from Witbank will be
competing in the Hunter class. In the IRC Class, the lightning quick Southern
Storm will be dusting herself off to participate under her new owner, Warren
Clark. In the sports boats class we have the Fluid 180, PhattAss entered,
together with Cabriole, a Beneteau First Class 8 and a Pacer 27 with youngster,
Michaela Robinson driving.
In the micro multihulls old rivals, Bandit skippered by
Sean Jones and Ladybird skippered by Andrew Dolloway are entered. Representing
the Bluff Yacht Club, Andrew Murray sailing on Liquid Blue will be taking to the
water in the MSC Racing Fleet.
Regatta Convenor Ron Pet stated, “The regatta is always a
hit, both on and off the water. Teams travel from around the country to
participate. A number of the teams use this as a tune up race ahead of the
prestigious Lipton Challenge Cup that will be taking place in Cape Town later
this month.”
“Loads of sailors have indicated their intent to compete,
so we are eagerly awaiting their entries. Just in the IRC alone, we have Gregg
Hurter racing Vasco finisher, Bellatrix and also the brand newcomer to the
Durban fleet, the majestic CFM owned by Stuart Ritchie promises to be on the
water. Wayne Smith, helming the multihull Crazy Diamond has had her out of the
water and been modifying her bows, so it will be good to see her go up against
Bandit and Ladybird.”
Durban truly is the place to be this winter, with three
back-to-back sailing events of national proportion, the MSC Week concludes ten
days of winter-bliss on local waters.
For more info visit www.pyc.co.za
or contact the club on 031 301 4787.
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