Holiday 23 Fun Worlds
On the weekend of 05 – 06 April 2025, H23 sailors came together at Langebaan for the Holiday 23 Fun Worlds and we are super stoked with the performance of our POYC members!
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Sailors’ Scuttlebutt 07 April 2025: Transit through the Panama Canal
Monday, 07 April 2025, delivered another excellent afternoon of Sailors’ Scuttlebutt with Bruce and Jeannie Quayle!
Miss your place at Friday dinner and you miss out!
Last Friday’s regular Friday evening set menu delivered not only the regular soothing sounds of JC Latter on the microphone and behind the guitar, but a surprise guest who really was only planning on having a quick drink and something to eat as a member’s guest when he was nagged into getting behind the microphone with JC.
Sailors’ Scuttlebutt – The Delivery of My Fair Lady
On Monday, 03 March 2025, Patrick Knobel entertained us all with his telling of the tale of My Fair Lady for our monthly Sailors’ Scuttlebutt. Read all about it!
SAILORS’ SCUTTLEBUTT 10 FEBRUARY 2025 – A MISSION TO SAVE SEABIRDS
Gough Island in the South Atlantic was declared a World Heritage Site in 1995 and received Important Bird Area Status in 2013. During COVID in 2021, Ian Mackintosh joined SV Urchin on a mission to remove invasive mice responsible for the near-eradication of critically endangered seabirds. He told us his story at our Feb Sailors’ Scuttlebutt.
Port Owen River Race 2025 -what a race it was!
On 25 – 26 January 2025 the Western Cape sailing community gathered on the banks of the Berg River for the 2025 edition of the Port Owen River Race. And what a great race it was!
AN ADVENTURE FOR OUR SEA CADETS
Over the weekend of the 17th, 18th, and 19th of January 2025, Blokkies and Ian Mackintosh took SV Footloose (an L34 sailing yacht) down to Saldanha Bay with the intention of sailing back to Laaiplek / Port Owen with four of the POYC supported Cadets from the Saldanha Sailing Academy.
STOMPNEUS BRAAI BASH DAY SAIL 18 JAN 2025
This past Saturday, 18 January 2025, the POYC sailors took to the water for a day sail across the St Helena bay out to Stompneus Bay where they dropped anchor and enjoyed a lovely lunch together before going out again to enjoy some really good wind and perfect sailing conditions around the Bay and back to Port Owen again.
NEW YEAR’S EVE MEXICAN FIESTA
On 31 December 2024, members of the POYC enjoyed a fantastic New Year’s Eve Mexican celebration with the skippers and crew of the West Coast Cruise vessels all moored in the Port Owen yacht marina.