The HBYC has dinghy and yacht classes from the Optimist size boats and through to keel boats, how you proceed is really up to yourself, some do the dinghy course and fade away, others carry on right through and find themselves competing in the Lipton Cup.
The five crew of this L26 Lipton Cup type yacht prepare to sail in the bay, it got quite nasty within an hour of me taking this picture but they handled the conditions and sailed back into moorings. The L26 was designed by Angelo Lavranos about thirty years back with input from a Durban sailor David Cox, the boat is made in solid GRP and is made to last the course.
Rather dated now as far as space and performance is concerned, they are to be found country wide so fill the spot when a national event like the Lipton Cup is concerned.
Read the story writen by Justin Phillips at the link.
http://sayachts.blogspot.com/2011/01/l26-lavranos-26.html
The Hout Bay Yacht Club asked the National Lotto for financial assitance, this was granted and the funds were used to upgrade the boat park and build a storage cover for club dingies, plus a lecturers office.
The new club sign proudly displays the link to Lotto, now await the further funding to allow the employment of a trainer and the purchase of more suitable training dingies for the clubs junior section.
Roy
The five crew of this L26 Lipton Cup type yacht prepare to sail in the bay, it got quite nasty within an hour of me taking this picture but they handled the conditions and sailed back into moorings. The L26 was designed by Angelo Lavranos about thirty years back with input from a Durban sailor David Cox, the boat is made in solid GRP and is made to last the course.
Rather dated now as far as space and performance is concerned, they are to be found country wide so fill the spot when a national event like the Lipton Cup is concerned.
Read the story writen by Justin Phillips at the link.
http://sayachts.blogspot.com/2011/01/l26-lavranos-26.html
The Hout Bay Yacht Club asked the National Lotto for financial assitance, this was granted and the funds were used to upgrade the boat park and build a storage cover for club dingies, plus a lecturers office.
The new club sign proudly displays the link to Lotto, now await the further funding to allow the employment of a trainer and the purchase of more suitable training dingies for the clubs junior section.
Lotto funding in Hout Bay
Roy