MSC Week Regatta

We would like to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt thank you to all of our sponsors.

Without you, this event would not have been possible.

A million thank yous to Captain Salvatore Sarno and MSC, thank you for your continued support, and your promise of a 2027 MSC Week - we can't wait to get planning.

To our shirt sponsors, thank you for covering us with a fab design this year.
Vernon Goss and Choose Life Specialist Recovery Centre; Bowman Yacht Maintenance and Repairs and Highway Bakkie Hire.

To Offshore Sailing Academy for the Day Skippers Course - won by Shaun Gradwell (Blue Tango 2)

To STP INTASURE for your Prize Giving gifts - thank you!
1st ORC Nationals - TNT Racing
Most Improved Youth - Waldecia

And not forgetting our smaller sponsors. we appreciate you all!
The Barnyard Theatre vouchers that allows your other half to enjoy the show as well.
Heidi's Cafe for the fabulous random lucky draw prizes.
From the quiz night: a voucher from Savior Cafe - won by Yolanda Engelbrecht (Argo).
A train ride with Maureen or Wesley on the uMgeni Steam Railway - won by Minenhle Ngcobo and PYC Challenger.

Last but certainly not least - our 'cruising' boats.

The slower boats relished the entire week - we are only hearing glowing reports from their time on the water.

🏆 Hearty congrats to Sail Africa's Spirit of Anna Wardley with Ben Makhanya driving his team to first overall. 🏆

Well done to Tim Attwell and Guru for making a plan on the final day after damaging his forestay on Thursday.

And to our Rear Commodore of Keelers, Anthony Howes for putting this whole regatta together and getting to the start line each day. We hope you rest well this weekend!

📸 Bev Reith

🏆 The two top contenders in the L26 Champs had us sitting on the edge of our seat for most of the week. 🏆

Thank you Anna and Shaun and their fabulous teams for the entertainment. To the entire fleet - well sailed! To the travelling boats, we so appreciate the huge effort you put into getting to the start line!

Congrats to the team on Waldecia - they received the handsome new Choose Life Trophy for the Most Improved Youth Team.

📸 Chris Clark - Email subject: That winning feeling - Team Element crossing the finish line in the last race of the regatta

🏆🏆And the 2026 winner of the ORC Nationals... Tony Norris and his team on TNT Racing! 🏆🏆

Our of the starting blocks, the visitors from the Royal Cape YC dominated. Eight wins out of the 12 races - fantastic result.

A strong fleet were pushing them around the race track each and every day. Defending champions, Kenwin Daniels and his crew from Izivunguvungu MSC Foundation competing on Capt Sarno's beloved J33 took silver, while our local legend, Nigel Milln and his CFM II crew finished third overall!

A lot of tired bodies today. But overall - a raving successful week for all.

📸 David Knox-Whitehead

Results from Day Four

Four short races were sailed offshore yesterday. TNT Racing continues to lead the main class, while Spirit of Anna Wardley takes top spot in the ORC Div 2. In the L26s, there is a ding-dong battle for podium places going on. Can young Anna hold off Shaun on the final day - only time will tell?

The yachts have ventured offshore with the breeze due to full in a bit around midday.

What a fantastic five days it has been, both onshore and offshore.

Prize giving commences this evening.

Something a bit different.

A couple of snaps from Day Four. Four short races were run, bring our total number of races up to ten - so two discards.

Another day of light wind predicted on our final day as our 2026 MSC Week begins to wrap up. Lots of war stories, lots of war wounds - LOTS OF MEMORIES.

See you on the water tomorrow!

📸 Shane Elliott