Thursday 29th to Friday 30th December 2016
Thursday 29th to Friday 30th December 2016
Thursday 29th to Friday 30th December 2016
From the early morning we had good sailing with the heavier white spinnaker under reasonably controllable conditions and then we had a couple of near broaches that we saved by “smoking the guy”, i.e. releasing the line to the spinnaker clew that passes through the beak of the pole to de-power the spinnaker. The only problem was that the second time we did this the guy was released entirely, resulting in the spinnaker wrapping around ...
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Tuesday 27th to Wednesday 28th December 2016
Tuesday 27th to Wednesday 28th December 2016
In the late afternoon we spotted a big Yellowtail following very closely behind the boat and then a couple of minutes later both bungee lines with skirt lures were taken by a Yellowtail, one quite a bit bigger than the other. Pulling in the smaller one by hand it dropped off the lure as we tried to get it on board so we gaffed the big one to ensure that we had it for supper, ...
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Monday 26th December 2016
Monday 26th December 2016
After several months of frenetic activity preparing the boat for the race and discussing what to expect among the crew we all finally gathered mid-morning on the start day at the RCYC to participate in the blessing of the fleet and clear customs and immigration for our trip. Our perishable provisions were brought on board, sponsor decals applied to the hull with the help of family and friends and we slipped our mooring at 13:00 Bravo to the ...
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4 Groups visited JMLRS
4 Scout Groups visited the JML Rotary Scout
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Vasco da Gama – PE to Mossel Bay
Vasco da Gama - PE to Mossel Bay - Thanks a mil guys
By Keith Shearer of 1st Knysna Sea Scouts
Hey Tony, Ja been out of Facebook a while.
I wasn’t too sure how to comment on this thing … joy, fear or education. So to put something in words, I thought I’d just try and explain to you about my cup of tea at sea. Now that sounds like a simple thing, but you need to start by understanding that a cup ...
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Rotary Scout outing
Rotary Scout outing
By Garth Kloppenborg
Dear All.
Three Troops had wonderful time on Saturday 16th April, each having their own time slots to go out and sail around the Bay on Rotary Scout. The weather was fine, clear skies, warm with a light breeze which faded in the later afternoon.
Thanks to Grant Chapman for flying up to Durban for the day to skipper the yacht around the Bay and giving the scouts and scouters an opportunity to experience sailing on Rotary Scout. I ...
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Vasco da Gama – Leg 3
Vasco da Gama - Leg 3
By Nicholas Chapman
Before we left Mossel Bay we encountered some engine problems. Luckily the yacht berthed next to us allowed us to jump start our engine using their battery. We nevertheless decided to buy a spare battery given the continuous problems we seem to be having with the engine recently. This delayed our departure time from 07:30 to 10:30. We also loaded our new tender onboard.
Once the engine was sorted, we finally motored out of Mossel ...
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Vasco da Gama – Leg 1
Vasco da Gama - Leg 1
By Daniel Skriker
“It’s the set of the sails and not the gales that determines the way you go”
As true as this may be, when there are no gales you cannot set your sails…
This voyage has been an interesting one to say the least. On Friday, we set out from Cape Town at 17:30, two and a half hours after our expected time of departure due to engine problems.
We were bound for Mossel Bay on ...
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Day 16 – Monday 24 February
Day 16 - Monday 24 February.
By Cathleen Hughes.
As each crew member awoke for their early morning shifts, they were greeted with the most stunning glow of phosphorescence. Throughout the whole trip, not once has it been this prominent. As the light swell lapped at the boat, the waves rolled back and spread out revealing thousands of tiny phosphorescent organisms. The prop created a glowing snail trail behind the boat as if hundreds of green glow sticks had been chewed up and ...
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Day 15 – Sunday 23 February
Day 15 - Sunday 23 February
By Cathleen Hughes.
After another night of clear skies and calm seas, we were barely making any progress so we began to motor. It allowed the crew to relax more but the goal of reaching Cape Town or even Tristan de Cunha for that matter, seemed to have extra days stacking up on it.
Life on board is very slow although the days move by quickly. Each crew member has three watches a day, two hours long. This ...
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