Scouts competing in Cape to Rio Yacht Race
Scouts competing in Cape to Rio Yacht Race
Scouts competing in Cape to Rio Yacht Race
JML Rotary Scout is the official yacht of Scouts South Africa and has a crew of Scouts on board to compete in the Cape to Rio 2014 yacht race. Experienced yachtsman, Peter Bosch is the skipper and the crew is made up of the finest young scouts who have come through the Sea Scout program in various parts of South Africa.
The race started in beautiful conditions on Saturday 4 January. Table Bay was buzzing ...
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Day 3 – Monday 6 January 2014
Day 3 - Monday 6 January 2014.
By Grant Chapman.
The ever-resourceful Peter managed to fix the steering problem, made more challenging as the steering was permanently in use, so that the cables were running freely and we decided that we could proceed to Rio after all. We also discovered that we had lost our sailor satellite modem connection which meant that we were without emails and our all important GRIB files for the coming week and were still relying on the GRIB ...
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JML Rotary Scout – Rio Update: 6 January. All’s Well on board!!
JML Rotary Scout - Rio Update: 6 January. All's Well on board!!
Here is the first of our Cape to Rio updates. Just to confirm, all is well on board JML Rotary Scout - I chatted to Peter on the sat phone a short while ago. The yacht is currently in about 30 knots of wind and the swells are about 4 meters. The main sail is completely down and they are sailing with a little corner of the genoa unfurled, making ...
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Day 2 – Sunday 5 January 2014
Day 2 – Sunday 5 January 2014.
By Grant Chapman.
The wind was still north westerly but it suited us as we still needed to get further west from the storm and when it veered to the west we resisted the temptation to tack and go north with the swell which would have been more comfortable for us all. There were plenty of Gannets and Sooty Petrels soaring over the wave tops as well as a few Storm Petrels in the troughs of ...
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Day 1 – Saturday 4 January 2014
Day 1 - Saturday 4 January 2014
By Grant Chapman.
After a reasonable start to the race, albeit a bit low down the start line as we were unsure which class we belonged to, we had to tack up to buoy 1 at Granger Bay and just managed to round it with centimeters to spare. We then hoisted the big purple scouts branded spinnaker and set sail for buoy 2 at Milnerton lighthouse. We held our own all the way to buoy 2 ...
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JML Rotary Scout RCYC function invitation
JML Rotary Scout RCYC function invitation
Please join us on Saturday 28th December for a function at the Royal Cape Yacht Club to wish the JML Rotary Scout and her crew well for the upcoming Cape to Rio yacht race.
There will also be a brief presentation and discussion on the Rotary Scout programme going forward after the race next year and we would greatly appreciate your input.
Dress: Uniformed Scouters are encouraged to please wear their uniforms, otherwise smart casual.
Time: 7:00pm
Date: 28th December ...
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