Save ItSpeaking of South Africa, many Anarchists will have sailed off the coast of Durban, a city that boasts warm water and good sailing breeze. Classes that have held events here include 505's, Lasers, Hobie Cats, Finns, Fireballs, J22's and Mirrors. We even have a Flying Tiger here!
Since South Africa entered the Americas Cup with the Shosholoza Team, sailing is enjoying much greater publicity in the country. However, this great venue is under threat from a greedy bunch of property developers who are exploiting loopholes in the law, in order to grab land and evict the Watersports clubs that currently exist at the launch site known as Vetch's Beach. There is indeed a public outcry. If this is allowed to happen the development of sailing will take a huge knock; so much so that it is predicted that Hobie Cats will disappear from Durban forever. Sound good? We don't think so either. Send comments to savevetchies@gmail.com.
The Water Rat10/30/07
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