Living up to its determination to make a positive impact on the environment, Royal Cape Yacht Club members arrived at the Club on Mandela day…

FOMO hits the water, by Liesl King. There was great excitement at the Club recently as RCYC member Dale Kushner’s new Jeanneau Sunfast 3300 entered…

“On behalf of my team and the Royal Cape Yacht Club, I would like to say thank you to the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) for giving…

Our bursary students go sailing, by Liesl King Four years ago the Royal Cape Yacht Club decided to provide bursaries for two students to attend…

Meet Damian Abrahams, Senior Duty Manager. Can we trust anyone whose favourite food is “afval” (tripe) potjiekos? When this person is also the appointed Braai…

After many months of preparation and consideration, The Royal Cape Yacht Club and Iate Club do Rio de Janeiro are proud to announce the receipt…

ORC South Africa have just sent out renewal notices for the new season.  Your current ORC Certificate, expires on 30 June. ORC South Africa is aligning…

Update on the 2023 Cape to Rio entries, by Liesl King The Cape2Rio 2023 committee is delighted to have seven confirmed entries 18 months from…

Melvine Moses, Housekeeper. RCYC has a bunch of magic workers who behind the scenes make sure that the restaurant is squeaky clean long before you…

Lipton Challenge Cup 2021, by Hylton Hale. It is our pleasure to introduce the 2021 Lipton Challenge Cup team members. Team Vulcan is no stranger…

The Real Race | Virtual Committee – perspective from the race committee and improvements for next time. We have had a few boats racing on…

After the plea in our last newsletter to support the Two Oceans Aquarium turtle adoption programme, we are proud to let our members know that…

Stormy – The last of the Bruynzeel boats, by Liesl King and Richard Crockett. In May 2019, well known sailing journalist Richard Crockett featured the…

RCYC has partnered with the Two Oceans Aquarium for the 2023 Cape2Rio race. Our goal is to use the reach of the race to raise…

  Meet Belinda Brown You only have to follow the sound of twinkling laughter in the Admin office, and it will lead you to the…

The road to the Olympics – RCYC members Alex Burger and Benji Daniel, by Liesl King. In 2017 at the 29er World Championship in Long…

She’s A Lady, by Lindani Mchunu (RCYC Academy). When you’re sitting in the Academy room, just above the braai area of the Club, well actually…

Deep ocean medical kit intro, by Dr John Roos. We are enthusiastic yachties, going about the business of sailing.   We don’t look for trouble, but…

Whiteout and a perfect race, by Liesl King. If you had asked me two weeks ago whether there is such a thing as a perfect…

BAHARI - HOUT BAY40 GAFF CUTTER ENTERS THE CAPE2 RIO RACE 2023 The Cape2Rio Race is not just about attracting out and out ocean racing…

The Immigrant, by Lindani Mchunu, RCYC Academy Elon Musk is from South Africa, he grew up in Pretoria to be exact. Steve Jobs’s, biological Father…

Stormvogel, by Liesl King As mentioned before, I try very hard not to write about people I am in awe of.  And Cornelius (Kees) Bruynzeel,…

RCYC received its official Level 3 B-BEEE certification this week.  Our overall score is 91.71 out of a 100, with high scores in the following…

Meet RCYC Sous Chef Justin Zietsman. When RCYC Sous Chef Justin Zietsman is not in the kitchen, he is on the beach. Usually with a…

Can you believe we are almost half way through April?  This year seems to be flying along, many say April and May are the most…

Access permit now online. Transnet National Port Authority  (TNPA) has upgraded their Inter Port Management System and all Club members will be required to renew their Port…

The Royal Cape Yacht Club in association with the Iate Club do Rio de Janeiro are proud to announce the signing of a ground breaking…

Sitting down with Irvine Laidlaw, by Liesl King. Irvine Laidlaw is an icon of Cape Town sailing.  He sponsored the Cape Fling regatta for eleven…