Chris has owned and campaigned a Farr 40 since Oct 1994 in whichhe has participated in most of the yacht races and regattas in and around the Cape plus NCS Week in Durban and Algoa Bay Sailing Week in Port Elizabeth.
Member of RCYC since 1990 and HBYC since 1994. Ex Commodore of HBYC and current club President since 2013. Lifelong ocean racing sailor that started with the Sydney to Hobart classic in 1964.
Ocean Sailing Experience:
Dec 1964 Auckland to Sydney 1275nm Crew
Dec 1964 Sydney Hobart Race 650nm Crew
Dec 1996 Governor’s Cup Race Cape Town to St Helena 1750nm Skipper/navigator
Jan 2000 Cape to Rio Race 3600nm skipper/navigator
Feb 2000 Return Rio to Cape Town via Tristan da Cunha 4000nm Skipper/navigator
Mar 2002 Delivery of Yacht Majik to Fort Lauderdale 7000nm Navigator
Sep 2002 Delivery of 3 Fishing Patrol Boats to Luanda Angola 1500nm navigator
Feb 2003 Delivery of an Admiral 38 to Grenada 5000nm Skipper/navigator
May 2004 Delivery of Enigma from Fortaleza Cadiz 6000nm Skipper/Navigator
Feb 2006 Delivery of African Renaissance from Salvador to Hout Bay 3500nm Skipper/navigator
Sep 2006 Delivery of Rivera (sport fisherman) from Durban to Hout Bay 600nm Navigator
Jun 2010 Delivery of the harbour tug Duma from Cape Town to Dar se Salaam 2700nm Navigator
Apr 2012 Delivery of Discovery from Cape Town to Brisbane via the Panama Canal 16000nm Skipper/navigator
