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OLD SEADOGS TEACHING NEW TRICKS

New Gen seafarers are learning via online textbooks and videoRead More
The BlueCape Blueprint

BLUECAPE JOINS FORCES WITH CITY AND V&A TO BOLSTER OCEAN ECONOMYRead More
NO IT IS NOT FAKE NEWS – PORT TARIFFS WILL NOT INCREASE

National Port Regulator rejects TNPA’s application for a 19,74% tariff increaseRead More
ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT, STRAIGHT INTO THE WIND

But not so merrily for Zirk Botha as gale force conditions force him to postpone…again.Read More
KINETIC GETS ENERGETIC – FIRST HULLS NEARING COMPLETION

Knysna yard forging aheadRead More
AND NOW AN OUTBOARD ENGINE THAT ACTUALLY CLEANS WATER…

Suzuki impresses market with new micro-plastic- guzzling engineRead More
UNSTOPPABLE! CAPE2RIO STARTING GUN TO GO OFF ON JAN 2, 2023

It has stood the test of time, the test of 6m waves, and now CoronavirusRead More
UWE JASPERSEN LIVES ON IN NEW-LOOK HAMMER YACHTS

SABBEX talks to Hammer Yachts co-founder Peter Wiersema about the HammerCat 35’s nomination for ‘Multihull of the Year’ in the PowerCat categoryRead More
Watch: Rich Shneider’s Blue Diamond

Rich Shneider spent many covid19 months trying to figure out a way to sail his beautiful new boat from South Africa to USA.Read More
SHIP REPAIR BOOST FOR ECAPE: EAST LONDON DRYDOCK UPGRADED

Phakisa project injects R60-million to help local economyRead More
HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD IN 28 DAYS

Two Oceans invites South Africans to take up a daily Challenge to break bad plastic habitsRead More
GILL NET THREAT TO THEEWATERSKLOOF

Local boating enthusiasts help remove illegal net from Cape Town’s largest dam An overflowing Theewaterskloof Dam is great news forRead More
ST FRANCIS CATAMARANS WEATHERS THE STORM

Rob Brennan says the yard is back on track after the Duncan Lethbridge tragedyRead More
CAN THE VAAL DAM BE SAVED?

Kathy Manten from Manten Marina discusses the future of the Dam’s seven sailing clubs and four marinas in the wake of sewage delugeRead More
THE RETURN OF CAPECRAFT

Boatbuilding company tastes new success with stalwart designsRead More
FROM MIELIEFIELDS TO MARITIME: THE DEBBIE OWEN STORY

Lawhill Maritime College headmistress has walked more than a country mile to reach Simon’s TownRead More
WATCH: The Impossible Machine

SA rock star Ard Matthews from Just Jinjer, has bought well known, classic boat ‘Howard Davis’. He wants to turn into a floating studio and sail around the world.Read More
WATCH: Open, for Maritime

The Western Cape is the largest marine manufacturing center in South Africa.Read More
MARITIME TRADE IMPORTANT FOR POST-COVID BOUNCE BACK – FAISAL SULTAN

New Nelson Mandela Bay Maritime Cluster chair says Eastern Cape has growth potentialRead More
FIRST LIGHT FOR SA’S FIRST SOLAR BOAT RACE?

Event organisers want to build on the success of the SASOL solar car raceRead More

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