Boat returns:
Once the boat returned we needed to go through the boat again. She had just competed 2 Atlantic crossings in the first 3 moths of the year. We went through the boat again fixing all the niggly items. As she heared completion Rael Kassel of SA Mortgage Brokers approached us to do the Vasco race. He offered to provide sponsorship for this event. SA Mortgage Brokers is a company that specializes in providing home load finiance, they also provide the full legal support to this, including the legal advice, contract reviews, bond registration and even property transfers making them a one stop shop.(www.samortgagebrokers.co.za) The boat was shipped to Durban. Rael went to Durban ahead of the crew to orginize to Wittel the boat. The boat arrived with no problems. It was shipped by MACs shipping who gave us a really good rate. (www.macs.co.za) They ship the boat on a normal cradle with the rig up. This time around we even left the boom conver on, so the boat was fully ready to go. Sandy and Dave of SAS KZN (the orginizers) arranged for the boat to be off loaded and put onto a marina. In fact it was Brandon Smith who actually did it in the end.