Landlocked yacht club says its sailors can’t get to the sea

Mossel Bay is a sailing landmark – the place where explorer Bartolomeu Dias first realised he had discovered a shortcut to India.

But there are no such shortcuts for development sailors of the Mossel Bay Yacht and Boat Club who must drag their boats 800m from a field to the sea now that the club has been evicted from the harbour. The club has effectively been mothballed since January when it lost a court battle against the Transnet National Ports Authority to do with a price-adjusted lease the club was no longer able to afford. Club management was ordered to vacate their clubhouse and marina adjacent to the commercial port, which they have since done...A subscription gives you full digital access to all Times Select content.

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