Short messages

By Holiday 23 Class Association | 14 September 2022 |

15th August 2010 Hello, I’m Owen BEATTIE, I moved to France with my parents in…..1982 with my parents. My parents owned “Papillon”, the lovely Holiday 23 number 21 that they shipped over to France. Before coming to France, Papillon was in “Port Owen”. We had a great time on her and she was based in…

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Old Website

By Holiday 23 Class Association | 24 April 2018 |

I have kept the old Holiday 23 website available for now. I have brought quite a few of the articles from the old site over to the new one, but if anyone notices any relevant content that you feel should be displayed on the new site, please just let me know.  Access the old website…

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Lucky Touch or Lucky Bast*#rd

By Holiday 23 Class Association | 7 July 2015 |

I bought my Holiday 23 Lucky Touch a couple of months ago, she was berthed at RCYC and from what I was told she had not been used for the last 5 years, so she was in abit of a state.. Firstly the hull needed to be cleaned as there were so many black mussels…

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Brian Cole – Ode by Frank Stuyck

By Holiday 23 Class Association | 2 July 2015 |

Brian Cole, Brian Cole,the man with a sailors soul.Today you have gone,in the way that was your goal. A mentor to many,you turned over every penny.Often first over the finish line,then to celebrate with a bottle of red wine. You could be obstinate as a mule,at the same time tolerant,you were a real jewel. Few…

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Jerrold Salamon

By Holiday 23 Class Association | 18 May 2013 |

Passed away on 25th December 2013 a day before his 85th birthday .I think most of you do not know this gentleman, shortish guy little to no hare and my guess is that he is in his 70’s plus. He is a member of the Royal Cape Yacht Club since 1945 at that stage there…

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Holiday 23 Kariba Style

By Holiday 23 Class Association | 8 January 2012 |

BED IN THE COCKPIT We sail on Kariba which is generally hot and we sleep better outside – it is cooler and we love to sleep under the stars.  The cockpit is a difficult space for an adult to sleep in – benches too short and narrow and the floor has the main sheet attachment…

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Cymru: From Harties to Mozambique

By Holiday 23 Class Association | 30 December 2011 |

Earlier this year Ricardo Oliveira bought Holiday 23 “Cymru” at Hartbeesfontein dam and then took her to Maputo, Mozambique. He had a new trailer built at ± R30k to solve the transport problem. After lots of TLC she was ready to be sailed in the clean waters of the Indian ocean Ricardo is a very…

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GREYLAG is being slipped tomorrow

By Holiday 23 Class Association | 20 September 2010 |

by Allan Rosenberg This is the second contribution I am about to write and if you read my first article, I’m the guy that got “boom knocked” out the boat in the first 10 seconds of sailing experience. GREYLAG is being slipped tomorrow so I can definitely tell you that I’m about to have a…

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I got married today

By Holiday 23 Class Association | 6 September 2010 |

by Allan Rosenberg This is the first contribution I am about to write and will try introduce myself to the H23 family. So here I am lying in bed on the first night of my honeymoon– laptop on top of my lap trying to think of an angle to a story that won’t bore any…

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