SA sailors set for new national league
Cape Town – South Africa’s top international sailors are set to converge on Milnerton Aquatic Club this weekend in support of the new national Team Sailing League.
Two-time Olympians Asenathi Jim and Roger Hudson will be joined by Jim’s new teammate, Sibu Sizatu, and a host of others at the exhibition event on Saturday.
Hudson, co-founder of the RaceAhead Foundation, said the initiative develops top South African sailing talent as well as providing support to compete internationally.
“Most of our training partners, and the sailors competing with us in the exhibition race at the TSL launch, came through the RaceAhead Foundation,” he said.
Born in the Eastern Cape, Jim, 25, benefited from RaceAhead. “Roger saw my talent and supported me; he said it was possible for me to make it to the London Olympics. I said I will give it everything I can for us to get there,” he said.
Source: iol.co.za
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