Yacht damaged en route to ocean race reported to be safe

The National Sea Rescue Institute’s (NSRI) St Francis Bay duty crew was on Wednesday preparing to guide a yacht damaged in heavy sea conditions between Plettenberg Bay and Oyster Bay. Rocket‚ which was en route from Cape Town to Durban to take part in the Vasco Da Gama Ocean Race‚ damaged its rudder in the four- to five-metre swells‚ and it was feared that it “could hole the boat if it broke free”‚ the NSRI said.