MARK ETHERIDGE: Raise the sailing flag high for young KZN yachtswoman

Teenager Nqobile Khuzwayo will be flying the flag for SA onboard the 18m aluminium yacht Maiden when she sails from Cape Town to Maputo

Teenager Nqobile Khuzwayo will be flying the flag for SA on-board the 18m aluminium yacht Maiden when she sails from Cape Town to MaputoNqobile Khuzwayo and Captain Phil Wade aboard a yacht at Simon's Town. Picture: Debbie Owen/Lawhill Maritime Centre

The yacht is on a circumnavigation, again with an all-female crew, to raise awareness and funds for girls’ education. “I was instantly taken by Nqobile,” he says. “She’s got such an engaging personality, always smiling, and with such energy. “I loved all the positions on the boat and even started sailing every Saturday, especially if there were races ... the more I sailed, the more I fell in love with both the ocean and sailing.”

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