DockSafe International Sponsors Racing Yacht in Cape Town, SA.
 DockSafe International are proud to announce a 3 year sponsorship of "DockSafe International", a 35ft Archambault Sailing Yacht. The A35 is designed for racing under the IRC rule and has already scored an impressive list of results on the Western Cape racing and regatta circuit.
The Western Cape sailing circuit covers a wide range of regattas, events and races in South Africa’s Western Cape region. Some of the highlights being:
- February 2011: Mykonos Offshore Event, 2 days, Langebaan
- May 2011: CTSW, 5-4 days
- May 2011: Cape Town and Hout Bay, 6 days
- September 2011: Mossel Bay Race, Cape Town to Mossel Bay, 3 days
- September 2011: False Bay Spring Regatta, Simon’s Town, 5-4 days
- December 2011: Summer Regatta, Cape Town, 4-5 days
As well these grand prix events the yacht will also compete in 3 long series:
 Winter cans: April to September 2011 with one day race per month- Spring Twilight: October to December 2011 a race every Wednesday evening
- Summer Twilight: January to March 2011 a race every Wednesday evening.
In fact the boat is racing almost every week!
Eight sailors will be onboard for each event in accordance with IRC rules and all crew members have sailed together during Western Cape Sailing Circuit 2009, Vasco Da Gama Race 2008, and all Twilight Races in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
For each race, the team will be taken from a squad of 12 sailors:
- Alexandre Monat (50): Owner of the boat, he has won many French and Portuguese provincial titles and he has been awarded colours a number of times. He is the holder of a RYA Yachtsmaster Offshore qualification, SAS skipper certificate.
After his 2nd place in the Western Cape IRC Class in 2009, Alexandre is focused on this years campaign and believes his team are in with a very strong chance to reach all the podium regularly
- Erik Bjerring (45) Wiltel Marine, Waterfront Marina, Western Cape Sailing Circuit for 15 years
- Digby Wain (46) Wain Building, Western Cape Sailing Circuit for 15 years
- Theo Yon (22) Worker at Hout bay, WCSC for 2 years
- Leroy Rudolf (23) Student, WCSC for 3 years
- Clarence (28) Electrician, WCSC for 9 years
- Marco Tobin (26) WCSC for 4 years
- Virgil Mpaly (25) WCSC for 5 years
- Tshego Mpye (29) Pilot Boat Skipper, Harbour Cape Town, WCSC for 10 years
- Josh Selig (20) Marine Academy, WCSC for 3 years
- Dustin Jackson (28) Ocean Sailing School teacher
- Dominique Provoyeur (32) Manager Devonvale Golf Resort
Previous Results
2010
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 2nd IRC Mykonos Pursuit Race, Saldanha Bay
- 3rd TCF Senior's Race, Age Group Class 70-79 (with Peter Muzik)
- 4th IRC "SA Nationals", CTSW, Table bay and Bout bay
2009
- 2nd WESTERN CAPE IRC SEASON 2009
- 4th IRC Summer Twilight Series
- 3rd IRC Mykonos Offshore Race
- 5th IRC Cape Town Sailing Week
- 3rd IRC Winter series
- 3rd IRC Twilight series
- 2nd TCF Ladies Helm Race, Table Bay (with Dominique Provoyeur)
- 3rd TCF Double Handed Race, Table Bay (with Philip Gadeyne)
2008
- 1st IRC John Coole Sprint Race, Hout Bay
- 1st A35 sailing 5400nms in 54 days, double handed with 3 stop-over only: La Trinitee (start), Lisbon, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Salvador de Baia, Cape Town (finish line)
- 1st A35 crossing Equator
- 2nd IRC Vasco Gama offshore race, Maputo to Durban
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