boatica Cape Town 2022, Africa’s largest boat show, is just a day away.
Check out the programme of events from Friday 28 October to Sunday 30 October and don’t miss out on any of the amazing activities or interactive demos scheduled throughout the day. (Please note the programme is subject to change).
The programme is jam packed – boat launches, test drives, new marine products and accessories, a pre-owned boat yard, live music, celebrities, VIP cruises, eFoil sessions and sailing clinics are just some of the options that visitors to the show can look forward to.
Show times are:
Friday 28th October – 10am to 6pm
Saturday 29th October – 9am to 6pm
Sunday 30th October – 9am to 4pm
The race for good
One event not to miss is the Great Optimist Race!
Following a two-year break, the Little Optimist Trust is delighted the event will once again take place at Boatica on Saturday the 29th of October.
This year will see 15 hand-picked elite little optimist dinghies race for glory. They will be sailed by celebrities, captains of industry and medical survivors
Cape Talk’s Pippa Hudson and Adventurer Riaan Manser will be leading the celebrities, with two time winner and shark encounter survivor Caleb Swanepoel back in his Two Oceans Marine Boat.
Other contenders include double lung transplant survivor Tanya Bothma, stroke survivor Hilton Swanson and CEO Gareth Leck. Others who will be returning to the start line include big wave surfer Matt Bromley.
Little Optimist Trust Founder Greg Bertish says, “This year is going to be fast and furious and all in the name of raising funds for the Little Optimist trust and other charities“.
Funds raised will be poured back into the ongoing sailing therapy offered by the Little Optimist Trust’s sailing academy at Battery Park. The academy teaches sailing skills to disadvantaged, sick and marginalised children, giving them much-needed confidence and joy.
Bring family and friends to the Academy’s sailing clinic at Boatica for a sailing experience with South African Sailing. The special 2 Oceans Aquarium Glass Bottom Optimist will be offering trips for kids for a donation. All funds raised will go towards rehabilitating turtles and towards marginalised kids.
To sponsor, or back a boat for the race for charity click here.
To book a sailing experience or for more information on sponsoring a boat or a sailor, please visit The Optimist Sailing Academy.
