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Launching 'Ocean Sapphire'
Latest news on launching Ocean Sapphire – Wednesday 18 April 2012
Congrats to owners Cesar and Maria Fernandini on the launch of Ocean Sapphire. The big moment was in the early mornings of Wednesday 18 April 2012 when boat builder Kevin Fouche and his team launched the awesome KNYSNA 480 CATAMARAN gently & successfully.
The couple from Lima, Peru viewed a Knysna 480 catamaran at the 2011 Miami Boat show and was invited to the boatyard in May. After a visit to the boatyard in Knysna, South-Africa, they were introduced to Kevin’s team. Kevin also showed Cesar and Maria other Knysna 480’s with different layout options. Cesar and Maria really fancied the owner’s option and an order were placed after lots of planning and discussions. The boat building journey took 9 months to complete. Rika was taking photos of the building process and email these updates through on a weekly basis so that the couple could follow the building of their dream yacht carefully.
Cesar and Maria will be flying to SA beginning of May to take pride ownership of this fully equipped custom yacht. Skipper Malcolm van der Merwe will be joining them for a sail to Vilankulos to explore the Bazaruto Archipelago and Benguerua Island. This area is stunningly beautiful and Malcolm has sailed here before. This trip will also be ideal as a “shake down” for the new yacht and on returning from Mozambique they can stop in Knysna to iron out any teething problems before departing to Lima, approximately 8,377 nautical miles and +/- 83 days of sailing, excluding stops en-route.
Ocean Sapphire’s journey back home will be via Fortaleza (Brazil), Chaguaramas (Trinidad), Aruba, Cartagena (Columbia), Panama (Boat builder Kevin and Rika Fouche are keen on joining the yacht on this leg!) and then to Puerto Del Callao in Peru before finally arriving in Lima where Maria will be waiting with the Champagne!
Good luck to Ocean Sapphire and Skipper Mal, may God keep you guys safe on your long journey to Lima!
Launching of Yacht Meka – Knysna 480 Charter Version
Yacht Meka is the latest Knysna 480 catamaran that has been launched in Sept 2010.
Owned by Elli Peinke the yacht will be the first of the Knysna 480 range available for bareboat or crewed charter in Tortola BVI. With her distinctive lines and sleek good looks, she is going to prove to be a great hit in the British Virgin Islands, Caribbean.
Meka is fully air conditioned, with a generator, TV, DVD, surround sound system, BBQ area with station to cut the catch of the day, dive cylinders, rods, fins, luxury spacious cabins and all that is needed to make sure that guests will have lots of fun.
The cockpit area has roll-down blinds to protect the guest against the sun and rain. The cockpit also offers a bar fridge to keep drinks cold, the galley is fully equipped with stove, oven, microwave, etc.
The British Virgin Islands is an ideal sailing destination for everyone, with crystal-clear waters, picture-perfect beaches and a host of island restaurants and bars.
For bookings on Yacht Meka in the British Virgin Islands, contact Elli Peinke– This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Sailing to Durban Boat Show 2010
Owners Kevin and Laura Katzke of Yacht "Catatude" and Ian Galacher from Yacht "Jangles" enjoyed a relaxed evening with boat builder Kevin and Rika Fouche prior to sailing to Durban on Sunday 25 April 2010 where they attended the Durban Boat show.
Laying on anchor at Featherbed Bay, captain and crew waited patiently for better conditions before attempting to sail through the Knysna Heads, an area well known for unpredictable conditions. The rest of the sail was slow with almost zero winds and flat seas! They arrived in Durban on Wednesday evening where Grant Sieberts wife Lola awaited them with some Kentucky Fried Chicken!
All our thanks to girls Laura (and Woolworth's!) and Le-Anne for spoiling us on route to Durban!
Launching Jangles Knysna480
We launched this morning in rainy weather! All went well, Southern Spars and Kevin are still busy stepping the mast, etc. Jangles is beautiful and looks very elegant, the 480 has stunning lines, we've had so many compliments this morning! The dark captain navy stripe is a good match for the light grey hull, I will take more photo's tomorrow once the navy blue stack pack & sails are up.
We also took Mike and Debbie's hulls out of the mould this afternoon. Kevin and Jeremy are extremely happy and Clinton our "laminating professor" is very proud!
Tonight we are going to celebrate!
Sailing to Cape Town | 7th March 2010
Written by Kevin Fouche
Yacht Flamingo left the Knysna heads on Saturday afternoon 6 pm on route to Cape Town. Skipper Kevin Fouche with owners Tim and Suzan Mahoney and friend Jeff "the Crew" onboard left in light wind conditions & lots of good food. We motor-sailed the whole night on very flat sea's and plenty of fog till Sunday morning 10 am. We set the spinnaker at this time with a estimated 15 knot wind ( our electronics had gone on the blink so I had no read out's ) The wind picked up around Augulas to approx 25 knots giving us a average speed of 12 to 14 knots on the hand held GPS. We had a few 16's now and then! (Very fast and stable boat)More Articles...
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