6–12 April 2026
Ben Henshilwood won the Optimist A Fleet at the Western Cape Dinghy Champs at SBYC, while Robyn Patrick led the provisional WC Youth Regatta standings at RCYC.
Other events in the past week were ILCA WC Regional Championships 2026 and INHACA YACHT RACE.
420 / 505 / DABCHICK / ILCA 4 / ILCA 6 / ILCA 7 / MIRROR / RS TERA / OPTIMIST A / OPTIMIST B / SONNET / SALDANHA · SBYC
Western Cape Dinghy Champs @ SBYC
The Western Cape Dinghy Champs at SBYC brought together 112 entries across 420 Fleet, 505 Fleet, Dabchick Fleet, ILCA 4, ILCA 6 Fleet, ILCA 7 Fleet, Mirror Fleet, Open, Optimist A Fleet, Optimist B Fleet and Sonnet Fleet.
Jemayne Wolmarans and Dillan Swarts won the 420 Fleet fleet on 14 nett points. Kamva Mgcubhe and Maddison Smit finished second on 17 nett points. Hayden Miller and Howard Leoto finished third on 24 nett points. The margin between first and second was 3 points.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jemayne Wolmarans | Dillan Swarts | ZVYC | 52997 | 14 |
| 2nd | Kamva Mgcubhe | Maddison Smit | MAC | 54809 | 17 |
| 3rd | Hayden Miller | Howard Leoto | HBYC | 53095 | 24 |
Peter Funke and Thomas Funke won the 505 Fleet fleet on 18 nett points. David Rae and Sean Van Rensburg finished second on 18 nett points. James Largier and Richard Hutton-Squire finished third on 19 nett points. The top two were level on nett points; the published standings rank Peter Funke and Thomas Funke first.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Peter Funke | Thomas Funke | PYC | 9094 | 18 |
| 2nd | David Rae | Sean Van Rensburg | RCYC | 8944 | 18 |
| 3rd | James Largier | Richard Hutton-Squire | TSC | 9063 | 19 |
Thomas Henshilwood won the Dabchick Fleet fleet on 16 nett points. Dylan Hall finished second on 21 nett points. Scarlet Celliers finished third on 31 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thomas Henshilwood | HYC | 3439 | 16 |
| 2nd | Dylan Hall | HYC | 3471 | 21 |
| 3rd | Scarlet Celliers | HYC | 346 | 31 |
Joshua Keytel won the ILCA 4 fleet on 13 nett points. Isabella Keytel finished second on 19 nett points. Elisa Falcon finished third on 32 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joshua Keytel | ZVYC | 191090 | 13 |
| 2nd | Isabella Keytel | ZVYC | 158285 | 19 |
| 3rd | Elisa Falcon | ZVYC | 23571 | 32 |
Blake Madel won the ILCA 6 Fleet fleet on 13 nett points. Alistair Keytel finished second on 32 nett points. Alan Keen finished third on 33 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Blake Madel | ZVYC | 188566 | 13 |
| 2nd | Alistair Keytel | ZVYC | 158286 | 32 |
| 3rd | Alan Keen | ZVYC | 208174 | 33 |
Dylan le Roux won the ILCA 7 Fleet fleet on 10 nett points. Ralph Thomas finished second on 18 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dylan le Roux | SBYC | 191065 | 10 |
| 2nd | Ralph Thomas | PBYC | 158278 | 18 |
Grant Ekermans and Jordan van Dyk won the Mirror Fleet fleet on 11 nett points. Simankele Mtshofeni and Giovanni Jansen finished second on 22 nett points. Steve Hegerstrom and Shamier Abrahams finished third on 26 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Grant Ekermans | Jordan van Dyk | TSC | 70846 | 11 |
| 2nd | Simankele Mtshofeni | Giovanni Jansen | IZI | 70842 | 22 |
| 3rd | Steve Hegerstrom | Shamier Abrahams | IZI | 70384 | 26 |
Ida Barrett won the Open fleet on 13 nett points. Peter Theunissen finished second on 15 nett points. Gawie Smit finished third on 28 nett points. The margin between first and second was 2 points.
| Rank | Helm | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ida Barrett | MAC | 1612 | 13 |
| 2nd | Peter Theunissen | SBYC | 2 | 15 |
| 3rd | Gawie Smit | SBYC | 1 | 28 |
Ben Henshilwood won the Optimist A Fleet fleet on 10 nett points. Ben Madel finished second on 27 nett points. Bazolele Mseswa finished third on 35 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Henshilwood | HYC | 1444 | 10 |
| 2nd | Ben Madel | ZVYC | 1489 | 27 |
| 3rd | Bazolele Mseswa | HYC | 1441 | 35 |
Charles Schultz won the Optimist B Fleet fleet on 15 nett points. Alexander Tanner finished second on 16 nett points. Bastien Taylor finished third on 24 nett points. The margin between first and second was 1 point.
| Rank | Helm | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles Schultz | HYC | 1481 | 15 |
| 2nd | Alexander Tanner | SYC | 1379 | 16 |
| 3rd | Bastien Taylor | HYC | 1400 | 24 |
Sean Kavanagh and Julia Walton won the Sonnet Fleet fleet on 12 nett points. Malcolm Hall and Timothy Weaving finished second on 18 nett points. Richard Nankin and Helen Nankin finished third on 44 nett points.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sean Kavanagh | Julia Walton | SBYC | 585 | 12 |
| 2nd | Malcolm Hall | Timothy Weaving | HYC | 559 | 18 |
| 3rd | Richard Nankin | Helen Nankin | HYC | 550 | 44 |
JPK 1010 / CAPE 31 / L26 / MUMM 36 / J-120 · RCYC
WC Youth Regatta @ RCYC · 8 entries
Robyn Patrick finished first in the published WC Youth Regatta standings at RCYC over 11–12 April, scoring 4 nett points across 3 races in an 8-boat JPK 1010 fleet.
Aaron Biagio finished second on 9.5 nett points, 5.5 points behind. MAC finished third on 11 nett points.
The published results remain provisional.
| Rank | Helm | Crew | Club | Sail No | Nett |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robyn Patrick | MAC | GBR-5289L | 4 | |
| 2nd | Aaron Biagio | RCYC | RSA-31006 | 9.5 | |
| 3rd | MAC | Athenkosi Vena | MAC | RSA-3272 | 11 |