(apologies if the song sticks in your head!)
The two things we are never short of throughout the summer months in Cape Town, South Africa are sunshine and wind. However, between 2015 and 2018, Cape Town experienced a one-in-400-year drought which took our city to the brink of “day zero,” a point where over 4 million people in Cape Town would literally run out of water.
But not this winter!!! For the past 5 weeks, we have had what has felt like a never-ending series of cold fronts rolling in from the Atlantic, causing widespread flooding. And this has been the nudge we needed to rethink the design of our helm station enclosure.
Collaborating with the team at North Sails, the new enclosure is a combination of Weathermax cloth and 800 micron Crystal Kleer panels, we are now able to offer a weatherproof enclosure for the helm station, without compromising visibility.
On the inboard side, a zip-open window creates access to the winch and genoa sheets. On the outboard side a full length zip-up and roll-up door provides quick access to the side deck.
HopYacht 005 has been equipped with the new helm enclosure and will be on show at the La Rochelle Boat Show in France 1-6 October 2024.
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