I knew that Dar Yacht Club doesn’t have a reciprocal agreement with the Royal Bombay because I checked before I came. But I knew that if I went there and was polite and patient and friendly, they would probably let me in. My plan worked and after watching the attendants check and double check the… Read More »
The Tanga Yacht Race is a well-known event among sailors in Dar, and I was fortunate to have the opportunity to participate. I was on a boat skippered by a 77-year-old veteran of many Tanga races, so I felt safe. The boat was a clean and tidy catamaran, with many automated systems that made sailing… Read More »
Walking into Dar Yacht Club (or DYC as they like to call it) you can feel the history before you see the wooden board on the quarter deck (the bar) listing all the Commanders of the club since its founding in 1933. I cannot afford full membership as it costs thousands of dollars a year… Read More »