We are very pleased to welcome Matt on to the Quantum South Africa team. Matt is a young man with a lot of experience for his 26 years. Over the last 9 years Matt has been running some of the most successful IRC racing yachts in the world.
Quantum Sails, makers of world-beating racing and cruising yacht sails, was awarded the prestigious ABSA/Cape Chamber of Commerce- Western Cape, Best Exporter 2011 Award for a company outside of the engineering industry. This award was presented to Owners Jan and Belinda Reuvers and the Quantum Team, at a gala dinner at the Cape Sun.
Daniel Spratley, one of Quantum’s Quick Kids, sailed a great regatta to take the gold medal in the Optimist class in the SA Youth Nationals in Hermanus in December 2011. Daniel, or “Dan”, as he is most often called, beat his closest rival by nine points to win a convincing victory in a highly competitive fleet of 60 entries in the Optimist A Fleet.
Craig Millar from Quantum South Africa’s Durban loft has put a lot of work and research into one-design racing sails over the last few years and in the last year or two this has extended to dinghy sails. To compliment this, Craig has developed the Quantum Quick Kids brand for youths and Team Quantum for seniors.
Quantum Quick Kids and Dimension Polyant Sailcloth Dinghy Sailing Clinic a Huge Success!
Quantum Sails South Africa, in partnership with Dimension Polyant Sailcloth, sponsored and hosted a dinghy sailing clinic for many of Cape Town’s top junior dinghy sailors at Milnerton Aquatic Club on Saturday, 19th February 2011.
Top SA Sailing Coach Andrea Giovannini was enlisted to coach the Optimist Class, Sailing Coach and ex-Olympian sailor Penny Alison to coach the Dabchick Class, and another top 420 and 29er sailor and sailing coach, Neil Malan, to coach the 420 class.
Many of the top Cape Town Oppie, Dabbie and 420 sailors were invited to attend, and interested dinghy sailors could also apply to join the clinic.
The response was phenomenal!
The 2011 Keelboat week is proudly sponsored by Quantum. This year the event incorporates the Stadt 23 National Championsips. The event is to be sailed at Deneysville Aquatic Club (DAC) from the 24th - 27th September 2011.
Quantum Sails in South Africa had traditionally been better known for their world-class keelboat sails than their dinghy sails, but recently, Quantum SA are becoming known for producing world-class dinghy sails. Amongst the dinghy sails Quantum produces are most notably, Olympic sails for the Finn, both for South African and International Finn Sailors.
David Leigh, one of the proud owners of the new Quantum Finn sail, is this year’s South African Finn National Champion and also took first place in the Finn Class in the Western Cape Dinghy Championships which preceded the Finn National Champs, both held recently in Saldahna Bay.
Quantum Quik Kids Achieve Great Results at Oppie Worlds Selections and Western Cape Dinghy Championships 2011
Quantum South Africa has been putting some serious work into dinghy sail development over the last six to twelve months, and the results are showing!
Traditionally, Quantum South Africa has been more well-known for their keel boat and multi-hull sails, but this is changing and the reputation of Quantum’s dinghy sails is spreading!
Quantum Sails in South Africa had traditionally been better known for their world-class keelboat sails than their dinghy sails, but recently are becoming better known for producing world-class dinghy sails, too.
The international class dinghy that Quantum Sails South Africa is now producing Olympic Sails for is the Finn. And to add to this good news, Finn dinghies are now being produced in South Africa as well!
Young sailors around the world have been scoring excellent results with the Quantum® Radial Optimist Sail.
Congratulations to Romain Screve, a member of the San Francisco Yacht Club, on his recent victory at the Optimist Midwinters held at Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, LA.
Quantum Sail Design Group has established a new J Boat Division, which will focus on expanding the company’s line of J Boat sails and providing support for J sailors worldwide. Heading up this program will be J Boat sail designer Kerry Klingler, a J/80 World and North American Champion.
Quantum Durban is the one design loft for Quantum South Africa and part of the biggest and most technically competent Sail making facility on the planet. Quantum South Africa is owned by Jan and Belinda Reuvers who are the driving force behind the amazing success story of Quantum South Africa. Jan started his sail making in Durban and has gone on to building the Quantum Loft in Cape Town which has dwarfed all local competitors in both size and capability.
The picturesque and idyllic little holiday town of St Francis in the Eastern Cape, approximately 100 km West of Port Elizabeth, is the home of one of the most recognised catamaran boat builders – St Francis Marine.
For quotes, questions on service or information on sailing, call Quantum: +27 (0)21 593 1620