Miami not Kind to Isigungu
South Africa’s all-woman Yngling sailing team of Dominique Provoyeur, Penny Alison and Kim Rew struggle in Miami’s heat, with the Yngling regatta in the 2008 Rolex Miami OCR suffering from poor wind-speeds. Writing to gsport from Key Biscayne in Florida, Miami, Isigungu skipper’s Dominique Provoyeur tells of a disappointing final day at the 2008 Rolex […]
Isigungu Aims for Huge Comeback
The Netherlands gets an early advantage at the start of the 2008 Rolex Miami OCR, with Team Isigungu representing South Africa in the Yngling class. Photo: Dan Nerney/Rolex Going into the second last day of the event lying 5th overall with five races to go, Isigungu skipper Dominique Provoyeur relates how the penultimate day of […]
Dominique Updates on Miami Progress
Sailing Team Isigungu’s Dominique Provoyeur, Penny Alison and Kim Rew try to make the most of the poor winds in Miami, the United States. SA Sailing’s Sailor of the Year Award winner Dominique Provoyeur writes from Miami with the latest on Team Isigunguy’s progress in Florida USA, in the team’s quest for Olympic participation:
Isigungu Sails on in Miami
SA Sailing’s Sailor of the Year Award winner Dominique Provoyeur writes in from Miami, Florida USA, with her latest newsletter in the Isigungu Team’s quest for Olympic qualification:
Isigungu Gybes to Good Results
The regular Isigungu team of Dominique Provoyeur, Penny Alison and Kim Rew are joined by Lara Dugas (nee Keytel) in their four-crew member J22 boat, as they compete in the 2007 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship, in Shoreacres, Texas. Team Isigungu’s skipper Dominique Provoyeur writes in about the team’s progress at the 2007 Rolex Woman’s […]
Girls Sail into Houston History Books
Team Isigungu (Represented by Dominique Provoyeur, Penny Alison and Kim Rew are joined by Lara Dugas (nee Keytel)) proudly march to the South African flag in Shoreacres, after their 5th place in the 2007 Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championship. Skipper Dominique Provoyeur’s final report from the 2007 Rolex Woman’s International Keelboat Championships, in Houston, Texas, […]
Houston We Could Have a Problem!!!
Skipper Dominique Provoyeur was logged-in again to update gsport readers on the Sailing team Isigungu’s progress at the 2007 Rolex Woman’s International Keelboat Championships, in Houston, Texas:
From Gothenburg to Miami
With a cracked hull but determined spirits, the all-girl South African Olympic Qualifiers in the Yngling Sailing Class Team Isigungu finish off their European Women’s Yngling Championships in Germany. Here’s skipper Dominique Provoyeur:
Isigungu in Final Euro Event
The all-women sailing Team Isigungu (middle) compete in the Yngling Class in their final event in a nine-month tour of Europe. All pictures courtesy Team Isigungu. The South African Olympic Qualifiers in the Yngling Sailing Class have written to gsport to report back on their progress in the European Women’s Yngling Championships in Germany. Here’s […]
Personal Account: Dominique Provoyeur
Isigungu means ‘a team working together towards a common goal’. A translation which we received from a previous employee of one of my previous crew…. so it may not be exact or true, but we like it and believe in it!
Team Isigungu On Olympic High
Dominique Provoyeur (Team Manager/Skipper) of the all-girls’ Sailing Team Isigungu has written again with her report on how they steered their Yngling-class boat to 2008 Olympic qualification: Well, you might have already heard but after a very long day on the water yesterday (over 7 hours) we are so excited to say […]
Team Isigungu Fairs Well
Yesterday was the first day of racing for the South African Yngling team, competing for a spot in the Olympic Games.