Bertie Reed Explained

Stanley John Reed
Nickname:Bertie
Biltong Bertie
Nationality:South African
Birth Date:1943 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Death Place:Gordon's Bay, South Africa
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Stanley John Reed (more commonly known as Bertie Reed; 19 January 1943 – 18 December 2006) was a South African yachtsman. He was the first South African to complete three singlehanded circumnavigations.[1]

Life

Reed was born in Port Elizabeth in 1943.

He joined the South African Navy in 1961 and served for 21 years. He started sailing whilst in the Navy.[2]

In the 1982/83 BOC Challenge race he placed second in the Knysna built yacht, Voortrekker.[3] At the time Voortrekker was 14 years old and considered obsolete.

In the 1986–87 race he was placed 7th, sailing Stabilo Boss,[4] a yacht subsequently raced as Maiden.

He was awarded South Africa's highest civilian award for bravery, the Wolraad Woltemade Decoration for his rescue of sailor John Martin whose yacht sank after hitting a submerged iceberg in the Southern Ocean during the 1990–91 BOC Challenge.

In 2006 he was inducted into the Single-Handed Sailors' Hall of Fame.[5] [6] [7]

He received Springbok colours 5 times for sailing.

Death

He died at his home in Gordon's Bay[3] from cancer.[8]

In 2009 a bronze bust of Bertie Reed, by local Cape Town sculptor Charl Frank, was unveiled at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront by Sir Robin Knox-Johnson.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remembering Bertie Reed . 1 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181210063454/http://sailing.org.za/default/team-sa3.php . 10 December 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: Bertie Reed – The Legend Lives On . SA Navy . 12 August 2009 . 1 April 2014 . Stone, Keith . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020020228/http://www.navy.mil.za/archive/0912/091208_bertie_reed/article.htm . 20 October 2013 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: SA skipper Bertie Reed dies at 63 . IOL . 19 December 2006. 1 April 2014. Williams, Roger.
  4. Web site: The BOC Challenge 1986–1987 Results. 29 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Bertie Reed – Hall of Fame . 2 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131129142947/http://www.windlasscreative.com/shshof_web/bertie_reed.htm . 29 November 2013 . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: US award for solo SA sailing hero . IOL . 8 June 2006. 1 April 2014. Chisholm, Fiona.
  7. Web site: 2006 Inductees SingleHanded Sailors Hall of Fame . https://archive.today/20140401134057/http://www.sail-world.com/Europe/index.cfm?SEID=0&Nid=21420&SRCID=0&ntid=0&tickeruid=0&tickerCID=0 . dead . 1 April 2014 . 1 April 2014 . Santos, Sally Ann .
  8. Web site: South African solo round the world sailor Bertie Reed loses his fight with cancer. https://web.archive.org/web/20120114174101/http://www.thedailysail.com/offshore/06/38338/south-african-solo-round-the-world-sailor-bertie-reed-loses-his-fight-with-cancer. dead. 14 January 2012. 22 December 2006. 1 April 2014. Boyd, James.

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