Most people dream at night, but visionary Captain Salvatore Sarno dreams with his eyes open.

That’s what former Durban veteran sailor, Ian Ainslee, a world-class yachting champion, told Sarno, who had been considering buying a second-hand racing yacht.

For Sarno, the Durban-based shipping tycoon - he is the chairman of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (the second largest container carrier in the world) - had a dream to send a South African team to compete in the 153-year-old America’s Cup series, the most prestigious yachting event in the globe.

If Sarno could pull it off, it would be the first time that a team from Africa had risen to the challenge.

The Shosholoza dream

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