SA naval officer gets round-the-world trip on a tall ship.(News)

BYLINE: STAFF WRITER

A NAVAL officer from Simon's Town will participate in an eight-month around-the-world training trip on one of the world's top naval frigates, an Argentine navy sailing ship currently on a goodwill visit to Cape Town to celebrate Freedom Day.

Sub-Lieutenant Thandeka Snail, 24, of the South African Navy has been chosen as a guest on the ARA Libertad, one of the world's tallest and fastest sailing ships.

Snail joined the SA Navy in January 2003 and is an officer on the SAS Amatola. She was born in Ennerdale near Soweto.

"I feel tremendously honoured to have been invited (to join the voyage). I'm very excited about the …