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Swim Series First Round this Sunday

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Some of South Africa's best open water swimmers are expected to converge on Marina Martinique, Jeffreys Bay, this Sunday for the first round of The Swim Series for 2018. The Series, one of the few Swimming SA sanctioned open water swimming (OWS) events in the country, offers registered swimmers the opportunity to attain SSA qualifying times to take part in the SA OWS Championships taking place at the same venue in March. Namibian record breaking swimming sensation, Philip Seidler (19) leads a … [Read more...] about Swim Series First Round this Sunday

Kings off to Scotland after Christmas break

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After a few weeks break from the rigours of competitive GUINNESSPRO14 rugby action a re-energised Southern Kings unit is once again ready for the fray and Head Coach Deon Davids has named the strongest possible squad available to him for this week’s trip to Scotland where Edinburgh lie in wait as the opposition Friday evening. In as much as the break period since their last fixture – against the same opponents – on 1 December 2017, has allowed the Kings to regroup and recover from a few bumps … [Read more...] about Kings off to Scotland after Christmas break

19 Changes as teams prepare to leave Melbourne

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The leaders of the Volvo Ocean Race, MAPFRE, will make no changes to the crew that won Leg 3, as they prepare to race from Melbourne to Hong Kong when Leg 4 starts on Tuesday January 2. It’s a much different story elsewhere in the fleet where significant swaps are taking place. Some are scheduled rotations, while others have been forced by injury or for other reasons. In total, 19 sailors are rotating on board for Leg 4, with 18 coming off (SHK/Scallywag is racing with one additional crew … [Read more...] about 19 Changes as teams prepare to leave Melbourne

Triumph for Triathlon Youngsters

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SA under 17 ladies triathlon Champion, Amber Schlebusche, claimed her maiden About IT Triathlon Summer Series title on Tuesday morning at Port St Francis with 4 wins from 4 races. The 16 year old Grade 11 pupil at Durban Girls College enjoyed taking part in her first Sprint Distance Series in the Eastern Cape and walked away with the spoils. Defending his Men's title was 20 year old Keegan Cooke from Port Elizabeth who has had an exceptional year having enjoyed participating in both his first … [Read more...] about Triumph for Triathlon Youngsters

The Race to Spend Christmas on Solid Land

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With four boats finished and crews celebrating Christmas on dry land, three boats in the Volvo Ocean Race will remain at sea for Christmas, with SHK/Scallywag battling to the end with Turn the Tide on Plastic for fifth place. Their ETA is currently around 0400 UTC on December 26. Team AkzoNobel, with over 550 nautical miles to go at this point, isn’t expected to finish in Melbourne before 0800 UTC on December 27. A third place finish into Melbourne on Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race has … [Read more...] about The Race to Spend Christmas on Solid Land

Christmas Double for MAPFRE

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The Spanish Volvo Ocean Race team MAPFRE has won Leg 3 from Cape Town, South Africa to Melbourne, Australia, a 6,500 nautical mile dive into the fierce challenges posed by the Southern Ocean. For the second consecutive leg, MAPFRE needed to come from behind to earn the victory. And for the second time in a row, it was Dongfeng Race Team they passed mid-stage, to snatch the win. “We had to fight very hard for this victory,” skipper Xabi Fernández said moments after crossing the finish line. … [Read more...] about Christmas Double for MAPFRE

RIP Mpenduli ‘Liston’ Ntshongwana

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SA Rugby on Saturday paid tribute to former African Springbok captain Mpenduli “Liston” Ntshongwana, who passed away earlier this week. Ntshongwana, who was nicknamed ‘Liston’ after former world heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston, was a formidable loose forward who captained the African Springboks on a number of occasions in the 1970s against international touring teams. Born in the Eastern Cape, he represented the University of Fort Hare and the Border Rugby Union (1970 -74) in his … [Read more...] about RIP Mpenduli ‘Liston’ Ntshongwana

Wet, Cold, Brutal

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Spanish crew MAPFRE broke the Leg 3 deadlock on Wednesday after 10 days at sea, snatching the lead from Dongfeng Race Team with just 1,500 nautical miles left to Melbourne. Xabi Fernández's team overhauled long-time leg leaders Dongfeng shortly before 2200 UTC on Tuesday after navigator Juan Vila made the call to hug the Antarctic Ice Exclusion Zone (AIEZ). Charles Caudrelier's Dongfeng briefly regained the top spot when their choice of line around 35 miles to the north of the AIEZ put … [Read more...] about Wet, Cold, Brutal

Perfect Conditions for Triathlon

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In contrast to Round 1's weather conditions, round 2 got underway on Wednesday morning in perfect racing conditions with defending Series champion Keegan Cooke, 20, enjoying another comfortable win to extend his Series lead. Cooke, preparing for the ITU World Cup race in Cape Town in February won in a time of 1 hour 01 minutes after dominating all three legs of the triathlon. Durban triathlete Amber Schlebusch,16 years old, won the ladies race for the 2nd week running after a very strong swim … [Read more...] about Perfect Conditions for Triathlon

Hating Red

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A little over 2,000 miles now stand between the Volvo Ocean Race pace setters and the Leg 3 finish line in Melbourne – and with just eight miles splitting the first two teams on Tuesday it couldn't be tighter at the top. At 1300 UTC Dongfeng Race Team still maintained the lead they have enjoyed for the majority of the leg so far, but their ever-present adversaries MAPFRE, in close second, continued to make life difficult for them. In fact at one point overnight Xabi Fernández's MAPFRE … [Read more...] about Hating Red

Unique mast stoppers

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These mast stoppers must have been one of those brilliant ideas after contemplating the effects of the logo on the bow. #sailing #abycpe #portelizabeth #jellybaby - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. By the way - the black dust/residue that you see is from the Manganese Ore Dust in the Port of Port Elizabeth. … [Read more...] about Unique mast stoppers

Zig Zag through the Icebergs

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The leading crews in the Volvo Ocean Race are currently in the middle of the most physically demanding hours of the race to date. Dongfeng Race Team and MAPFRE are gybing back and forth as they zig-zag in an east-southeasterly direction, trying to stay as close as possible to the southern boundary of the race course, imposed by the Antarctica Ice Exclusion Zone (AIEZ) – a virtual line implemented to keep the crews away from dangerous icebergs. "During the next 30 hours we are going to gybe … [Read more...] about Zig Zag through the Icebergs

Premier Tri Series Underway

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The Eastern Cape's premier Sprint Distance Triathlon Series got under way on Saturday with the first round of the About IT Triathlon Summer Series taking place at Pollok Beach amid a strong and blustery off-shore wind. Defending Series champion Keegan Cooke, 20, got off to a flying start on Saturday winning in a time of 1 hour 2 minutes, some 2 minutes ahead of Graeme Renand with Justin Fraenkel in 3rd place overall. Conditions were challenging on the swim section with an increasing … [Read more...] about Premier Tri Series Underway

The River Mile – Africa’s Oldest Swim Event

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Nelson Mandela Bay's historic River Mile event will be undergoing some significant changes next year in the build up to the event's centenary celebrations in 2024. The Metro hosts one of the world's oldest open water swimming event which was established in Redhouse in 1924 as a means for the local swimming club to attract swimmers from 'town'. Now in its 94th year, the River Mile festival will undergo change as the organisers shake things up and start to build on the events popularity in the … [Read more...] about The River Mile – Africa’s Oldest Swim Event