South Africa, Cape Town, Boulders Beach The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the jackass penguin and black-footed penguin, is a species of penguin, confined to southern African waters. Like all extant penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Adults weigh on average 2.2–3.5 kg (4.9–7.7 lb) and are 60–70 cm (24–28 in) tall. The pink gland above their eyes helps them to cope with changing … [Read more...] about African Penguins a/k/a Jackass Penguins On The Beach (Spheniscus demersus) – By: Susan Roehl
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Do you know someone who rides a white Suzuki 600CC Motorbike?
Port Elizabeth: SAPS Mount Road detectives are urgently trying to trace the family of a person who was involved in an accident during the early hours of this morning, 09 March 2018. According to police information, at about 01:00, a white Suzuki 600CC motorbike with a Cape Town registration allegedly collided into a lamp post on the Cotswold bridge in Port Elizabeth. The unknown rider was taken to Livingstone hospital. He is a white male, age unknown and was wearing a pair of black pants … [Read more...] about Do you know someone who rides a white Suzuki 600CC Motorbike?
Let’s Learn from Water Scarce Countries
According to the UN, nearly one in three people worldwide live in a country facing a water crisis, and less than five percent of the world lives in a country that has more water today than it did 20 years ago. Lana Mazahreh grew up in Jordan, a state that has experienced absolute water scarcity since 1973, where she learned how to conserve water as soon as she was old enough to learn how to write her name. In this practical talk, she shares three lessons from water-poor countries on how to save … [Read more...] about Let’s Learn from Water Scarce Countries
The first Volvo Ocean Race Academy Apprentice
The Bermuda Tourism Authority and XL Catlin have teamed up with the Volvo Ocean Race and Turn the Tide on Plastic to grant an apprenticeship opportunity to Mustafa Ingham, an aspiring professional sailor from Bermuda. In joining Turn the Tide on Plastic, one of the seven teams in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18, as a Volvo Ocean Race Academy Apprentice, Ingham has the opportunity to pursue professional sailing with the most elite offshore sailors in the world. The goal is for Ingham to gain … [Read more...] about The first Volvo Ocean Race Academy Apprentice
High stakes board games at the Big Box Cafe
High stakes board games at the Big Box Cafe in #capetown #straton #cousins with @georgie_xx_walsh @hope_weird_ @pwstraton - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. The Big Box is a sister company of La Grosse Boite, a boardgames café in La Rochelle on the Atlantic coast in France. After a six-year run in the European town, the company spread it’s wings and so, in 2015, two more shops were born; on in Rochefort, France and the other in Gardens, Cape … [Read more...] about High stakes board games at the Big Box Cafe
Dongfeng, Brunel, Vestas 11th Hour Racing and AkzoNobel bid Mountain farewell
Dongfeng, Brunel, Vestas 11th Hour Racing and AkzoNobel leaving Cape Town dock for the start of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race to Melbourne. Destination: Southern Ocean. @dongfengraceteam, @vestas11thhourracing, @brunelsailing, @teamakzonobel Report: http://mype.co.za/new/destination-southern-ocean-for-vor-fleet-racing-to-melbourne/97294/2017/12 #volvoocean race, #capetown, #melbourne, #mype, #sailing - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. … [Read more...] about Dongfeng, Brunel, Vestas 11th Hour Racing and AkzoNobel bid Mountain farewell
Preparing to leave the dock on Leg 3 to Melbourne
The #volvooceanrace yachts get ready to leave the dock for Leg 3 to Melbourne. #capetown #sailing#mype - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. … [Read more...] about Preparing to leave the dock on Leg 3 to Melbourne
Destination: Southern Ocean for VOR Fleet racing to Melbourne
Big winds to almost no winds for the Volvo Ocean Race Leg 3 start from Cape Town to Melbourne. Charles Caudrelier’s Dongfeng Race Team and the Spanish MAPFRE squad were neck and neck leading the Volvo Ocean Race fleet out of Cape Town and towards the southernmost point of the African continent on Sunday. It was the eleventh time in the history of the event that the fleet had raced out of Cape Town, this time on a 6,500 nautical mile leg to Melbourne, Australia. The ETA is currently between … [Read more...] about Destination: Southern Ocean for VOR Fleet racing to Melbourne
It could be a rough restart – VOR Skippers agree
Strong winds are forecast for the start of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Sunday afternoon in Cape Town as the famous ‘Cape Doctor’ – a strong southeasterly wind - pays a visit over the weekend. On Saturday morning the doctor made a house call bringing a steady 40 knots of wind, and at least one gust of over 60 knots was recorded. This is expected to moderate somewhat for Sunday’s race start, but winds are forecast to remain in the 25 to 35 knot range, with some gusts significantly … [Read more...] about It could be a rough restart – VOR Skippers agree
Ahead of the start of Leg 3
Ahead of the start of Leg 3 from #capetown to #melbourne the ‘Cape Doctor’ has made its presence known with wind gusts in excess of 60 knots. Sunday’s forecast is for more of the same at the start time of 15h00. #sailing #mype #volvooceanrace - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. WHY? It is a little known fact that Port Elizabeth has been approached TWICE to bid on becoming a stopover for the Volvo Ocean Race - the first attempt was stopped by … [Read more...] about Ahead of the start of Leg 3
Own up! Who upset the Cape Doctor?
#justsaying I will NEVER say nasty things about the 'gentle' wind in PE again!! Why does it always happen that the wind blows like an enraged animal the day before the start of an important regatta? Here in Cape Town on the Saturday before the start of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town to Melbourne the Cape Doctor has been making it's angry presence known. Let's hope that the start at 15h00 to-morrow will take place in more 'settled' breeze than these angry gusts we are … [Read more...] about Own up! Who upset the Cape Doctor?
Volvo Ocean Race Skippers Briefing – Cape Town
At the Volvo Ocean Race Skippers Briefing in Cape Town on 8 December 2017 ahead of the start of Leg 3 from Cape Town to Melbourne. Xabi Fernandez (MAPFRE), Charles Caudrelier (Dongfeng), Charlie Enright (Team Vetsas 11th Hour Racing), Bouwe Bekking (Team Brunel), Simeon Tienpont (AkzoNobel), David Witt (Sun Hung Kaii / Scallywag) and Dee Caffari (Turn the Tide on Plastic) are joined by Martine Grael (Olympic Champion and daughter of Torben Grael who won the Volvo in 2008-09 as skipper of … [Read more...] about Volvo Ocean Race Skippers Briefing – Cape Town
Win for Dongfeng
Vestas 11th Hour Racing and Dongfeng Race Team traded blows throughout the first half of the Cape Town In-Port Race course on Friday afternoon, before the Chinese-French team grabbed the lead midway through the race and stretched away for their first win in the series. The victory vaults skipper Charles Caudrelier’s team to second place on the leaderboard for the In-Port Race Series, just behind MAPFRE who retained the overall lead with a fightback second place finish on Friday. "The team … [Read more...] about Win for Dongfeng
Volvo skippers face questions from media
Volvo skippers face questions from media at #volvooceanrace press conference in #capetown before Leg 3 to #melbourne - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. Charles Caudrelier (Dongfeng), Charlie Enright (Team Vetsas 11th Hour Racing), Bouwe Bekking (Team Brunel), Simeon Tienpont (AkzoNobel), David Witt (Sun Hung Kaii / Scallywag), Dee Caffari (Turn the Tide on Plastic). … [Read more...] about Volvo skippers face questions from media
2 Hours to In-Port Race
The seven best sailing teams in the world will test their offshore Volvo Ocean 65s on a close-quarters race course on Friday during the Cape Town In-Port Race, under the shadow of the majestic Table Mountain. Racing off Cape Town is notoriously challenging with strong, gusty, shifting winds and tricky currents commonplace. And after racing 7,000 nautical miles from Lisbon to Cape Town last month, the sailors will need to switch gears for short-course, inshore racing. The leaderboard of the … [Read more...] about 2 Hours to In-Port Race
