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Who’s joining me tonight at Lunga’s Jazz Club?

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Who's joining me tonight at Lunga's Jazz Club? 11 Nhose Street, Port Elizabeth. More here: http://mype.co.za/new/feya-faku-heads-home-with-top-swiss-drummer-dominic-egli-and-plurism/97496/2017/12 #jazz #feyafaku #DominicEgli #plurism #portelizabeth #mype #stratonThe captivating, all-star contemporary jazz collective PLURISM, is back on South African soil in December. This will be their second tour, having visited in July, which saw them playing to sold out venues and standing ovations, … [Read more...] about Who’s joining me tonight at Lunga’s Jazz Club?

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

Walking the Dog

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With the Maternal Unit being somewhat incapacitated whilst she waits for an operation to fuse her C2 vertebra (which is fractured and see inset) it has fallen to her offspring to feed and water both her and the dog (secretly we think that the dog is Number 1 on the list of affection!). Bonnie is a #bostonterrier (frankly I think that walking her runs what little reputation I have left). Anyway - sister, Nicola (whom we know is Number 1) and I took Bonnie for a walk along the #portelizabeth … [Read more...] about Walking the Dog

High stakes board games at the Big Box Cafe

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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

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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

Big breeze for a spectacular start

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Big breeze for a spectacular start to the #volvooceanrace in #capetown today, the fleet set sail for #melbourne on Leg 3. The last time a Volvo Ocean Racer visited #mype was when Team Tyco limped in to the Port of Port Elizabeth for essential repairs during the 2001 edition. See some video here: https://youtu.be/9qe4nqbsP94 #sailing #regatta - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. More images here: … [Read more...] about Big breeze for a spectacular start

Good Times

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With Carys Villet (@stargzr73), Georgia Walsh (@georgie_xx_walsh), Philip Straton (@pwstraton) and Holly Walsh (@hope_weird_) in #capetown Good Times - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. … [Read more...] about Good Times

I come from the ‘Land of Solar’

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I come from the 'Land of Solar' At the office we have finally realised that having Solar Panels on the roof and generating our own electricity is a little bit addictive - so our number of panels and inverters installed has increased somewhat as we take full advantage of this wonderful windfall of 'basically free' electricity. So happy are we (http://straton.co.za) in fact that I penned this little ditty (with the help of a couple of Australian fellows!): "I come from a land full of … [Read more...] about I come from the ‘Land of Solar’

Ahead of the start of Leg 3

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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

MAPFRE at 22 knots

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MAPFRE at 22 knots before the start of the #volvooceanrace in-Port race in #capetown #sailing - Taken by the Editor whilst wandering aimlessly about pretending to be in the know. Cape Town In-Port Race Results Dongfeng Race Team MAPFRE team AkzoNobel Vestas 11th Hour Racing Turn the Tide on Plastic Team Brunel Sun Hung Kai / Scallywag … [Read more...] about MAPFRE at 22 knots

Volvo skippers face questions from media

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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