This Redhouse Yacht Club image is courtesy of Flickr. Click on the Flickr account holder below the photograph to see more. Redhouse Village Stretch Image by awstraton The section of the river in front of Redhouse's Towpath was full of dinghies sailing in the 3rd race of the 2016 Redhouse Interclub Regatta hosted by Redhouse Yacht Club in the village of Redhouse from 23 to 24 January 2016. 41 boats sailed. The regatta incorporated the Gypsy African Championships. This image is … [Read more...] about PE Image – Redhouse Village Stretch
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Video: 2016 RYC Interclub Regatta
The 2016 annual Redhouse Yacht Club Interclub Regatta incorporating the Gypsy African Championships. The second race of the first day on 23 January 2016 and the fleets get off to a good clean start. https://youtu.be/Zk7IKvEy8-o Creator: Alan Straton Posted to MyPE by: Alan Straton Submit your favourite Port Elizabeth, Uitenhage and Despatch videos for consideration for publication on MyPE by filling in the form below: Click here to see more PE Videos. … [Read more...] about Video: 2016 RYC Interclub Regatta
Fourth Gypsy Africans Regatta
If you have a Gypsy hiding in your back yard, under a tarpaulin in your garage or just meandering along trying to look inconspicuous.... Now is the time to find the sails for your beloved old Gypsy and enter the challenge to sail in the 4th Gypsy Africans Regatta at the Redhouse Yacht Club on 23 and 24 January 2016. The unique to SA Gypsy dinghy which was designed and manufactured in South Africa is an easy to sail boat which is ideally suited to beginners and family sailing. The Gypsy … [Read more...] about Fourth Gypsy Africans Regatta
24 Hour Sailing Event on North End Lake
Capitalising on the World First Sailing Event in 2014 when the Algoa Bay Yacht Club hosted an Inter Club Sailing Event, the Redhouse Yacht Club now invites all dinghy sailors to an exciting new fun endurance team sailing event to be held over 24 hrs at the North End Lake. Teams must consist of a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 10 persons each. The Challenge is to see how far each team can sail their boat in 24 hrs around the lake in the shadow of the iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The … [Read more...] about 24 Hour Sailing Event on North End Lake
Good News for Redhouse
Hi, William Pierce-Jones has just sent me the results of the water tests the Redhouse Yacht Club had done recently. Samples were taken at the RYC/Rowing club. 11 February 2015 e.coli: 4 per 100 ml – taken on an outgoing tide. 17 February 2015 e.coli: 37 per 100 ml – taken at high tide. According to the metro the count should be less than 130 per 100 ml for recreational use, so this is way below that. It must be noted that these were the results for those dates & times. However … [Read more...] about Good News for Redhouse
91st River Mile Extravaganza
Local non-profit sports events company, Zsports Events NPC, are pulling out all the stops ahead of the 91st anniversary of the SPAR River Mile, Africa's oldest open water event which started in the picturesque village of Redhouse on the Swartkops River on the 20th January 1924. The River Mile, one of the city's must do events, attracts thousands of participants and spectators from around the country to its new home on the Sundays River after having been forced to move in 2010 due to high … [Read more...] about 91st River Mile Extravaganza
Third Gypsy Africans Regatta
The Redhouse Yacht Club has extended an invite to all dinghy sailors to take part in their annual interclub regatta. The 2015 regatta will also host the 3rd Gypsy African Championships. Regatta organiser, Pam Miller says; "The last two have been a blast and we are sure there are more gypsy's out there dying to get back on the water, so please come along." The regatta will take place on the Swartkops river at Redhouse just outside Port Elizabeth on the 17 & 18 January 2015 with the … [Read more...] about Third Gypsy Africans Regatta
Redhouse celebrates 110 years of sailing
On Sunday 2 November the Redhouse Yacht Club hosted a number of ex-commodores at a luncheon to celebrate RYC's 110 year anniversary. What a treat to watch the eyes of long ago Commodores sparkle with enthusiasm as they rekindled old memories and friendships over a frosty or three before the slap up lunch provided by the ladies of the club. RYC was founded on 24 October 1904, when 16 gentlemen met at the Zwartkops Rowing Club in the little Village of Redhouse, under the chairmanship of Mr R.P. … [Read more...] about Redhouse celebrates 110 years of sailing
And we had great fun on the train
Whilst hundreds of runners pounded the streets from Port Elizabeth to Uitenhage in the inaugural Great Train Race, the Longhair and I - along with 600 or so close friends from PE - allowed the train to pull us along the route with stops at North End, Sydenham, New Brighton, Swartkops, Redhouse, Perserverance, Despatch, de Mist and finally the Uitenhage Train Station. We urged the runners on and revelled in the excitement of children who were on their first train trip ever - one was heard to … [Read more...] about And we had great fun on the train
Handspring Puppet Company and the making of War Horse
One of Nelson Mandela Bay's homegrown talents, Adrian Kohler, will be back in town to share the story behind the production of the award-winning puppets for the stage production of War Horse. The talk will take place at the NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN ART MUSEUM on Saturday, 28 June 2014 at 16:30 for 17:00. This event has been organised by Grizel Hart from the Castle Hill Museum and will form part of Nelson Mandela Bay's programme to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World … [Read more...] about Handspring Puppet Company and the making of War Horse
A sailing spectacle in the middle of Port Elizabeth
The recent World First Interclub Dinghy Sailing Regatta which took place from 26 to 28 April 2014 and contested on Port Elizabeth's North End Lake was won by the Algoa Bay Yacht Club. Of the 38 competitors that sailed in the three day regatta ABYC fielded 26 sailors, Redhouse Yacht Club 9 and Rhodes Sailing Club 3. The deck at the EP Powerboat club was thronged with spectators enjoying the sunshine, Fanta Browns and other frothy stuff as the sailors sailed 7 races over the three days. Regular … [Read more...] about A sailing spectacle in the middle of Port Elizabeth
Expert says that Red tide is no threat to River Mile
With the red tide bloom having decayed in most parts of Algoa Bay, swimmers in this weekend's SPAR River Mile Festival will have no reason to fear any lingering effects on the Sundays River. According to estuarine ecology expert Professor Janine Adams of NMMU, the large-scale bloom of Lingulodinium polyedrum had been present in both the Sundays River estuary mouth and the Swartkops River, which is traditionally the home of the race. In the Sundays River, Adams said the red tide had been … [Read more...] about Expert says that Red tide is no threat to River Mile
ABYC Dinghy Regatta – 10 November 2013
On Sunday 10 November the Algoa Bay Yacht Club hosted the second dinghy regatta of the weekend of 9 and 10 November 2013 which saw an entry of 18 boats of which only 11 managed to sail at least one race. Once again high winds and equipment breakages managed to sort the prepared from the unprepared as, before the start of the first race, 7 boats (4 in Fleet 1 and 3 in Fleet 2) opted for the comfort of the yacht club lawns after limping back or being towed in from the harbour. Once again the … [Read more...] about ABYC Dinghy Regatta – 10 November 2013
Time for Pimms and Rowing at Redhouse
The Grey High School and Zwartkops Rowing Club are inviting you to join them in the beautiful village of Redhouse for a fun day out on the river bank, watching young local rowers give it their all in the annual ZRC/Grey Heads Regatta.. A heads racing regatta sees rowing crews crossing the start line in numerical order and individually timed over the course. There are no heats, and medals are awarded to the winners of each event. The races will be over 1km, 2km and 5.6km distances. The U15 … [Read more...] about Time for Pimms and Rowing at Redhouse
Committed to cleaning up the Zwartkops River
In the wake of another successful River Mile, SPAR Eastern Cape has committed almost a quarter of a million rand over a three-year period to assist with the clean-up of the Swartkops River. The retailer, which marked its 20th year of trading in the province and 14th as title sponsor of South Africa's oldest open-water swim, will contribute R80 000 per annum towards clean-up operations by the Zwartkops Conservancy (ZC). According to SPAR Eastern Cape marketing director Martin Webber, the … [Read more...] about Committed to cleaning up the Zwartkops River
