Visit and explore more Port Elizabeth videos. Today’s the day the Walrus said! Yes, at 12h00 today, Thursday 27 April, a fleet of 7 boats will start the 3rd Vasco da Gama Ocean race to Port Elizabeth, and the 46th Vasco race ever sailed. 44 hardy crew will compete on the 7 boats - with 25 ‘Vasco Virgins’ doing the race for the very time. Like the Comrades Marathon, each and every crew will have the satisfaction of knowing that they have completed the course and have achieved something very … [Read more...] about Vasco Da Gama Ocean Race Durban to Port Elizabeth 2017 [video]
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Vasco Da Gama 2016 – Editors Pic
This image is from the MyPE Editor's Flickr Account - offering some topical daily images from a phone smarter than Alan, occasional images from a DSLR and scanned images of Port Elizabeth as he wanders around the Bay pretending to know a lot and sometimes succeeding in making a complete hash of it! Vasco Da Gama 2016 Image by awstraton This report appeared in the Weekend Post of 19 March 2016 ahead of the start of the Vasco Da Gama Ocean Race from Durban to Port Elizabeth on 23 April 2016. … [Read more...] about Vasco Da Gama 2016 – Editors Pic
Why I am glad the MS Queen Victoria is in PE to-morrow
The Queen Victoria is expected to berth in the Port of Port Elizabeth at 04h30 on 19 April 2016. She will depart at 18h00 on the same day. Queen Victoria is coming directly to Port Elizabeth from her last port of call, Port de la Pointe des Galets. Port de la Pointe des Galets or 'Le Port' is situated on Réunion - an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200 km south west of Mauritius, the nearest island. The reason why I am glad that it is to-morrow? Quite simply … [Read more...] about Why I am glad the MS Queen Victoria is in PE to-morrow
Entries stream in for SA’s toughest Ocean Race
Ocean racing is not for the faint-hearted especially when it is along South Africa's notoriously difficult East Coast in a yacht. But the Vasco da Gama Ocean Race on South Africa's East Coast has stood the test of time and has been going since 1968. This year is the 45th running of the race. That's a massive achievement as overnight and long distance racing in our country has become almost non-existent in recent years. A total of 17 yachts have entered in this years race and organisers are … [Read more...] about Entries stream in for SA’s toughest Ocean Race
