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Nelson Mandela Bay to host the 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship – Video

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Nelson Mandela Bay has reason to boast. They have been awarded the 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. The good news comes after an evaluation and inspection was done by members of the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship team of the city and its surrounds. Hosting the event is set to boost the city's coffers by millions of rands. Nelson Mandela Bay has been the home of the only full Ironman event in Africa for the past ten years. Janine Lee reporting. … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay to host the 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship – Video

A history of the 5O5 Dinghy

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With a westerly breeze gusting across Algoa Bay at up to 45 knots, race 6 of the SAP 505 World Championships was unable to go ahead on 1 April 2015. Port Elizabeth lived up to its reputation as South Africa’s ‘Windy City’, and while the international fleet was champing at the bit to get out on to the bright blue waters of the Indian Ocean, the sailors accepted that the race officer’s decision to abandon racing for the day was the correct call. “It was definitely the right decision,” … [Read more...] about A history of the 5O5 Dinghy

Two Bullets for dominant Holt and Smit

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They may not have been the boat with the fastest average speed around the course but they played the wind shifts right, stayed within their lay-lines and tacked less than all to win both races on the first day of the 60th SAP 5O5 Worlds being sailed out of the Algoa Bay Yacht Club in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Sailing for the USA Mike Holt, with crew Carl Smit, has stamped his authority on the World Championships and is lying on 2 points - 5 ahead of second placed Michael Quirk and Luke … [Read more...] about Two Bullets for dominant Holt and Smit