sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Sep 11, 2011, 6:48 am
Having moved to suburbia from an apartment in the inner city, I have been surprised by the diversity of the wild life in Newlands. Birds and bugs of all kinds abound. A falcon recently flew within a metre of where I was sitting, chasing a small bird! But suburbia also has it’s demands – like it...
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Jun 6, 2011, 7:54 am
The coolheaded driver with his truck which lost its brakes this morning in Newlands. The driver maintained control as the truck gathered speed in reverse down a very steep hill. He steered it backwards into tree to stop it, narrowly missing my parked bakkie and the house where it stopped. Thanks to ...
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Feb 4, 2011, 6:31 pm
I struggled for some time to load my approximately 2500 contacts onto my HTC Desire. These were on my Xperia X1, but I was lucky enough to have a backup and be able to copy them to a .CSV file. When I uploaded the .CSV file to Google Contacts most of the data was not there. I struggled for sometime...
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Apr 15, 2010, 9:42 am
Yesterday I got an email from Renata saying that they had arrived safely in Cabedelo, Brazil and would send more details of the trip later. Cabedelo is Renata’s home town, so I suppose she is catching up with family and friends whom she has not seen for the many years Hout Bay was her home. Congra...
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Mar 15, 2010, 6:28 pm
On Friday we heard via a comment on this site that Dixi Rollar had arrived in St Helena after 30 days and today Renata sent an email summary of their voyage. Seems they had light winds most of the way and only averaged 45-50 miles a day! That is slow. Dixi Rollar charging on a reach. This photo wa...
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Feb 7, 2010, 2:25 pm
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Dec 1, 2009, 6:27 am
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Nov 6, 2009, 6:23 am
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Nov 2, 2009, 11:37 am
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Oct 3, 2009, 9:53 pm
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Oct 3, 2009, 9:49 pm
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Sep 25, 2009, 2:59 pm
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Sep 25, 2009, 2:52 pm
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Nov 16, 2008, 4:46 pm
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Sep 17, 2008, 8:03 am
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Aug 3, 2008, 5:35 pm
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Jul 27, 2008, 4:21 pm
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Jul 13, 2008, 3:23 pm
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
When I am not on Nolwandle, I stay in a flat (apartment) in Woodstock, Cape Town. Sometimes this is the view from my stoep looking ENE across Salt River, Ysterplaat, Century City and Plattekloof on the Tygerberg Hills, over which the full moon is rising. Click on the picture to see it in decent qual...
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
I was looking for something on Wylo, there is one moored next to Nolwandle, when I came upon this piece about building a Cascade 42. It is written by Don Holm and comes from his book on Circumnavigators. Clearly Mr Holm was very frustrated by Yacht Constructors aka Cascade Yachts. He praises them an...
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
A reader, Phillip, wrote that he had come across this blog “as part of my quest to rid it (the Goukou River) of the madmen & their speedboats.” Phillip was refering to my post on sailing on the Goukou River. As I replied to him, I have been part of this quest/war since 1973 and we are still figh...
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Not to be outdone by Phillip, Adi sent this photo of him sailing Extra 628 with our father, opposite our house at Stilbaai. The road bridge over the Goukou is straight in front. I spent alot of time on that Extra. It is an outstanding dinghy, designed by Herbert McWilliams for the Cape Southeaster,...
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
NOTICE TO CREW 1/09: GET YOUR KREEF LICENSES – AVAILABLE AT THE POST OFFICE Dates for recreational west coast fishing season announced Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica has announced the new recreational fishing season for west coast rock lobster. The new season will open ...
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
“He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone…” John 7:53-8:11 I’m a political activist. I joined the ANC in 1983 when I was 20, and shortly afterwards uMkhonto weSizwe. I was young and passionate and wanted to liberate our country. In 1987 I was forced to leave South Afric...
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Thats me, many years ago, approaching the slipway of Stilbaai harbour, which is why the centreboard is up. The Goukou mouth is in the background with the concrete pillar very noticeable. Thanks to Alison for this great picture and more memories. This Laser went up and down the Goukou, but mainly on...
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sv nolwandle posted an article on Sailing Yacht Nolwandle - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
I helped Steve put the main sail up whilst she was still moored to the marina – it is a bit more work than on Nolwandle! On Thursday morning at about 10am Dixi Rollar left Hout Bay bound for St Helena and Cabedelo, Brazil. It was a sad and happy departure. This was the fulfilment by Steve of his ...
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