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23 NEWS NEWS Southern Charter Classic culminates on a high note
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he final leg of the prestigious Southern Charter Classic took place at the Hermanus Yacht Club over the weekend of 4 – 5 February and drew a large entry of boats from the Western Cape.
14 February 2017
Sport
There were 12 different classes of boats with the largest entries in the Dabchick, Optimist and Sonnet divisions. Southern Charter Wealth Management has been the title sponsor for the past six years and the sport of sailing is synonymous with the ethos of the company, embracing the necessity of teamwork, consistent performance and risk management. Father and son team Mark and Sebastian Thompson are at the helm of Southern Charter's involvement. Mark is the founder and owner of Southern
By Tony O’Hagan
Charter, while Sebastian has the responsibility for organising and marketing the event via his company Get Outside. The Hermanus regatta was the finale in a series of three
The Hermanus Yacht Club and Klein River Lagoon provided the perfect setting for the final leg of the prestigious Southern Charter Classic. PHOTO: Fabrizio Fruet
South African sailor Roger Hudson and his team of Sabata Gayeka (left) and Sibu Sizatu (right) won the Sonnet class.
competitions with the previous events held at Zeekoevlei and Theewaterskloof. At times during the regatta there were over 200 "yachties" plying their trade with fierce competition from the many accomplished
London and Rio Olympics. He is currently ranked 15th in the world for the two person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation, having attained a previous high ranking of 9th in the world.
sailors. Included in this category was Roger Hudson and his team of Sabata ayeka and Sibu Sizatu, winners of the Sonnet Class. Roger, along with partner Jim Asenathi represented South Africa at both the
Congratulations to the Hermanus Yacht Club and the many volunteers who ensured the success of the regatta and making our yacht club, a favourite destination for the yachting fraternity.
The team from cashkows.com was crowned the overall winner of the 17th Business League social bowls tournament hosted by the Hermanus Bowling Club from 23 Jan to 3 Feb. A total of 42 teams participated over a period of ten days, of which five days were for practice and five days for competition. Each team had a club member as a team manager, some of whom have built up relationships with their teams over many years. The competition was co-ordinated by Renée Fullard and sponsored by Seeff. Coastal Trusses won the B Section while Haygrove Heaven won the C Section. Pictured on the photo are Dirk Slot, Brunhilde Gerber, Werner Duvenhage and Hano Vermaak from cashkows. With them is Paul Kruger from sponsor Seeff. Members of Legacy Martial Arts Academy represented the Overberg Kickboxing Association and Overberg Karate Federation at the recent Overberg Sports Awards. Rudi Fraser (volunteer of the year), Jérémie Verdoodt (junior sportsman of the year) and Shihan Ruehan van Romburgh (coach of the year) were named winners of the categories they were nominated in and will now attend the Western Cape Sports Awards later this year. Other nominees were Ruehan van Romburgh (senior sportsman of the year), Zaanru Fraser (junior and senior sportswoman of the year), Mealan Frans (school sportswoman of the year), Ashlee Appel (school sportswoman of the year), Devine January (school sportsman of the year), William Maree (newcomer of the year) and Miguel Boshoff (newcomer of the year). The Overberg Kickboxing Association was also nominated in the categories for federation of the year and team of the year.