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Jaargang 3 Uitgawe 111

Vrydag 22 April 2022

Vroegherfs in Struisbaai Foto: Harcourts Cape Agulhas/FB

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Getye/Tides: Struisbaai 18-24 April 2022

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380 000 L dam with Rubber Sealant

The original Rubber Sealant

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So bietjie Paasfees kreatiwiteit in die Grondslagfase by Laerskool Bredasdorp. Foto’s: Laerskool Bredasdorp/FB

Laerskool Bredasdorp se 2022 BD-Raad is op die 14de April aangewys en die trotse ouers was deel van die verrigtinge. Baie geluk aan die leerders wat verkies is. Foto: Laerskool Bredasdorp/FB

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Foto’s & resepte: RSG Resepte

Hoender- & groentegereg Bestanddele: 500 g hoenderborsies, ontvel en ontbeen (in blokkies gesny) 3 middelslag aartappels (in blokkies gesny) 3 middelslag wortels, in ringe gesny halwe ui, in ringe gesny 300 ml water

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Sous: 1 x 50 g pakkie dik groentesop (nie die koppiesop nie) 500 ml water 50 ml mayonnaise 50 ml blatjang 50 ml tamatiesous Metode: Braai die ui in ‘n pot. Voeg die aartappel, wortel en hoenderstukke by, en roerbraai dit vir ‘n paar minute. Voeg die water by en bring dit tot kookpunt. Kook die hoender oor matige hitte tot alles gaar/sag is. Verlaag die hitte en voeg die sous by. Laat dit vir tien minute prut. Strooi gekapte pietersiele oor(opsioneel). Bedien dit met ‘n dik sny vars, tuisgebakte brood en plaasbotter. Slaai sal ook werk, maar die brood en botter. Sous: Meng die groentesop en water in ‘n maatbeker – roer dit met ‘n vurk. Voeg die mayonnaise, blatjang en tamatiesous by en meng alles goed. Deel gerus ‘n lekker resep met ons en wat jy graag wil hê die lesers moet probeer. E-pos die resep en twee foto’s na: overdeberg2020@gmail.com 4

Bestanddele: 500 g droë boontjies 5 ml koeksoda warm water om boontjies in te week 500 g beeskookvleis 100 g repiesspek, in stukkies gesny 1 ui, gesny 2 knoffeltoontjies, gekap 4 wortels, gerasper 50 ml Worcestersous 1 blikkie tamaties 5 ml knoffel and kruie-spesery braaivleisspesery en sout na smaak Metode: Bedek die boontjies en koeksoda met warm water. Laat staan dit oornag sodat dit kan uitswel. Jy kan die water drie keer afgooi en vervang met skoon water. (Doen dit slegs as jy krag het daarvoor het. Jy voeg die koeksoda nry eenkeer by die water, nie elke keer nie) Braai die uie en knoffel tot halfpad gaar. Verwyder uit kastrol. Braai die kookvleis en spek tot dit bruin is. As jy n stoompot gebruik, voeg alles saam. Bedek die boontjies en vleismengsel met water. Stoom vir ongeveer ‘n uur tot die boontjies sag is. Die sop is ook lekker om oornag in jou prutpot te maak, andersinds kook dit op die stoof tot die boontjies sag is. Laat staan dit vir ‘n halfuur sodat die sop dik kan word. Bedien met vetkoek of warm brood. OVERdeBERG

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Ruben Lubbe neem van 29 Maart - 1 April deel aan die Interprovinsiale O/15 & O/20 Junior Rolbaltoernooi te Bloemfontein. Hy verteenwoordig die Boland O/15Bspan as skipper. Hy word in 7 van sy 10 wedstryde as die Speler van die Wedstryd uitgewys. Tydens die finale prysuitdeling ontvang hy die toekenning as beste O/15 speler van die Toernooi. Ruben verwerf dan nou volle Erekleure vir sy sport. Foto: Hoërskool Swellendam/FB Stuur gerus jou skool se nuus en foto’s aan ons vir weeklikse publikasie aanlyn en in volkleur. E-pos ons by: overdeberg2020@gmail.com

Laerskool Gansbaai is baie trots op 24 van hul leerders wat hul Overbergkleure in skaak verwerf het. Baie geluk aan elkeen van julle! Jan-Dawid du Plessis afwesig met die neem van die foto. Foto: Laerskool Gansbaai/FB

T.R.E.E. (Transforming Educational Environments), het verlede week ‘n afrondingskursus aan die Graad 9leerders van Hoërskool Swellendam aangebied. Foto: Hoërskool Swellendam/FB OVERdeBERG

Baie geluk aan Lian Uys en Lu-André van den Berg van Laerskool Gansbaai met hul opname in die Walkerbaai 0/13-rugbyspan. Foto: Laerskool Gansbaai/FB 5

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Mnr. HSB 2022: AJ Basson saam met Garreth Pietersen (1ste Prins) en Samuel Ter Haar (2de Prins). Foto: Hoërskool Bredasdorp/FB

Die funksie is op die 13de April aangebied in die N.G. Kerksaal. Ander uitslae op die aand was dan as volg:

Mej. HSB 2022: Elza de Kock saam met Britney-Leigh Oliver (1ste Prinses) en Siyo Matiwane (2de Prinses). Foto: Hoërskool Bredasdorp/FB 6

Mnr. Fotogenies: Theo du Preez Mej. Fotogenies: Nika Engelbrecht Mnr. Persoonlikheid: Garreth Pietersen Mej. Persoonlikheid: Anisha Jacobs Mnr. Bene: AJ Basson Mej. Bene: Elza de Kock Crowd's favourites: Elza en AJ OVERdeBERG

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Nuwe skoolhoof vir Hoërskool Hermanus Dit is met trots dat Hoërskool Hermanus die aanstelling van hul nuwe skoolhoof, mnr. Mike Smuts, aankondig. Na twee jaar op soek na die beste kandidaat, is hulle gevul met afwagting en opgewondenheid vir hierdie nuwe era.

In 'n loopbaan wat reeds oor meer as 20 jaar strek, het mnr. Smuts ryke ervaring in onderriggewing, administrasie en veral menseverhoudinge opgedoen. Sy mees onlangse betrekking was dié van adjunkhoof by Pretoria Boys High School, 'n pos wat hy vir 5 jaar beklee het. Mnr. Smuts se termyn sal op 1 Julie 2022 'n aanvang neem. Hoërskool Hermanus is baie dankbaar teenoor mnr. Hooneberg vir sy toewyding aan die skool, die leerders en die gemeenskap gedurende sy termyn as waarnemende skoolhoof die afgelope twee jaar. Die Hoërskool Hermanus vewelkom mnr. en mev. Smuts en hulle twee kinders.

Hermanus High School’s First Team Hockey Girls are surely drawing attention this year, not only for their excellent games, but also due to the beautiful kits they received from their sponsors. Thank you to Kia Hermanus, Sean and Pauline Smith, for being the anchor sponsor for so many years. Thank you to Coenraad, Jolene and Kate-Lynne Hanekom from Coastal Property Inspection that sponsored the hockey bags. Photo: Hermanus High School/FB OVERdeBERG

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saamgestel vir die uurlange program, ‘Metronoom’. Dit is elke Sondag op Radio Overberg uitgesaai. Stil en nederig op die agtergrond betrokke gewees en gedien. Soos ook Gerda gesê het toe ek haar sterkte toewens met Deon. Sy vra toe op whatsapp vir my... “Van watter Deon, praat jy? Ons Deon”? Ja , ons sal” ons Deon” mis. Deon het ‘n speellys gehad vir daardie onderhoud en die skakels word dan hier gedeel vir julle om na te luister: (Kliek op die skakels en luister saam) 1.) J.S. Bach - In dir ist freude 2.) J.S. Bach - Sonata 1-Allegro moderato es dur_e-flat Major 3.) G.F. Händel—Concerto in G minor, Op. 4 No.1 4.) J.G. Rheinberger - Cantilene from organ Sonata No. 11 Op. 148_2 in d-minor 5.) Widow's Toccata or Widow's 5th Symphony in F Movement V

Ek onthou vir Deon Lamprecht Danie Möller

6.) Guilmant - Final from Sonate No. 1 pour Orgue at St. Ouen 7.) Finale from Sonata No. 6 Mendelssohn Met hierdie pragtige musiek onthou en groet ons dan vir Deon Lamprecht.

Die Deon wat ek leer ken het hier in Bredasdorp was nie ‘n professor nie. Hy was ‘n nederige plat-op-die-aarde mens. Klein van postuur, maar met ‘n groot hart. Die eerste kennismaking was ‘n orreluitvoering van een van sy studente op ‘n Sondagmiddag in die plaaslike NG Kerk. ’n Keer of wat daarna het hy self ‘n uitvoering op die orrel gelewer. Toe uit die bloute kry ek ‘n oproep van hom. Hy het my nommer by sy buurman gekry en hy wat Deon is, het bye in sy tuin en ek werk blykbaar met bye. Daar leer ek toe vir Deon die mens ken. Bang vir bye soos vir ‘n slang maar geïntereseerd en kon nie ophou gesels oor bye nie. Hy het selfs ‘n paar keer saam kom rugby kyk. Ek was op daardie stadium betrokke by Radio Overberg fm en het mense gesoek vir my program ’Local is lekker’. Hy het ingestem vir ‘n onderhoud en daar boor ek die goue aar raak met my vraag tydens die onderhoud: “Deon, wat is die verskil tussen ‘n klavier en ‘n orrel, want altwee het tog klawers?” Daar kry ek dit toe dubbel en dwars. Nodeloos om te sê ek kon hom amper nie stil kry nie. Hy het letterlik oorgeborrel oor die uniekheid van die orrel. Duidelik sy passie en sy lewe. Sy ander passie… kore en klassieke musiek. Hy het die afgelope paar jaar ‘ n musiek spleelys 8

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Rûens Kollege se leerders het die geleentheid gekry om brandweerman te speel tydens ‘n ontruimingsoefening en demonstrasie vroeër gedurende die week. Baie dankie aan Jaco van Route 62 Fire Engineering vir die waardevolle les. Foto’s: Rûens Kollege/FB OVERdeBERG

A visit by Gansbaai Ladies Rugby Team on Saturday the 16th of April to Mispah School for LSEN in Elim. Coach Danver August arranged this visit & along with the ladies handed over donations to the learners. Photo: Mispah School for LSEN/FB 9

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ARNISTON’s LEGENDARY THREESOME DIVERS Continued from page 12

In the 1980’s, one of the nicest houses in Struis Bay was that of Tubby Gericke in Heide Avenue, no more than 240 metres as the crow flies from the harbour's slipway – a diver's dream. On either side of the entrance to his lovely holiday home, Tubby proudly boasted no less than two, three-ton Reijgerdaal (1747) brass cannon. The De Wet family of the farm, De Wetshof, later took ownership and proudly display these guns on their farm today.

Tubby was a bit of a loner, and like this author, he preferred to spearfish on his own. Many an old diver may still remember his black and yellow aluminium boat SPRAT, drifting next to the wreck of the Pioneer (1974), or far out to sea on the Five Mile Banks. This always entailed a man behind the wheel and only one diver in the In the diving world, Brian and Tubby were a lot like Lennon and McCarthy from Beatle fame. Together they were unwater – Tubby. beatable and unmatched! Brian was the 'engineering' type After the disbanding of Seabed Enterprises, all three men of person, handyman second to none and yet also an instarted new ventures. As mentioned, Tubby had many ventor and creator. Tubby, in turn, was academically sharp, ideas, and he spent many lengthy periods of time cogni- as well as an accomplished businessman. The synergy they tively working through them. It was while walking up and jointly created, as already stated, led to many firsts in the down the long beach at Struis Bay that Sun Pack, his South African wreck-diving world. brainchild, was born. Tubby and his brave friends, of which Peter was one, who invested in Sun Pack all even- Today all will agree that Tubby, like Brian, lived a life as tually walked away well rewarded and financially made Phillip K. Dick put it: "The flame that burns twice as bright, burns half as long!" men!

This trio was the first in South Africa to realise the logic to go for the cargos of more modern and easier to find shipwrecks. They were also the first to use the latest technology to build aluminium boats (not easily damaged like fibreglass) and even the first blower (a vessel that thrust water down to displace sand on the ocean floor) in Africa. For this author, the two firsts that stand out most were the already mentioned ARNISTON PROJECT and their generous DONATIONS TO OUR LOCAL MUSEUM. Being sincerely interested in promoting maritime archaeology in this country, Seabed Enterprises, although a commercial salvage company, offered to sponsor the University of Cape Town, Department of Maritime Archaeology's Arniston project financially. Apart from financial support, the three commercial divers provided personal diving services and expertise, as well as boats and high-tech survey and salvage equipment. In turn, most of the maritime donations made to the Bredasdorp Shipwreck Museum come from Tubby, Peter and Brian. The many artefacts ranging from a massive bronze VOC cannon to coins from India all recovered from the large number of shipwrecks they discovered and salvaged. An impressive list comprising of the Reijgersdaal (1702), Arniston (1815), Fame (1822), Willem de Zwyger (1863), Juno (1852), Borderer (1868), Dundrennan (1895), Queen of the Thames (1871) and many more can be accredited to their names. To top the lot, they donated almost the complete collection of artefacts archaeologically recovered from the wreck of the Arniston to the Museum ‒ this has never been done before or since. WITH FOND MEMORIES, WE SALUTE THEM!

Willem de Zwyger (1863) cannon and mortars photographed at Skipskop in 1978, both in-situ underwater and on land. OVERdeBERG

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The history of the Overberg ...above & below the waves ARNISTON’s LEGENDARY THREESOME DIVERS

In the 70’s, the Overberg was entertained by the fantastic threesome, Brian Clarke, Tubby Gericke and Peter Leube. It was also these three men that embarked on the first maritime archaeology project (Arniston Project) in South Africa and with this find and others, they contributed significantly to our knowledge of the Overberg maritime history. The latter was one of many firsts in the Overberg that this group made possible.

Peter Leube

Brian Clarke

Tubby Gericke

The diving teams to follow in the wake of these three were always six and more members in number, each specialising in one or more aspects of maritime administration and record keeping, research, search, salvage, restoration, preservation and even marketing. Seabed Enterprises were so multi-talented that collectively the three were able to do everything on their own. Not only were they a three-man-army but the standards they set for those to follow were exceptional and proved to be impossible to mirror. A bit more about these individuals. Unfortunately for us, today Peter Leube is the only living member of Seabed Enterprises. Peter was a lot younger, much quieter and more reserved than the other two. Brian and Tubby took most of the limelight while Peter played his part in the background. Peter as his surname indicates is from German descent but was born in South Africa. His love for the ocean began as a teenager, leading him to the SA Navy, SA sport spearfishing teams and later to becoming a member of South Africa's most famous and successful salvage company to date, Seabed Enterprises. After retiring at an early age, he together with Tubby invested in a plastics manufacturing company, which was speedily listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. His adventurous nature then led him to Zimbabwe where he purchased a game and cattle farm and started two plastics factories. 12

In 2002, it was 'acquired' by the Zimbabwe Government without compensation. Peter then followed his heart back to the sea in Mozambique doing sport fishing and many crossings of the Atlantic. His yearning for sailing lured him to the Caribbean where he has been a successful chartercaptain to this day. The next person to be mentioned is Brian Clark. Clark was more than likely one of the very best spear fishermen South Africa has ever produced. Brian, the hero of most (this author included), was a South African Spearfishing National Champion from 1965 to 1970. He also captained the first Springbok spearfishing team to the World championships in Cuba in the mid-1960’s. The well-known author of Shipwrecks and Salvage in South Africa, Malcolm Turner, categorically stated, "Brian Clark was a real gentleman", something he was not prepared to say of many others. After wreck diving, Brian had the vision to see the need of a mother ship with an enormous freezing capacity. With his large mother-ship, he went to the fishing areas far out to sea where he bought up all the 'chokka' (squid) catches of the day from the smaller boats. A win-win situation! Brian was reputed to go out boldly into any and every sea. He was not only knowledgeable but also fearless, hardworking, idealised and liked, as well as an honest guy. It was only natural that Brian Clark would, like with his wreck diving, again be highly successful in his fishing venture. All of his many friends and idolising followers were sad when Brian unexpectedly passed away on Friday, the 8th of February 2008. Last but by no means least, there was Tubby Gericke. Tubby was an academic type of diver with an exceptionally sharp mind. Like most highly intellectual people, Tubby was always searching for answers and forever pondering more deeply, the mysteries of life. Tubby was by far the most intricate of this highly talented group. As one of his closest friends, Jan Davey, once put it: "A creature so complex that I will need the space of a full-blown biography to capture a little of my understanding of him". This author seconds this opinion. Those fortunate enough to have known or even met Tubby, will no doubt always remember how his eyes twinkled with mischief and his abundance of energy. Tubby could get anybody and everybody enthusiastic about things. Furthermore, his brilliant debating ability was the sword at his side. When Tubby started talking seriously, the most he said would be way over our heads. It was often stated in those days, 'too high to come by'! Continued on page 11 OVERdeBERG