Kayak Race - Sunday September 27th

Charity Kayak Race - Sunday September 27th in aid of SANCOB
Seaforth Beach at 9.30am
This is a mixed event with paddlers in craft of all shapes and sizes welcome, with a lot of emphasis on the taking part and the fun, rather than serious competition. Spot prizes mean everyone has chance of going home with something from the day. One of our local sponsors is providing prize money - www.enviropaedia.com

There are three courses this year - a very, very short course for the real recreational plastic owners (Fluid, Feel Free, etc), a short course of 5kms and a long course of around 10kms.

After the race we will have a selection of kayaks for the kids (old and young) to take onto the water in the beach area, so the whole family can come along and spend the day in this most beautiful part of the world, enjoying our beaches, and then heading to Boulders where the SANCOB team have organised lots more activities.

Cape Point trip - Sunday 30th August

REPORT: A small but perfectly formed group managed a Cape Point paddle last Sunday and two new paddlers had the closest encounter with a Southern Right Whale I have ever been privileged to witness. We were sitting in some pretty choppy waters off the point admiring the view when the whale surfaced about 20 meters away from us. It blew a couple of times then dived. A minute or so later it surfaced and checked out our new paddlers from ooh, how can I describe this, right next to their double kayak! It then gently dived again in front of them, its tail descending into the water literally inches in front of their bow. A totally magical experience.

For the more adventurous paddler we will be going to Cape Point this Sunday. As usual the launch point is Buffels Bay in the reserve leaving at 9.30 but we will be meeting at Berthas car park at 8.45 and leaving from there. Please check this blog on Friday and/or Saturday for an update because any changes to the program will be notified there.
By the way if you have not purchased a Wild Card costing R215 which allows entry to Cape Nature sites then why not do so and save yourself some money. More info at http://www.capenature.org.za/wildcard.htm
You can also purchase a 12 times entry card for less than R100, mention of which I did not see on their web site.

Full Moon paddle pictures

One could not have paid for a better evening than the one we had. Twenty kayaks set off on a dead calm evening and as we rounded the bullnose into the Bay the moon began to peek over Hangklip. We paddled to Ark Rock and then to Windmill Beach where we turned and rode the swells back in. Magic.

Pictures supplied by Estelle

Full Moon Paddle - Tuesday 7th July

Fingers crossed for a clear evening. Leaving from the usual spot in front of Berthas, but at a later time so you may even make it straight from work, at 5.45pm - moonrise is 6.10pm. Please remember you must have a solid white light on you or the kayak once the sun has set. A head torch is perfectly acceptable.
Apres Paddle - we have negotiated a R10 a beer special around the fire at The Meeting Place.
The usual Wednesday paddle will still go ahead for those who cannot make Tuesday or indeed those who want to do both.

Dolphin show

We went out from Fish Hoek and paddled towards Kalk Bay. It was the most beautiful afternoon, the sea was like a mirror. Near Harbour House about 400m out we first saw some seals, "bathing in the afternoon sun" and then we saw a huge school of dolphins. They were on their way from Muizenberg and swimming towards Simonstown. (It felt like a hundred or more came past us, or maybe it was just 20 going round and round.) What an experience!!!! - click on the pictures for large version.

André du Plooy