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Maart 2014

REGATTA: The 24th Mykonos Offshore Regatta took place last weekend. Over 80 entrants sailed from the Royal Cape YachtClub in the V & A Waterfront to the finishline at Club Mykonos. Read the full article on page 16. PHOTO: TREVOR WILKINS

2 Langebaan Nuus6 Maart, 2014

JOANIE BERGH

Langebaan kan nou spogmet nòg ’n kunsgalery watwerke van plaaslike kuns-tenaars gereeld gaan uit-stal.

TheArtSquareStudio/Gal-lery het onlangs sy deure bydie Pumpkin House Backpac-kers geopen.

Hanlie Theron, eienaar vandiePumpkinHouseengalery,sê die galery gaan die laasteDonderdag van elke maandsolo-uitstallingsvan’n aantalkunstenaars aanbied.

Verlede week is die eerstevan hierdie reeks uitstallingsgeopen deur die befaamdeWeskus-kunstenaar, JannieJordaan.

Jordaan, ’n inwoner vanVredenburg, het die skilder-wêreld in 1995 betree en skil-der vanaf 2007 voltyds. Se-dertdien is hy sinoniem met

skilderye wat ’n egte Weskus-beeld vir die kunsliefhebberoordra, en het al meer as 6 000skilderye verkoop. Dit, son-derdathyénigeformelekuns-opleiding ooit ondergaan het.“Toe ek vyf jaar oud was het

ek begin met potloodsketse.En vandaar het ek myself netverder geleer,” sê hy.

Syinvloedstopegternienetin Suid-Afrika nie, en sy wer-ke kan in verskeie buiteland-se galerye in lande van oor die

wêreld heen besigtig word.Jordaan se kunswerke is ti-

perend van realistiese en im-pressionistiese style met ’nsterk invloed van Keith Alex-ander, ’n Suid-Afrikaanseskilder wat in 1998 oorlede is.

Die liefde en waarderingvir Jordaan se werk het be-hoorlik vastrapplek onder syplaaslike aanhangers gekrynadat hy die 56 muurskilde-rye in die Laguna Mall in Lan-gebaan geskilder het.

Dié besonderse Weskus-beelde op die inkopiesentrumsemurehetJordaan’nmaanden ’n half geneem om te vol-tooi. En verlede week het hy13 skilderye in slegs twee we-ke voltooi, om by die ArtSquare Studio/Gallery uit testal.

“Ons is baie opgewonde oorhierdie galery wat vir plaasli-ke kunstenaars die ruimtebied om hulle werke uit testal,” het Theron gesê.

Die bekende Weskusskilder, Jannie Jordaan, by een van syskilderye wat hy op dié aand verkoop het. FOTO’S: JOANIEBERGH

Die kunsuitstalling het talle mense gelok en hulle is met heerlike eetgoed en wyn verwelkom.

Nuwe kunsgalery openmet Jannie sewerk

3Langebaan News6 Maart, 2014

HELÉNE MEISSENHEIMER

Smiley van Zyl, whose wifeJanewaskilled by a convictedcriminal six years ago, ismov-ing toLangebaanwithhisnewwife, Robin-Leanne.

Van Zyl made a vow at hiswife’sdeathbed inApril 2008 thathe would turn her murder intosomething meaningful, that shewould not have died in vain.He lodged a civil case against

the Minister of Police, Ministerof Justice and theDirector ofNa-tional prosecution for negli-gence.Theman convicted of Smiley’s

wife’s murder, GershwinHartzenberg (25) from GrassyPark, shouldnothavebeena freemanwhen he committed the hei-nous act.According toVanZyl,Hartzen-

berg was well known to the au-

A screen shot of the article in You magazine about Smiley van Zyl and how he found love again with RobinLeanne.

Smiley ismoving to Langebaanthorities, had a long history ofcrimeandwasapotentialdangerto society, but was still allowedback on the streets only 10 daysbefore he murdered Van Zyl’swife. He had been set free due to“another ‘misplaced’docketsitu-ation”.The case has taken nearly six

years to get to court, but proceed-ings were scheduled to start onTuesday 4 March in the CapeHigh Court.In the mean time Smiley mar-

ried again. He wrote toWeslander this week that theyhave bought property inMyburgPark, Langebaan and hope tomove here permanently withinthe next few months. He says heoften came toLangebaanonholi-day as a child and it was also oneofhisandJane’s favouriteplacestovisit.VanZylsays if successfulhis case will help to make SouthAfrica a better and safer place.


DoktervanLangebaansterfBEN VAN RENSBURG

Dr. Erik Strömsöe (79), ’nmediese dokter, is verledeDonderdagmiddag in Lan-gebaan oorlede.

Strömsöe het as ’n dokterpraktiseer in die Paarl,Franschhoek,Otjiwarongo indie destydse Suidwes (Nami-bië),Langebaanweg,Malmes-bury en later Langebaan.Hy was die kleinseun van

Trygve Strömsöe, die Noor-weegse ingenieur wat diekrag en beplanner was agterdie bou van die Tafelbergsekabelspoor in die laat jaretwintig van die vorige eeu.Erik was op skool in Swazi-

land, in Plumtree in die des-tydse Rhodesië (Zimbabwe)endieHoërSeunskool inWel-lington, waar hy in 1952 ashoofseun gematrikuleer het.Hy het hom in 1953 as me-

diese student aan die Univer-

siteit vanKaapstad ingeskryfen het in 1958 gekwalifiseer.Hy was vyf jaar lank die

vennoot van wyle dr. PietRens in die Paarl en toe opFranschhoek voordat hy van1968 tot 1979 op Otjiwarongoin die destydse Suidwes-Afri-ka gepraktiseer het.Terwyl Strömsöe in Nami-

biëwas,washyvirdriemaan-

de bevelvoerder van die mili-têre hospitaal nabyGrootfon-tein in die destydse Caprivi.In1979 ishyPretoria toeom

te studeer vir ’n diploma inlugvaartgeneeskunde. Hywas as majoor aan die hoofvan die hele noordelike afde-ling 1 van die weermag.Daarna het hy ’n jaar lank

vir die lugmag opLangebaan-

weg gewerk en was vir vierjaar lankinpraktyksaammetdr. Ivan van Niekerk op Mal-mesbury.Strömsöe het sy praktyk op

Langebaan geopen, waar hymettertyd spreekkamers en’n apteek langs die Spar laatbou het.Sy vrou Marjorie, wat in

2012 oorlede is, is in die Ame-rikaanse stadNewYorkgebo-re en het in 1942 saam methaarouersSuid-Afrikatoege-kom.Strömsöe laat ’n seun en ’n

dogteragter,watelktweedog-tershet, ’nkleinkindendie89-jarige Karin Strömsöe vanStellenbosch, ’n stiefsustervan sy pa. Die begrafnisdienswordmore in die NGKerk opLangebaan deur sy goeievriend en die vlootpredikantRalph Thornley, gelei.Hulle het mekaar leer ken

toe Thornley op Saldanha-baai gewerk het.

Die wyle dr. Erik Strömsöe in vroeër dae.

HAVE A LAUGH: In thespotlight at a recent comedy event at Mykonos Casino’s Charlie Noble Restaurant were three of Jouma se Comedy Club’s finest comedians. From leftare Reagon Peddie, DylanSkews, CJ Benson andDugald Pieterse. The outrageously funny trio,Skews, Benson and Pieterse, were in top formwith their hilarious anticsand observations. Theyperformed to a crowd ofover 96 people at theevent.


Positivedevelopments encourage

The festive season in Lange-baan still seems to be in fullswing. The feedback we getfrom visitors is mainly posi-tive.This isanindicationthatLangebaan is well on its wayto being a preferred touristdestination.This scenario was not the

case before May 2011. TheSaldanha Bay Municipality(SBM) has in the last twoyears made a major effort to“turn the ship around”. Fun-damental to this change wasthe restructuring of the SBMfromabloated centralised ap-proach to a decentralised or-ganisation providing servi-ces in our towns. An exampleof this is the appointment ofthe Langebaan Town Engi-neer. Restructuring is always

a difficult task and it is stillin process. The following aresome of the positive develop-ments that have happenedover the past two years or arestill in progress:• The upgrading of our in-

formal trading area.• The painting and exten-

sion of the Langebaan Li-brary.• The upgrading of the SBM

municipal maintenance yardwith paving and perimeterwall.• Paving of the main routes

toLangebaanPrimarySchoolandpavingof thecentralbusi-ness area and new parking –Main, Dwars and SuffrenStreets.• Building of a newablution

facility at “DieWatergat” andthe maintenance of all otherpublic ablutions. A new ablu-tion facility at March Streetis in process.• The erection of an en-

trance structure and gardenat the town entrance.• The extension of the Sea-

view Park stone-wall perime-ter.• Upgrading of street lights

in the town tourism area,floodlights on the beach, thetown’s electricalnetworkandthe new substation.• The development of the

Storm Water Master Plan inconjunction with the plan forthe upgrading of OostewalStreet. This is a multi-yearproject which will be imple-mented over the next fouryears.• The rehabilitation of

Sandbaai against beach ero-sion is in process.• The new “Olifantskop”

road in conjunction withProvince.• The establishment of a

boardwalkonourmainbeachis in process.• The upgrading of water

pipes in critical areas.• The final approval of the

Langebaan Skateboard Park.• The establishment of the

Langebaan Sport Forumwhich is approaching finali-sation.• The beautification of

Langebaanwith gardens is inprogress.• The maintenance and

neatnessofourroadsandsidewalks have improved.Projects in the pipeline in-

clude the rehabilitationof therefuse facility, a study to es-tablish a recycling facilityand plans to develop sportfields for Langebaan.My “champion” for this

month is the new LangebaanTown Engineer, Waldo Ju-lius.Sincehisappointment inOctober 2013 he has made amarked difference in our vil-lage.André Kruger, Councillor

Langebaan, 073 664 0506.


‘This iswhy I left the LYCExec’JohannRüsterhadthisdreamof creating a type of ‘marina’in front of the LangebaanYacht Club (LYC).He trulywanted tomake the

LYC more of a yacht club ashe maintains it was 30 yearsago. Being the person he is,there was no time to reallythink through the completepicture. It had to be doneASAP. To this end with thehelp ofNico Jacobs andGavinGoldschmidt, they sold thisidea to certainmembers of theclub.At this stage they brought

the matter to the executivecommittee saying that theyhadpersuadedsixmembers todonate R300 000 to constructthe jetties. On further inquiryit was revealed that theamounts were not donationsbut paying up front for theirpositions at the new jetties.Onemember paid R150 000 forhis site, which gave him life-long use of the site. The otherfive paid R36 000 for the firstyear.I immediately made objec-

tions to this as these were notdonations. This made me anenemy of the development.I further enquired whether

SANParkshadbeenconsultedand was informed that they

neednotbeaswehiredthewa-ters from them and thereforecould do what we liked in thisarea.HavingbeenalecturerinEnvironmental Science, Ivery much doubted this state-ment.The extra jetties were to

come from Special Forces andI once more enquired aboutthe legality of this move andasked them to get it inwritingfromtheSpecialForcessayingthat they had donated the jet-tiestous.Thiswasneverdone.By now I was very sceptical

about the whole experience.The final nail in the coffinwaswhen the Commodore NicoJacobs informed us that hewas in charge of the projectand that George Bartie, themain sponsor, insisted thatthe work be done by JohannRüster.At this point I said that in

that case I felt it could not bea LYC project as I was respon-sible for the finances and allmonies paid out I would havetoOK.Adecisionwas takenatthismeeting(26July2013) thatNico Jacobs and JohannRüster would run this projectand only when it was comple-tedwould it be handed over tothe club.Allmoneys collected for the

project were placed in a sepa-rate account run by LYC, butwithout me having any sayhow it was to be spent.Everything continued for a

couple of months while Jo-hann Rüster cleaned the jet-ties received from the SpecialForces.Afterthisexercisewascompleted, thenext phasewasthe putting in place of the‘new’ jetties infrontof theclubhouse.To my astonishment one of

the old jetties was removedandbrought forward to a posi-tionin frontof theclubandthenew jetties were added on. Atthis stage in ameeting I askedwhat was the position of theother 754members with boatsand where were they going toland?Only then did they realise

that this position was untena-bleandthe ‘outside’of thenewjetties were set open for all touse.Becauseof this, twomem-ber ‘contracts’ were cancelledandthe threeremainingmem-bers were asked to each pay afurther R15 000. For thisamount theywould now be al-lowed to use the sites for threeyears.Thenextproblemthatarose

was that the ‘sausages’ had tobe moved further out into the

channel as there wasn’tenough space for all the newjetties.At this stage SANParks

wrote a letter to the LYC ask-ing what was happening andwhy they were not notifiedabout these changes.Nowthepressbecameinter-

ested and started asking ques-tions.I understand that ameeting

was held with SANParkswhere LYC president KoosLouw was involved? None ofthis has ever been reported toanexecutivemeetingand Iamnot sure whether the SAN-Parks were ever told that thismeeting was their own initia-tive.At the last executive meet-

ingof theLYCIsaidweshouldadmit that we should relookthe whole matter and try tosolve it for the good of all ourmembers. I even suggestedthat we ‘buy back’ the jettiesfrom three of the members asit was really a bargain at R153000.At this stage I can now no

longer keep quiet as it wouldnot be in the interest of theLYC. Furthermore, my per-sonal integrity is being affect-ed by all this.

DR VINCENT TAYLOR

In response to Mr Taylor’sletter to themedia,wewouldlike to say that the matterwas brought up at the execu-tivemeetingandtheonlyop-position was from him.The whole project was

managed from a fund whichwasraisedbythefourpeoplewho would be hiring theberths. One of these for a pe-riod of ten years and the oth-er three for a period of threeyears.On completion of this

project it would be handedover to the club to be man-aged. These people donot in-tend to use these berths forthewholeyearbutonlyperi-

odically, therefore theseberths are open to all mem-bers to hire as well as visit-ing yachts.The funds generated from

this would go into jettymaintenance and wouldtherefore save the club ahuge expense.Where the old jetties were

situated in the shallow wa-ter, they were not usable atlow tide and furthermorethey were being destroyedby the sand.Wewould againlike to stress that these jet-tieswerenotsoldtoanybodybut merely rented to mem-berswhoprovided the fundsfor this project.

Regarding the notifica-tion of the parks board, wewere wrong in this matter,but have had ameetingwiththem and will be having afollow-up meeting later thismonth. We have also en-gaged with environmentalgroups and are in the proc-ess of having all structureslegalised. The membershave more jetty space thanbefore and we can now alsoaccommodate deep keel ves-sels. We would also like tostress that Adm Louw wasinvolved in the meetingmerely as an observer andhas no input in LYC deci-sions.

I would also like to men-tion that all executive mem-bers have signed a code ofconduct and that also coversthe confidentiality of meet-ingsheld by the executive. Ithasalsocometo the fore thatit is much easier to criticisepeople negatively than it isto contribute positively.Wewould also like towish

ourmanager,MrJanniePie-tersen, well as he is retiringat the end of the month andwill be moving to Bettie’sBay. We would like to thankhim for many years of faith-ful service.

LYC EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE

This iswhat the LangebaanYachtClubCommittee leadershad to say


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Plan forwalkwayandboardwalkThe draft Saldanha Bay Mu-nicipal 2014/2015 budget willbetabledforapprovalbyCoun-cil on 27 March 2014.The Langebaan Ratepayers’

and Residents’ Association(LRRA) kindly requests mem-bers of the public to activelyparticipateinthepublicpartic-ipation process thereof. Be-sidesthepropertyvaluationonourproperties, thebudgetisanequally important factor hav-ing an impact on our propertyrates. It isourdutyasgoodciti-zens to actively participatetherein.

.TheLRRAwastoldtheUit-sig Street tourism infrastruc-tureproject could start as soonas the firstweekofMarch2014.This project is way overdue.We can only hope the projectwill be completed before thewinter.The Breë Street board walk

project has featured on theLR-RA Langebaan IDP for many

years and formed partof the LRRA proposalto the Langebaan spa-tial planning and pre-cinct plans. One of theprimary goals of theboardwalkistorelievetheBreëStreetCBDof itspark-ingcongestionbyconnectingitto the under-utilised parkingon Dwars Street.The board walk will form

part of the much-needed tour-ism infrastructure for thetown, creating an easy walk,with viewpoints and benchesfrom one tourism node to theother. It is designed to be user-friendly and meant to limit oreradicate the constant tram-pling and destruction of sensi-tive dune areas. The long-termplanistoformacontinuouspe-destrian and cycle route alongthe beach, linking the UitsigStreet walkway and BreëStreet boardwalk to the nor-thern tourism nodes. Due to

budget restraints the variousboard walks and walkwayswillbephasedinoverthemedi-um term.

. The LRRA identified andregistered 37 public accesseswithin Ward 6 alone to securereasonable public access tobeachesasrequiredintheInte-grated Coastal ManagementAct of 2008.

. The illegal discharge oftreated sewage at the Strand-loper beach area still producesmore questions than answers.TheSaldanhaBayMunicipali-ty brought in extreme crea-tivenesstojustifytheconstruc-tionof infrastructureenablingthe discharge. The WesternCape Department of Environ-

mental Affairs issued adirective on 24 Decem-ber 2013 demanding (a)within 7 days writtenrepresentations fromtheSBMwhyaPre-Com-pliance Notice should

notbe issuedand, (b) thatSBMsubmit within 30 days a de-tailedrehabilitationplanbyanindependent EnvironmentalAssessment Practitioner.The area of discharge is a

proclaimed marine protectedarea, protected under legisla-tion preceding any dischargeauthorisation. The reasonsand documentation providedby the SBM to date could notproveanyauthorisation todis-charge such polluted sub-stance into themarineprotect-ed area. Till proper authorisa-tion can be presented, theLRRA regards this activity asillegal and criminal.Jaco Kotze 082 889 0685.Chairperson LRRA.


SATURDAY 8 MARCH) The Shoebox Teamproudly announces Jazzing itUp at Diazville High SchoolHall. Come and see great art-ists like Salome, Jody Wil-liams, RJ & On the Move andVirgil Williams. Phone Genev-ieve on 083 698 1822 andRandall on 072 103 2080.

SONDAG 9 MAART) Cape Corps Foundati-on hou vergadering vir alleopbetaalde lede om 14:00 teDiazville-gemeenskapsaal.

Skakel 073 916 1230.

VRYDAG 14 MAART) Tobi Jooste, model, skry-wer en motiveringspreker, singom 19:30 by die Hervormdekerk, Vredenburg. Kaartjiesby die deur beskikbaar. Ska-kel 082 463 5415.) A snake awarenessevening presented by HOWWildlife Rescue will take placeat Langebaan Town Hall at18:00. Call 083 700 6377 formore details.

15 - 16 MAART) Vredenburg Relay forLife deurnagbyeenkoms opdie Vredenburg-sportterrein.Spanne kan inskryf vir hierdiedeurnag-aflosstap ten batevan fondsinsameling vir Kan-

sa. Spesiale programme wordbeplan. Vir spanregistrasiesbel Anthony Muller by084 251 1851. Vir luminaria-sakkies: Tina Wolvaardt082 872 9037. Kontak virkankeroorlewendes: GretchenMinnaar 022 482 1111.

SATURDAY 15 MARCH) First art exhibition everat Oppiknol-restaurant, StHelena Bay, at 18:00. PhoneJuli Olivier on 079 465 9246to secure your entry.

SATURDAY 22 MARCH)Gymkhana in the par-king lot at the Weskus Mall,Vredenburg.

FRIDAY 21 – SUNDAY 23MARCH

) Lamberts Bay Cray-fish Festival. Call027 432 1000.

SUNDAY 5 APRIL) Car Boot Market: Suf-fren Street, Langebaan, from09:00 to 13:00. Enquiries:Heidi on 083 779 5127 [email protected].

26 – 27 APRIL) Langebaan LagoonFestival with lots of sportingactivities, food and craft stallsand much more to enjoy. Forinformation about stalls con-tact Coleen Paul on022 772 1515 or [email protected]. For regularupdates on activities and com-petitions follow their Facebookpage.

Helder naels vir ’nhuppel in jou stapDis tyd vir sandale en pragtige plakkiesvriendin, so sorg dat jou toonnaels netso mooi geverf is soos jou vingernaelsdié somer.Dis ook makliker om helder kleure

eers op jou tone te toets sodat jy eersdaaraan gewoond kan raak voordat jydit op jou vingernaels verf.Die nuwe somerneiging is dat elke na-

el verskillende kleure geverf word omby die helder somermodes te pas.Ek dink as jy die somer bietjie waag

met nuwe helder kleure dit sommer da-delik ’n huppel in jou stap sal sit.As jy meer subtiele naelkleure ver-

kies is dit ’n goeie idee om verskillendeskakerings van een kleur op jou naelste verf.Beginmet die donkerste skakering op

jou duime en gebruik dan elke keer ’nligter kleur tot by jou pinkie.Verf jou tweehandesenaelsdieselfde,

anders lyk dit deurmekaar en te bont.Kom vriendin, waag iets kleurvol en

iets nuuts op jou naels en let op hoe goujou modegier aansteek.Tot volgende keer . . .

SHAVATHON: TheLangebaan communitycame out in full forceto support the 2014Cansa Shavathon,which took place atClub Mykonos on Friday, 28 February andSaturday 1 March.Over 150 peopleflocked to the resortto shave, spray orstencil their hair insupport of Cansa. Thiswas the third consecutive year that ClubMykonos has playedhost to the annualfundraising event.Mykonos Casino, alongtime supporter ofCansa, donatedR4 000 towards Cansa. Pictured above isTracyLee Campbellshaving Nicky Bester’shair. Right: JodineWilliams sprays Belinda Strydom’s hair.


SKATEBOARDING FUN: Join Tristan Bellingan for anexciting skateboarding event at the Langebaan LagoonCelebration on Saturday 26 April. The event will runfrom 11:00 – 16:00 at the P.L.A.Y skatepark. Greatprizes to be won. Previous events (picture) were verywell attended and the April event promises to onceagain draw a large numer of skateboarders.Langebaanvier

weer feesDaar is eersdaags weergroot sports met die Lange-baan-strandmeerfees watvan26 – 27Aprilplaasvind.

Die fees word aangebieddeur die Saldanhabaai-toeris-meorganisasie (SBTO) en dieplaasliketoerismeverenigingvan Langebaan.

Besoekers kan uitsien na ’nlekker verskeidenheid sport-aktiwiteite, stalletjies, mu-siek en vele meer.

Op Saterdag 26 April van11:00 tot 16:00 word ’n skaats-plankbyeenkoms deur Tris-tan Bellingan aangebied bydie P.L.A.Y.-skaatspark.Groot pryse is op die spel.

Nog hoogtepunte sluit in:Langebaan 4 Spesiale Magtewat ’n honde- en bootdemon-strasie lewer, skibootrittevandiestrandaf indiestrand-meer, asook die algemene ge-sondheidsuitstalling van dieWeskus Wellness-klub by diestadsaal waar alternatiewemedisyne ten toon gestelword en gesondheidskos tekoop is.

’n Klassieke motor- en trek-

kertentoonstelling, ’n plaasli-ke marsjeerorkes, raakrug-by, kindervermaak en 80 stal-letjies met lekkernye,handwerk en speelgoed is ookop die spyskaart vir die dag.

Extreme Abilities en die de-partement van kultuursakeensportbied ’nspesialesport-dag vir kinders (6 – 14 jaar)aan by Friday Island. Dit sluitin mini-krieket, rugby, sok-ker en vlugbal. Kinders salSaterdag geleer word hoe ombranderplank te ry en Sondagis dit gestremdes se beurt.

Op die hoofstrand sal daarweer ’n musiekverhoog weesmet verskeie kunstenaars. ’nDiskojoggie sal die gehoor la-ter vermaak.

Die feestelikheid sluit afmet ’n swart-en-goud-party-tjiebyFlamingo’svan22:00af.Toegang is gratis.

Rig navrae oor stalletjiesaan Coleen Paul by022 772 1515 of [email protected].

Nuwe verwikkelinge enkompetisies is op die Face-bookblad “LangebaanLagoon Celebration” te sien.

Weslander bied weer saam met Kumba Iron Ore ’n raakrugbykompetisie aan. Daar is prysgeld van R12 000 op die spel.Spanne kan Ernie Roworth by 022 713 1251 bel om in teskryf. FOTO: BIANCA WESSELS


Betekenis in ’n skulpmandjieVerlede Vrydag kry ek ’nkelpmossel voor my deur.Binnedieperskelpmossel lê’n verskeidenheid kleinskulpies, elkeen mooi inpienk en persuitgevat. Diekelpmossel issoos ’n mand-jie waarin dieskulpies rus.

Soos enigedier of voël lê daar ook ’n bete-kenis in seeskulpe opgesluit.So verteenwoordig ’n flaminkbyvoorbeeld iemand met ’nsterkpersoonlikheidwat lief isdaarvoor om saam met andermense te kuier.As jy ’n flaminkmens is, het

jy meerendeels mense om jou,maar jou kern is sterk genoegomteweeswiejyisenniemak-lik te verander nie.Vandag bestudeer ek die

skulpies in die mandjie, metmy seeskulp-veldgids en dieboek,A gift from the sea, langsmy. Soos die skrywer, AnneMorrow Lindbergh sê: “Dievormvandieskulpaandiebui-tekant, kanmens help om bin-ne jouself na antwoorde tesoek.”Ekhaaleenvireenelkeskul-

pie uit die kelpmosselmandjie.Die vis-oë-skulpie, met sy spi-ralewatin ’nspitsnabolei,duiop “alleenwees”. Elke vroumoet nou en dan alleen wees.Nie eensaam nie, maar alleen.Daarkanbaie dinge om jouge-beur, maar dis belangrik omsoms net bietjie tyd vir jouself

af te knyp en ’n plekkie (diespits) te vind vir jouself. Elkekeer as jy hierdie skulp optelen in jou handhou,moet jy virdaardie oomblik jouself ver-

beel jy is die spits, of die “oog”in die middel wat gemaklik ismet jouself in alleentyd.Die volgende skulp wat nie

noodwendig in die seeskulp-mandjie is nie,maarmet ’n be-tekenis, is die witmossel. Dieskulp se twee helftes is simme-tries, met een verbinding aandie onderkant.Hierdie skulp dui op die be-

gin van ’n nuwe verhouding -die mooi van ’n nuwe verhou-ding,maar ookdiewete dat ditdalk nie vir ewig gaan duurnie. Dit dui op die fasewaar al-bei severliefdheidnogeenvou-dig is – die sjokolade en wyn-tyd van ’n nuwe verbintenis.Dis daardie verhouding waardaar nog nie te veel verant-woordelikhede is nie, en dieverliefdes hulself verdiep inblinkoog-oomblikke saam.Meermensemoet leerommin-derernstig tewees,ennet, sooswat die skulp sê, meer in dienou te leef.Die mooiste skulp egter vir

my is die Argonautskulp. Dis’n pragtige glanswit bootvor-mige skulp. Dit het ’n dubbele

kiel en twee rye tuberkels. Dievroulikeweekdier gebruik dieskulpas ’nbroeikamerwaarinsyhaareierslê.Asdieeiersuit-broei, swemdiekleintjiesweg,en bly net die skulp oor. Diéskulp dui op gevestigde sterkverhoudings. Dit is daardieverhoudings waar twee heelmense saamkom, en dit werkperfek uit. Albei partye is vryen dan weer saam. Dis die vol-wasse verhouding waar ge-noeg tyd en ruimte is tussenmense om hulself en hulle eiedrome uit te leef, en dan saamte droom ook.Noudatekmyenanderskry-

wers se insig van skulpe metjullegedeelhet,nooiekjulleuitom Anne Lindburgh se Giftfrom the Sea te lees. Nes metskulpe, hou jy soms meer vaneenskulpas’nander.Partydaekan jy nie ophou skulpe versa-mel nie.Maar eendingmoet jyweet: “As jy lief is vir iemand,isjyniealtydoppresiesdieself-demanier lief virhullenie.Ditverskil van oomblik tot oom-blik.” En dit is okei. Liefde isvloeibaar, dit groei. En al be-weeg jy en joumetgesel in die-selfde patroon van die lewe,moet jy jou vryheid behou. Enskulpe gaan soek.

ROMANTICSTRINGS: Thetalented violinist MarelizeZeeman entertained guestsat the Valentine’s DayBreakfast atMykonos Casino’s CharlieNoble Restaurant. Zeeman,a regular performer at thecasino, performed an array of lovesongs to setthe mood forthe occasion.


For those of you who loveor care for animals,Weslander has very kindlyoffered to sponsor Lange-baan Animal Care (LAC)with a monthly column tokeep youupdated on our re-quirements or simply tothank you for yoursupport.We know there

are many of youwho absolutelylove animals andwould like to help,but either don’thave the time, income orheart of steel that is re-quired to deal “hands on”with traumatic situations.Fortunately there are

many ways that you canhelp.The cost of running LAC

amounts to thousands ofrands every month. The

money is spent on vet bills,cellphone accounts, de-worming pills, tick and flearemedies, sterilisation,food, blankets, bones,cleaning aids, petrol, bak-kie services, collars, leash-es and feeding bowls – to

name, hopefully, most ofthem.On top of this, the volun-

teers at LAC are so busywith emergency calls, de-ticking, de-fleaing and de-worming. It would there-fore bemuch appreciated ifpeople could assist withfetching and carrying

those drop-offs of old dogbaskets, toys, food or blan-kets at a drop off zone rath-er than expecting volun-teers to come and collectthese kind offers.For those with the cash,

sponsorships of eg. a bag ofMontego are alsowelcome. Dogive LAC chair-man Charmian acall to see whatthey need most.For those of us

who have timebut notmoney there are thefollowing options: offer towash a load of pet blankets,take a dog for a walk, helpwith maintenance of ken-nels or collect and drop aload of blankets off at thelaunderette after yourmorning school run.A donation of marrow

bones will be most wel-come.Maybe there is someone

who can help with car serv-icing? Any launderetteswho can donate a few loadsof laundry a month? Petstores, can you help withanything?Most of us love to give

and to help, we sometimesjust need a little reminderor a nudge in the right di-rection. No offer of help ordonation is too small. Let’smake a difference startingnow.For any queries, please

email [email protected] or callCharmian on 082 410 3762or Lizette on 084 244 6414.To arrange a drop off at Jac-quie’s house, please callher on 072 959 7059.The animals thank you!

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Birdershave funandhealthy competitionLANGEBAAN – The SAN-Parks Honorary Rangers’(SHR) West Coast Region’s9th Sasol Stretton’s WaderBashbirdingweekend,heldin conjunction withBirdLife SA during theweekend of February 21-23,was by all accounts a hugesuccess.

The event was attended by46 people, some from as far asPietermaritzburg, as well asall the SHR members on theWest Coast.The main affair is the very

competitive, but informativeand fun-filled, Wader BashGame. Nine adult teams withthree to four members and aguide participated,while ninematric learners – four fromCurro Langebaan Private

School, four from VelddrifHighSchoolandonefromVre-denburg High School – alsotook part.Each school in the region is

annually invited to send ateamof fourGrade 12 learnersto the Wader Bash, the objectbeing to instill an interest inand love for nature and bird-ing in the minds of theseyoung people.The learners are sponsored

by the SHRs.In this way almost 70 learn-

ers have been introduced tobirding over the past sevenyears.TheWaderBash takes place

within the boundaries of theWest Coast National Park(WCNP).The main objective of the

game is to identify as manybird species as possiblewithin a 24-hour periodin the various habitatsof the park.The novice bird

watchers were especial-ly excited by their first-ever sighting of the fair-ly common but beauti-ful African hoopoe, thebokmakierie with itsbright yellow chest, theever-present Cape wag-tail, the black-shoul-deredkitewith its strik-ing red eyes, and theunique flying action ofthe yellow-billed kite.The waders – includ-

ing the thousands ofmi-grant birds who visitthis Ramsar site everyyear – proved to be amuch greater challenge

for the be-ginners andthe guid-ance of theexperts andregularbird-ers were in-valuable.The Flam-

ing-Ingo’s,under theguidance ofMel Tripp –AnnikaVorster,Jean-MaréHuysamen,JeaniqueKotzee andJanriTallie -were thewinningschool teamwith 68 spe-cies identi-fied.The Mossie-Duiwe of Veld-

drifHighSchool–AngelaOwi-es,CourtneyOlkers,SadéFor-tuinandLaurenvanderHeuv-el under guidance of BettieKruger – were rewarded fortheir identified 62 species.Clarence Fredericks of Vre-

denburgHighSchool receivedanindividualprize forhispar-ticipation.Of theadult teamstheSocia-

ble Weavers under guidanceofOtto Schmidt, identified thesecondhighestnumberofbirdspecies (115), while VernonHead’s teamBirdingBabblerswere crowned the winnerswith 127 species identified.The prize for the “rarity”

spotting in the Park went toCharmaine Oosthuizen for an

African paradise-flycatcher.The weekend was conclud-

ed on Sunday with two inter-esting lectures by KevinShaw,anornithologistofCapeNature and Prof Rob Craw-ford, head of research in theOceans and Coasts division ofthe Department of Environ-mental Affairs.Their talks comprised re-

spectively of the status of thebluecraneaswellas thestatusand future of theWest Coast’ssea birds.If you are interested in join-

ing the SANParks HonoraryRangers: West Coast Region,contactchairmanHeinKotzeeon 082 349 2044 or [email protected].– Liana van Aswegen

Looking for sea birds at Tsaarsbank, are(from left) JeanMaré Huysamen, Janri Tallie,Jeanique Kotzee and (front) Annika Vorster ofCurro Langebaan with their guide, Mel Tripp.

Mel Tripp telling the young birdersmore about owls regurgitating andshowing them the pellet of a BarnOwl who usually shelters in one ofthe old buildings at Mooimaak during the day.

JONG LEIERS: Só lykLangebaan Primêr se prefekte vir 2014. Agter, vanlinks, is Marchello Blaauw,Yumna Roberts, Marozanne Lewis, Richard Boesaken Jason Plaatjies. Middel:Barron Lackey, Christonique Willemse. Voor: Angelic Bester, C.J. Olivier,Chadwin Swartz, NielKoordom en TamarynAmerica. Hulle koördineerder is Ingrid Rodgers.


MUSIEKEKSAMEN: Leerders van die Keys to Heaven Musiekskool by Topolino Privaatskool wat hul Trinitymusiekeksamensuksesvol afgelê het.

BOLANDKLEURE: Vier leerders van Topolino Privaatskool hetaan die Boland atletiekbyeenkoms in die Paarl deelgeneem.Van links is Daniele Antonio (hoogspring), Tristan Holtshausen(70 m hekkies en verspring), Matthew Jacobs (hoogspring en75 m/150 m hekkies) en Drian van den Bergh (gewigstoot).Matthew en Drian het hulle Bolandkleure verwerf.

FOTO: LYNN DREYER

LEIERS: Leiers van Topolino Privaatskool vir 2014 is, vanlinks, Serine Hamilton, Nikayla Burger, Tanya Trustler, JadeRodgers, Dewan Barnard, Yolanda Chikowore, Tristan vanZyl, Nica Ras, Kayla Bannister, Ian Coetzé, KayLeigh Kruger.

FOTO: LYNN DREYER

Leerlinge van Topolino Privaatskool presteer

BOLANDKLEURE: Hierdie leerders van Curro Privaatskool Langebaan het Bolandkleure vir atletiek (laerskool) gekry. Van links is Dian van Heerden, HeatherPelser, Hanlie Matthysen en Daniel Kleynsmith


Red-eye sardine in the lagoon

A good friend of mine hasa saying “you think youknow everything but I tellyou, you know nothing”. Istarted fishing at the age offive some 63 years ago andinall these years it is reallyall I wanted to do. Further-more, I had an excellentmemory and often thoughtIunderstoodmost things.Oboy, do I know nothing.

Our lagoon has really triedits best to do things it hasnev-er donebefore. Theyellowtailrun has continued throughthemonth of February, not asplentiful as January but stillplenty by normal standards.Then arrived shoals of baitfish, mackerel and what I

thought was an-chovy but whichturned out to bered-eye sardine. Ihave never seenthe red-eyes in

the lagoon before and themackerel have been absentfor a number of years. It wasquite incredible to see suchhuge shoals of bait fish.Speaking to my anglingfriends along the rest of thecoast,mackerelhavemadeanappearance all along thecoast. False Bay has hugeshoals for the first time inmore than 10 years.Someof thebest fish caught

this month were a geelbek ofover 8 kg and a fine stump-nose of over 1,9 kg, caught byour ace lady angler MadelizeVisser. All the yellowtail arestill in the 4 to 5 kg class.AgainIwasbaffledbythelackof stumpnose. There weresimply none to be found any-

where in the lagoon. The onlyonesthatwerecaughtwerebythe shore anglers. It is possi-ble that because of the yellow-tail, very few kob were re-corded as it is the same an-glers catching the yellowtailwho usually catch the kob.March is generally our best

month for fishing, so let’shope it is the same this year.It is especially the large elfthat makes an appearancenow.To end with this month, a

strange story.As a child Iwasfascinated by the storiesabout mermaids. Many per-sonsarrivinghomewell-oiledwith brandy told storiesabout them. Now it would ap-pear that they may exist!There are more and more“sightings” being reportedfrom around the world andeven from our own waters.The creature being reportedis not the romantic one from

past stories but seems to havehuman characteristics. So allanglers beware that strangecreature sitting on the edge ofyour boat! – Vincent Taylor.

Madelize Visser with hergreat stump.

OPGENEEM IN BOLANDSPAN: Amaan Africa, graad10leerder by Curro Langebaan Privaatskool is opgeneem in die o.17 Bolandatletiekspan vir die 100 m en200 mnaellope.


GROOT SKENKINGS: Die hoofborg van die Weskus Marathon, Langebaan Country Estates (LCE), het onlangs ’n tjek vanR30 000 aan SANParke Ereveldwagters: Weskusstreek, oorhandig vir die 2013wedloop. Dié gewilde marathon, wat insamewerking met die Strandlopershardloopklub aangebied word, vind weer binnekort op 15 Maart plaas. By die tjekoorhandiging (links) staan Craig Scott (hoofuitvoerende beampte: Langebaan Country Estate), Louis van der Walt (Strandlopersklub Langebaan) en Hein Kotzee (voorsitter: Weskusstreekereveldwagters). Vir meer inligting oor die 2014 LCEWeskus Marathon, besoek www.lce.co.za. Die SANParke Ereveldwagters het nog ’n tjek van R42 500 ontvang vir dieLCE Lagoon fietsrykompetisie wat verlede jaar in die Weskuspark plaasgevind het. Op die foto regs is Edelbert en Elbethle Roux (hooforganiseerders) en Craig Scott (middel) van die Langebaan Country Estates.

SANParke Ereveldwagters ontvang skenkings

DuisendeverwagbymarathonMeer as 3 000 deelnemers word verwag bydie Langebaan Country Estate WeskusMarathon op Saterdagoggend 15 Maart.

Hierdie jaar het die registrasie- en eindpuntna die gholf-oefenbof op Langebaan CountryEstate verskuif. Van die land se voorste mara-thonatlete sal die 42,2 km marathon aanpakwat om 06:30 by Tzaarsbank in die Weskus Na-sionale Park begin. Daar word ’n rekord vanmeer as 1 100 atlete vir die marathon verwag.

Atlete moet asb kennis neem dat die 21,1 kmhalfmarathon hierdie jaar om 07:00 in Bird-landstraat wegspring. Daar word ook ’n re-kordgetal van meer as 1 300 atlete vir die half-marathon verwag en die eerste atleet wordbinne 68 minute later by die eindpunt verwag.Die nuwe roetes van die marathon en halfma-rathondeurdiedorpgaanveroorsaakdatbaiemeer Langebaners die atlete vanuit hullevoortuine sal kan besigtig en aanmoedig, aan-gesien die roete nou via Heuningbos-, Sun-bird-, Birdland-, Fairway- en Constantstratetot in Langebaan Country Estate gaan.

Die 5 km pretdraf/pretloop wat om 07:30 be-ginvindhierdie jaarvolledigbinnedieLange-baan Country Estate plaas. By die prysuitde-ling wat om 11:00 plaasvind, sal al die 5 kmdeelnemersookinaanmerkingkomvirgeluk-trekkingspryse.

Vandag (6 Maart) is die laaste kans vir atlete om vir die Langebaan CountryEstate Weskus Marathon of halfmarathon in te skryf. Die Langebaan Strandlopers, in samewerking met die West Coast Honorary Rangers, organiseer diewedloop in die pragtige omgewing van die Weskus Nasionale Park. Daar isook ’n 5 kmpretloop waarvoor jy op die dag kan inskryf. Inskrywings in diegholfklubhuis vind Vrydag van 16:00 tot 20:00 plaas en Saterdag van 05:00tot 07:15. Alle ouderdomme van 1 jaar tot 100 jaar is baie welkom om aanhierdie pretloop te kom deelneem en die eerste 800 wat klaar maak sal elkeen ook ‘n pragtige medalje ontvang. Marathon en halfmarathonatlete skryfin by www.weskusmarathon.co.za.

Maart 2014

MykonosOffshoreRegattaasuccessThe 24th Mykonos Off-shore Regatta that tookplace last weekend im-pressed once again withover 80 entries andwasoneof the best attended eventsto grace the shores ofLangebaan.

The overall winner of theprestigious regatta, based onthe Royal Cape Yacht Club’s(RCYC)handicap,was the tal-ented Patrick Holloway andhis team from the yacht Jaca-na.The 65 nautical mile race

took sailors from the RoyalCape Yacht Club start line in

TableBayall thewaythroughto Club Mykonos.The race began with a light

10 knot North West wind,which allowed the first boatsto get off the line into an up-wind race.As the fleet headedup to Dassen Island the windpicked up for the front run-ners, giving the first half ofthe fleet really good sailingconditions.Later in the day, with wind

slowly disappearing andmistarriving, it was very difficultfor most of the fleet to finish.The first yachts started arri-ving at ClubMykonos at 19:00on Friday evening and the

last yacht only made its ap-pearance on Saturday mor-ning.The RCYC had entered

their Sailing Academy intothe regatta for the first timethis year. At times they weresailing neck and neck withworldclassskipper,JJProvo-yeur, which was indeed aproud moment for HarryBrehm, who represented theacademy.The Pursuit Bay race,

which followed on Saturday,was equally remarkable.Many yachts took part in thisfun race around SaldanhaBay and spectators enjoying

the spirited competitivenessof the sailors.The prize-giving and din-

ner was held on Saturdayevening at Bouzouki restau-rant. There were trophiesawarded for the IRC Class,Multihull Class, Division 1, 2,3 Fleet, and the RCYC Handi-cap Overall. A first prize foreach division that had five ormorestarterswasalso issued,and some other prizes basedon performance. The ceremo-nious proceedings led on to abig celebration that lasted tillafter midnight. MC DeonBingfromKFM94.5didagoodjob at hosting the event.

A proud moment forHarry Brehm of theRoyal Cape Yacht ClubSailing Academy andhis young crew, whowere sailing neck andneck at the finishagainst world classskipper, JJ Provoyeur.PHOTO: TREVOR WILKINS

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