Groupama 4 and Franck Cammas/FRA, the leading team in leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race, have two choices: move west quickly and take a big loss to do it, or hold their nerve and sail towards the triangle of doom, the no-go windless area that begins south of the Cape Verde Islands 600 nautical miles ahead, and then make the turn west.
At last the fleet is beginning to fly and tonight at 2200 UTC the boats way out in the Atlantic are enjoying the benefit of a bit more wind and making good progress on starboard tack at around 17 knots, more the sort of speed associated with these high performance racing machines.
CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand were first through the Strait of Gibraltar after a day and a half of tough sailing in the Mediterranean. The three other boats racing followed them into the Atlantic without further alarm.
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Team Telefonica, skippered by Iker Martinez from Spain at the start of leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean race 2011-12 from Alicante, Spain to Cape Town, South Africa.
As it attempts to make history, the Table Mountain Bid Committee is calling on every South African to set aside 30 seconds every Thursday to vote for South Africa's nominee in the New7Wonders of Nature contest.
The industry has expressed confusion and frustration over the recent suspension of Zambezi Airlines, forcing the airline to cease operations and leaving industry stakeholders questioning its future.
Iata has advised agents to immediately stop all ticketing and refund transactions through GDSs and BSPlink and continue to remit funds to the BSP. Iata said it would be pursuing an agreement with the airline to formalise the ticket refund process and would communicate this to agents once more information was available.
Premier Hotel Pretoria will take steps towards eco-consciousness after taking part in the Greening Hotels in South Africa Project earlier this year, under the Travel Foundation UK and Wilderness Foundation South Africa.
The Travel Foundation focuses on protecting and enhancing the environment in holiday destinations, improving the welfare of destination communities, providing a resource for the industry, promoting sustainable tourism to holidaymakers, and establishing fair trade practice.
South Africa’s first Unesco World Heritage Site, iSimangaliso Wetland Park in KZN, has opened a new tourist attraction on its eastern shores, the Amazibu Pan Hide. It was opened by Chairman of Bhangazi Community Trust, Ephraim Mfeka, iSimangaliso Board Chairman, Mavuso Msimang, and iSimangaliso CEO, Andrew Zaloumis.
Given the Zulu name for lilac water lilies, Amazibu Pan Hide overlooks a perennial pan and features an abundance of birds and wildlife species. Its original inhabitants, the Bhangazi people, own this section of the park.
The world’s leading skateboarders will be in Kimberley from September 30 to October 2 for the Maloof Money Cup. The event was created by businessman Joe Maloof, whose family own NBA team Sacramento Kings and the famous Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and this is the first time the event will happen outside the United States.
Cape Town – So dinosaurs can dance!
The Springboks have suddenly bared their teeth at the World Cup, the defending champions reminding the planet that even some of their older pairs of legs still have plenty of gusto left in them.
South Africa served up a feast in Wellington on Saturday, overcoming Fiji by six tries to nil for an emphatic outcome many of us, let’s face it, had considered fairly unlikely after the tepid disposal of Wales and an unfortunate lead-up winter to RWC 2011 as well.
Wellington - In the build-up to South Africa's 17-16 victory over Wales, wing Francois Hougaard said making his Rugby World Cup debut against Wales would be something he would remember for a long time.
He did not anticipate celebrating the great achievement by also scoring his first try in a Springbok jersey.
"It is a great honour and privilege to play here and scoring my first try for the Springboks made it even more special," said Hougaard said after the match.
