Kite surfer

I popped down to the beachfront during lunch time today to get some fresh air. There was a strong south-easterly breeze blowing and looking back over Kings Beach towards the harbour I saw a lone kite surfer making the most of the ideal conditions.

Bliss

Does it get any better than this? Last weekend of the holidays, and people were making the most of it!

bonus extra

Yes, yes, I know, the rules say 1 post of 1 picture a day, but I have just received 2 more stunning pix from the GIZA Regatta, and couldn't resist sharing them with you now! So consider it a bonus, from Port Elizabeth with love! Yachts jostle for position on the start line. On the … Continue reading bonus extra →

more of the regatta….

Here are a couple more images taken by Leon Hugo for the Algoa Bay Yacht Club during the GIZA Challenge Regatta last weekend. In the top picture, colourful spinnakers brighten up a somewhat grey bay.The bottom picture (pun intended) includes a bit of a bum view of the Commadore of ABYC, Alan Straton, (in black … Continue reading more of the regatta…. →

Sailing along

No wonder Port Elizabeth is gaining a great reputation as a watersport capital. We recently showed you the swimming phase of the Ironman contest. This weekend PE was host to another major event. The GIZA Challenge is the Algoa Bay Yacht Club's premiere annual regatta attracting a strong fleet of local yachts as well as … Continue reading Sailing along →

And the runner up is……………..

In trying to decide which photo would depict our city for yesterday's theme, we considered many options. In the end the beach won. But this photo was one we also wanted to use, because the Donkin Reserve is the sort of PE icon image, and can be seen on the hill in the background here … Continue reading And the runner up is…………….. →

Yacht Club series # 4

From the sublime to the ridiculous! We were on a 34 foot yacht, which is big enough to travel round the world in (admittedly you would need to have a screw loose in the brain to do it, but still!!) Two kids were having a ball scooting around in TINY little boats which were dwarfed … Continue reading Yacht Club series # 4 →

Yacht Club series # 3

A perfect way to end a perfect day in the Bay!

Yacht Club series # 2

Yesterday we started on a sunset cruise at the Algoa Bay Yacht club.... meet our skipper, Doug, aboard Take 6. He is looking at the warning light beacon at the end of the harbour breakwater.

Yacht Club series #1

Recently one of our readers, Alan, kindly invited us to visit the Algoa Bay Yacht Club and take photos there. Well, we took him up on his offer yesterday, and had a wonderful time, snapping a ridiculous amount of photos (yachts and water are SO photogenic!) So over the coming weeks you will no doubt … Continue reading Yacht Club series #1 →