Baviaans Mega Mountain bike tour – 345km over days!  Explore the spectacular greater Baviaanskloof Wilderness area and Grootrivier Poort from the seat of your saddle. The Baviaanskloof lies between the Baviaanskloof Mountain Range in the north and the Kouga Mountains in the west.  This 192 000ha conservation area was awarded World Heritage Status a few years ago.  It is home to a wide variety of habitats and species –...

Die tweede Kouga MTB Challenge vind op Sondag 24 Julie in die Oesterbaai omgewing plaas nadat dit in Junie gekanselleer was weens swaar reën in die gebied.  Fietsryers wat nie aanlyn geregistreer het nie, kan op die dag registreer. Ryers het drie afstande om van te kies, 30km, 65km en 130km.  Al die afstande begin en eindig by Die Melkstal net buite Oesterbaai. Die hoofafstand van die dag is die 130km.  “Die 130km het iets van als in...

A new sports club have recently been established in St Francis.  Paddlers can now become members of the St Francis Bay Paddling Club, get their CSA numbers and compete in the big marathons in their new club colours! Local paddlers are getting together every Wednesday afternoon at 17:30 at the Small Boat Harbour and anybody interested in the sport is welcome to join.  “We want to encourage people to come try our wonderful sport with no...

All 32 of the world’s top ranked surfers will be in Jeffreys Bay in July for the R 3 million Billabong Pro J’Bay 2011, Africa’s only stop on the ASP World Tour. Scheduled for 14 – 24 July, the event will again be staged at Jeffreys Bay’s Supertubes, the 300 metre stretch of coastline that is universally acknowledged as one of the planet’s top 10 high performance surf breaks. The star studded field includes 10 time and reigning...

Although the 2011 Cadiz Freedom Swim was won by English Channel record holder Petar Stoychev in Cape Town on Sunday, local swimmer Brenton Williams made his mark as the first swimmer from Jeffreys Bay to complete the extreme swim.  He ended up finishing in 10th position after swimming for 2:30:00 in the icy conditions. The race was held at Big Bay, on the western seaboard of South Africa in 11 – 13 degree water after the Robben Island...

Heilie Uys, well known Cape St Francis resident has once again been elected to represent South Africa at the World Transplant Games in Sweden from June 17 – 24.  The team has been announced earlier this week and Heilie will represent South Africa in ball throw, discus, javelin, shot put and golf. Heilie had a kidney transplant in 2004 and represented her country for the first time in Canada in 2005.  She won gold medals in golf and...