Posts Tagged ‘Hobie Beach’
Boardwalk Hobie 16 National Championships
The Boardwalk Hobie 16 Class National Championships 2012 will be sailed off Hobie Beach in Port Elizabeth from 27 to 30 April 2012. Tuesday 1 May is a Public Holiday to allow you to travel home.
In 2005 the Chevrolet Hobie World Championships saw international focus on Port Elizabeth’s Hobie Beach. The 2012 Hobie Nationals will once again see many Hobie’s in a colourful and exciting four day sailing spectacular easily accessible to spectators from the beach and Shark Rock Pier.
Summary of the Hobie 16 Nationals:
- Entry Fee: R550.00 per boat
- Meal and Party Pack: R200.00 per person (which includes all functions itemised here)
- Tickets for meals/functions for non-participants will be available at registration.
Daily Events:
- Thursday 26 April 2012: Registration from 16:30pm to 19:00pm at PE Beach Yacht Club
- Friday 27 April 2012: Registration Continues from 8.00am to 10:00am at PE Beach Yacht Club
- Friday 27 April 2012: Skippers Briefing 10:00 and 1st day’s racing to commence not before 11:00
- Friday 27 April 2012: Welcome Function and light meal at PE Beach Yacht Club on Friday evening
- Saturday 28 April 2012: 2nd day’s racing
- Saturday 28 April 2012: Fish-Braai on Saturday evening
- Sunday 29 April 2012: 3rd day’s racing (No organized evening function)
- Monday 30 April 2012: 4th day’s racing
- Monday 30 April 2012: Prize-Giving Function at Algoa Bay Yacht Club – party till late !!!
Article courtesy of MyPE and visuals courtesy of Andrew Ward an active Hobie Sailor.
For accommodation in Walmer, bed & breakfast awaits at Homeleigh Halt Guest House. For reservations please contact Lynn on 041 5817111 or send an email enquiry to homeleighhalt[at]mweb.co.za.
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Splash Festival – Nelson Mandela Bay 2011
22 – 25 April 2011
Hobie Beach – Port Elizabeth
Splash scoops Canadian singer
In a major coup for the Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival, Canadian singer Justin Hines will thrill fans with his only public performance in South Africa at Hobie Beach in Port Elizabeth on April 23. Hines, whose moving single “Say What You Will” is currently receiving extensive airplay on Algoa FM, will lead an exciting Easter weekend line-up of national and local artists.
Africa’s largest Easter beach festival takes place at Hobie Beach Port Elizabeth from Friday 22nd April through to Monday 25th April 2011. The SPLASH Festival is a family orientated festival with the core feature being Water Sport and Family Entertainment.
The festival is an annual event having been in existence for 18 years and is traditionally held over the Easter Weekend. The SPLASH Festival program is designed to appeal to all residents of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropol, as well as visitors to the city, and aims to involve all the various communities and cultures within the area.
This is an ideal opportunity to show case the city and provide exciting entertainment and activities for visitors and tourists, this Festival has the ability to appeal to all tastes and offer new opportunities to city dwellers and entrepreneurs to get involved. The SPLASH Festival is an enormous draw card in attracting visitors to the Nelson Mandela Bay shores and creates new Tourism opportunities. Many visitors who have experienced previous SPLASH Festivals return annually to enjoy the vibe and festivities offered over the Easter Weekend.
Take a coastal getaway and spend the easter week-end in Port Elizabeth – Nelson Mandela Bay.
For accommodation in Port Elizabeth that is ideally located within easy access to all main attractions in the city, Homeleigh Halt Guest House – bed & breakfast- invites you to “be our guest….”
For general information and the programme schedule please visit the official website by clicking here:- Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival.
Blue Flag flies on two Port Elizabeth beaches
Hobie Beach and Humewood Beach are our two Blue Flag beaches.
Blue Flag gives local and foreign visitors the knowledge that their beaches are clean, environmentally sound and adhere to international safety and other tourist standards.
When South Africa joined the campaign in 2001 as the first country outside Europe to participate, Blue Flag began to grow into a truly international campaign.
The voluntary eco-label is given to beaches that meet 14 criteria spanning three aspects of coastal management: water quality, environmental education and information, and safety and services, which include excellent life-saving standards, top-rate parking and sparkling ablution facilities.
Local authorities report a number of spin-offs from being awarded Blue Flag status, including an increase in visitors, improved behaviour on the part of beach-goers, property prices rising for homes near Blue Flag beaches – and visitors enjoying a well cared-for and managed beach.
Affodable Accommodation: Homeleigh Halt Guest House, Bed & Breakfast style, Walmer, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
“Be our Guest…………….”
Ironman 2010 – Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay)
Where: Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay)
When: 25 April 2010 - 07:00 am to 12:00 am
Accommodation: Homeleigh Halt – Walmer, Port Elizbeth
Adrenaline, testosterone, steely willpower and entertainment merge for a gutsy duo of show and sport. The Sunshine Coast is getting amped for the IRONMAN South Africa April 2010!
The gruelling challenge involves a 3,8km swim, 180km cycle race and a 42.2km run.
Athletes from around the globe and South Africa will be descending on Port Elizabeth to find out if they have what it takes.
The swim will be a rectangular 1.9 km route in the sea, which will be repeated twice. Sea conditions are excellent as the course is situated in a bay. Sea temperatures range between 17 to 25 degrees Celsius for this time of the year. The route will be a double lap off Hobie Beach in an anti-clockwise direction. The cut-off time for the swim is 09:20am
From Hobie Beach, you cycle along the coast for 3km towards the city. You will climb for 10km to reach the highest point of 183 meters above sea level, this is a gentle continuous climb. From here it is downhill to the 20km mark. Gentle rolling hills occur to the turn around point at 34km mark. It is then rolling hills all the way to the 40km mark where it is downhill to the coast. The route is then relatively flat along the coast back to transition at 60km. You need to complete the three loops on race day.
The run will be a three loop course of 14.07km along Marine Drive. The run route is a very fast flat route with no hills through the top gate of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and out through the bottom gate of the University and back towards transition.
The total cut-off time is 12:00am (midnight) – 17 hours after race start. Eish!
