I took Michele's car down to the Yacht Club this morning for a quick run..... Now the Yacht Club has not functioned as a club for a number of years, no boats and the water in the pan is a problem with water weed growing everywhere.....
Anyhow, there was a chap and his girlfriend living at the yacht Club for about two years, nobody really minded as he seemed to have green fingers and planted a few palm tree's and basically contributed to the upkeep of the place....In fact the place was looking a damn sight better than what it used to look like like....
I noticed this morning, that the grass is starting to fade, the tree in the top corner dying..... I assume that the chap has left as their are no longer any cars parked under the boat sheds.......
Anyone want to rent and live in a Yacht Club..... anyone know anything about the name of the fish species that eats pond weed?
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So sad to hear ...
Noticed on Google Earth that the water level of the Pink Pan was quite low - this is a new image taken this year. Looks like its not even possible to sail there now. Sad.
Malcolm
Malcolm .. during my visit in Nov .. I did walkabout .. the old sea water seepage dam behind the pan that water was pumped from to keep the pan topped up is now a mere sand filled in pond ... the pump station gone ... awful sight .. we used to have fun at the seepage dam .. sandboarding down the sides , but having to bail out in time so as not to get dumped in the water ..
Where do I sign, Mike? When does the shuttle leave for workers....
No, we can't let this happen. I spent almost all my weekends there as a child while my dad (and sometimes my mom) sailed away leaving us kids to get on with our lives, and what fun it was. Can almost hear 'Walking back to happiness' in the background. Those were the days ... my friend ... la la la ...
What can we do?
Mike
What if you put a proposal to management for someone (me) to look after the place. A few bottles of red wine as pay would do me.
I'm sure there are worse jobs and places to live in the world.
Malcolm
So many people do not have a roof over their head. Some of them will look after the CYC for free and keep it in good condition. OTM Co will not do that, except if one of them get a personal income for their trouble. The Erasmus couple kept the CYC in an excellent condition, they got a house in town now. So the CYC is going down again.
image14 Yes the "nice" couple did water the grass, that didn't cost them any money as the water and electricity is for free - remember, HOWEVER they locked their dog up in the main lounge every day where he did all his doggy business freely ie peed and crapped every where and when the main lounge was set up for an important meeting with lightpro machines, white boards, etc and the people went in the next morning the dog was running around in the lounge and certain members of Exco had to clean up dog mess. The GM went to wake Mr Erasmus up and ask him nicely why was his dog there and could he please come and clean the mess up, was told in no uncertain manner to go away. Mr Erasmus works in Rosh Pinah where housing is expensive and he has to pay for water and lights. Makes you think doesn't it. The yaught club is being used for meetings and breakaway sessions so it doesn't cost huge money for alot of people to travel, and every body won't be disturbed by telphones and people "popping" in and out. So it is not going to waste that much.
On One of my travels this morning, armed with a GSD and camera, I stopped at the Yacht club.... turned the sprayer on and walked around for 40 minutes........ the weather is getting the better of this building, with a lot of the roof covering being blown off....
Any old timers, know if old railway lines were brought from town to be used when the cement was poured down here? see first pic!
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We have to ask ourselves.... does it have to end like this?
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Rumour has it that when the Yacht Club was only fed with salt water there were no weeds but when fresh water from the river was pumped into the pan weeds started to appear. It was decided to obtain theese fish and breed them at the Power Station old cooling tower tanks. I remember weed eating fish (can't remember their name though) being kept there in the early eighties. That was until the late Frank Quirk decided to do some gas cutting on the frames of the old dry wooden towers. He was carrying out some prep work to remove the upper structures over the weekend but alas, a few sparks fell onto the wood and within 30 minutes the whole structure was burn down with the fish being somewhat boiled in the tanks below the burning structure.
Mmmmh! I think if fish eat weed , then they must be gerooked!
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I can write on this topic for hours and bore you all with the politics that prevent the CYC from being what it should be...
I agree it is a sad sight and it won't get any better. I don't like negativity but some walls are a bit too big to get over.
I'll keep it short.
The cost to get the pond to anything usable for sailing on is beyond what anyone is prepared to spend. If anyone out there has a brilliant entrepreneurial plan that will sustain the facilities too, please contact me.
If you can find enough bodies around here that are 1. either vaguely interested in, or 2. have the time to commit to sailing and peripheral activities... contact me.
If you are a marine biologist, botanist, zoologist or alage expert and think you can clear garden out of the pond... contact me.
All of the above are just some of the issues that are preventing the good old CYC from being that place we all remember so dearly.
It's tough, but it's the way things are going.
OTMCo will be taking the building back this year and using it for some other enterprising purpose. Just hope that they can make something of it... I don't know with whose money though?
Have you spoken to Philip, the fish guy from Stellenbosch running the fish farms on the mine...?
Mmmph .. all that I know is that the sea water seepage dam did a good job , and yes its gonna cost bucks to undo the damage of years of neglect ... a traversty .. so sad ..
Still nothing going on at YCY. Why do the guys not use the fasilities now that no one is living their anymore?
On another note.... I hear that the Yacht club is the place to be this Xmas in Omund... the club has been taken over by a group of locals for 10 days of party party party... so if you are bored.. head on down to the club for a braai or a party.....
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I saw this morning one of the big windows on top is broken. Andrew can you help?
I tink we must have the old years eve piss up over there
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Alfie, that's a good idea. No need to open the club, it's open! C U daar. Slaan 'n paar tente op ens. Dan hoef niemand dronk te bestuur, kruip sommer tente toe.
No NO No stay at home hik
I think the fish were Telopea fish, me brother had something to do with the whole fresh water story
The Yacht Club cannot sink, there is not enough water in the Pink Pan........... ha ha
Piet Muller to look after the place.