Not sure, if I have already posted this snap.......all the way from 1972..... Just look at all those people.... all that activity.........
Check how high the water level was back then. Oh, those were the days ... What great memories of weekends spent at the yacht club.
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I'm sure Uncle Peet is behind the steering of the little boat?
That is Peet. Have not heard that name in a while now. I could have been at that event.... Thanks for the memory and name.
Which Peet? Bezuidenhout?
Spot on Mike he was a mechanic at town garage and his wife ran the dry cleaners aunty Marlene Andre's mom and dad
Yip, that's my Dad & our speedboat - Peet + Kalahari Ferrari - see Aunty Barbara Pretorius (with hat on ) loading my boetie Andrè into back of speedboat LOL!!!
That's the day this 6-year-old kicked a piece of wood just under the water - it turned out to be a rusty piece of metal - still have the scar! But yes, great fun at those events.
@ Lynette - did you stay in E9/11 then?
Sorry, I'm not being whatever the word is..... but I thought that the Yacht Club was an "english and one Frenchman " club back in the day........
Have I got this wrong.....?
Both my bothers where sailers in those days and I remember all sorts of people there
@ Bertie...my grandparents, Jack & Doreen De Lange lived at E9/11, but as my Nan 'day-cared' us - we pretty much grew up there. To the best of my recollection you lived across the street???
Yes, Lynette, you're right. We stayed across the street in E10/11. Spent the first 11 years of my life there... Great memories living in 11th ave!
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All the cool dudes lived in 11th ave
I agree Alfred ... we were E42-11th ... arse
Yes that's my mom loading Andre' into Kalahari Ferrari. My Dad's boat "Chopper" is in the background, the one with the stripes. Everyone went to the Yacht Club in those days, a very eclectic crowd.
Those were great days, a wonderful place to grow up.
Hi Lynette
My wifie cant get into the forum so I have to do it for her. Here is some history for you.
Leila taught you in OPS.
Leila, Joey (Bezuidenhout) and Brenda Poole shared a room in a hostel in PGH.
We are still in touch with Brenda who is still in Lainsberg - and ownes the hotel.
I am sure that Leila would like to hear from someone since they seem to have had a very happy time together.
Ronny DeLange and I were appies together in the radioshop and Leila and I used to go to him often to listen to his records in his den he lived in in the garden. Crosby Stills Nash and Young. He was truly a great man.
John
I remember that den. Ronny's sister Yvonne and I spent many hours spying on them. catmusic
How about Ronnies home brewed beer . ?? .. it had to be buried outside his den in the garden ... cos if the bottles were left out they would explode ,, I remember Ian talking about the scenario ,, every time someone wanted a beer they had to go into the garden dig one up and open it pronto or else ... boom shattered glass and spilleage ... and of course wasted home brew ...