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September 2016

Uit die Voorsiter se Mond

Weereens dankie aan al die skiboot komiteelede vir hulle ondersteuning. Iets kleins oor Ponta se kompetisie: Inskrywings het mooi ingekom met 10 bote 3 jetski’s. Inskrywings het ongelukkig klaar gesluit. Daar is ± R50,000 se borge gekry in kontant Al die aandetes is geborg en baie dankie aan al die persone wat dit borg. Ek dink dit is ‘n rekord borgskap wat die klub nog gekry het. Van die ouens maak reg om al Sondag die 2de Oktober tot die 9de te gaan al is die kompetisie net van die Donderdag tot die Saterdag.

LOWVELD ANGLING & BOATING ASSOCATION

LAEVELD HENGEL & BOOT VERENIGING

L.A.B.A. SKI BOAT

Spyker Kroeg, White River, 1240

Telephone No. 082 816 8332

Fax No. 086 242 0869

E-mail: mike@fhsa.co.za

Behind the Backline Agter die Backline

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Bel my 0825219748 ek sal kyk of ek die komitee se arm kan draai om nog ‘n boot of twee in te skryf. Die klubhuis is ook nou in gebruik by Village Mall Slaghuis in Witrivier en lyk baie mooi. Kom kyk gerus dit is oop Maandae, Woensdae en Vrydae vanaf 3 uur tot 6 uur.

Groetnis

Greyling le Roux

Voorsitter Skiboot Club

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Committee contact list

Commodore Chris Schutte (Snr) 0847609761 Chairman Greyling Le Roux lerouxgreyling@gmail.com 0825217948 Vice-Chairman Gary Larkan gary.gofishgo@gmail.com 0836312603 PRO Kallie van Staaden kallie@platsak.co.za 0832930782 Secretary Bryan Jooste jooste.bryan@gmail.com 0824530531 Treasurer Mike Goelst mike@fhsa.co.za 0828168332 Development Charles De Beer charles@lantic.net 0825723233 Safety Officer Gary Larkan gary.gofishgo@gmail.com 0836312603 Records Officer Wayne Caito masbambela@mweb.co.za

0824570517 Additional 1 Paul Whitaker pwwhitaker@global.co.za

0828071070 Additional 2 Staffies Rautenbach staffies@lvr-nst.co.za 0828527191

Contents Uit die Voorsiter se Mond 1,2

Calendar dates to remember 4

Ponta Compo 6

Club Grounds Update 6

Membership List 8

For Sale 9

Boat Safety 9

Catches of the Month 9

OET and SADSSA news 10

General 11,12

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Calendar dates to make note of

24th September Boat testing Klipkoppie Dam

6th to 8th October LABA Ponta Compo

22nd October LABA Skiboot AGM

22nd October LABA Skiboot Prize giving

1st September LABA Ski Boat Subs due

24th September Laba Boat testing at Klipkoppie Dam

22nd to 24th September Jozini Tiger Fish Bonanza

7th to 11th November MDSAA & OET Billfish and Gamefish Sodwana Bay

13th to 18th November Billfish 15000 Sodwana Bay

L.A.B.A. Skiboot se nuwe tuiste grooi!

Ons het nou al n paar “socials” gehad wat deur die Klub geborg was, en almal stem saam dat dit n reuse suksess is en dat ons dit maandeliks moet doen. Sien jou by die volgende een….

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Thanks to Tom Steenkamp for donating his wall mounted Marlin to the Club

Join us for our monthly social or just pop in any Monday Wednesday or Friday.

Also if you have any old Club Memorabilia please let us use it in the Clubhouse

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Ponta Compo Update

Organisation for this year’s competition are flying along. In total we have close to R50000.00 in cash for prizes. Thanks a million to Kallie and Mike who are working hard behind the scenes to make the event a huge success. Big thanks to Greyling for being the main sponsor.

Thanks to Vangard Projects for the R3000 Builders Wear House vouchers. Rooikat Liquors generously donated a case of Brandy and 5 cases of beer. Gavin from Batttery center has once again donated a bettery for every day. To new member Glen Chemaly who generously pledged R 10000.00 hats off to you

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Club Grounds Update (Klipkoppie)

Please remember to book via LABA main body. Cost is R100 per day for the use of the area.

View of the entrance to our camp

Kitchen Area

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View looking from the dam

For Sale, Wanted

Please contact Gary if you would like to advertise anything in this newsletter at 0836312603

Boat Safety

Boat testing will be on Saturday 24TH September. Please remember to fill in the indemnity forms and bring them along

Please note that it now obligatory to have a VHF radio on your boat. You will also need to provide a licence for the Radio itself.

I am trying to organise a Radio operator course locally, but have not had any success. There is how ever a crowd in Ballito Bay that offers accredited training. Please let me know if you are interested

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Klub Vangstes

Stuur asseblief vir my enige fotos van jou vangstes in die laste tyd, met a storietjie van wat gebeur het. Stuur aan gary.gofishgo@gmail.com

OET and SADSAA News

The following teams were recently selected to represent OET, SADSAA and South Africa

76th ILTTA International San Juan Puerto Rico – 16th – 21st November 2016 – 3 man Protea team

• David Martin ( Capt ) SG

• Jako Lingenfelder

• Mike Ross SG

25th FIPS – M World Championship Big Game Trolling Acapulco Mexico – 5th – 12th November 2016 – 4 man Protea team

• Steven Walder ( Capt ) N

• David Murgatroyd N

• Willie Higgo NG

• Ivan Van Heerden SG

Light Tackle Billfish Nationals Sodwana Bay – 21st – 25th November 2016 – 3 man SADSAA team

• Edwin Freeman ( Capt. ) MP

• Herman Dickson MP

• Marius De Vos

Heavy Tackle Billfish Sodwana Bay – 21st – 25th November 2016 3 man SADSAA team

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• Riaan Odendaal ( Capt. ) NG

• David Saaiman

• Dwayne Viviers MP

General

Lowrance Open Days to be hosted by Angling & Outdoor World at the end of October 2016. Date, Time and Venue: Friday 21 October, 5pm for 5:30pm at Angling & Outdoor World. All welcome. Saturday 22 October, 7:30am for 8am at Klipkopje Dam. Limited space, booking only! 8 boats maximum. "First come first served."

Friday Tutorial: John Minnie, Technical Manager at Lowrance South Africa, will be in-store discussing the latest offerings from their respective brands including Lawrence’s Gen 3 HDS units, the new Lowrance Elite-5 and Elite-7 Ti touchscreen fish finder/chart plotters, Lowrance’s versatile Totals can transducer, Lowrance HOOK models available in 4-, 5-, 7- and 9-inch screen sizes, Lowrance Sonic hub 2, and Water Wolf HD cameras. On top of all of this, he will be answering all of your technical questions regarding their product lines.

Saturday On-water Instruction: As a follow up to the Friday night talk, John Minnie will be assisting a limited number of clients on their own boats and with their own Lowrance units, and covering things like settings and interpreting what you’re seeing on screen.

Please note that a maximum of 8 boats will be booked into the on-the-water instruction with John on Saturday 22 October! There are no costs involved, but bookings will be made on a first come first served basis. To book, please contact Michael Cronje at 013-752-2091 ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Additional: A limited amount of snacks will be provided for the talk on the Friday night. Please bring your own cooler with drinks along. No food or drinks will be supplied on the Saturday at the dam, so again, please bring along your own food and drinks.

Also remember that you will be liable for an entry and launching fee if you’re one of the confirmed 8 guests joining us at Klipkopje Dam on the Saturday, unless you’re a paid-up LABA member.

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Enquiries: If you have any questions regarding this event, or would like to book for the on-the-water training, please call us at 013-7522091 or email info@anglingandoutdoor.co.za

Please note that LABA Ski Boat subs are due on the 1st October

LABA Subs are R300.00 which include R100 affiliation fees to SADSAA