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Our inland crew at Station 25 Hartbeespoort Dam hosted their graduation ceremony on Saturday night. 40 guests, including the President of the Transvaal Yacht Club and the NSRI CEO, gathered at Thatch Haven Country Lodge outside Brits .Besides awarding crew badges the following awards were presented:Top performer in 1st Aid: Sasha BongersCrewperson of the year as voted for by the crew: De Wet van DykOfficial Crewperson of the Year: Francois van KraaienburgCoxswain Certificate: Michael SaundersCongratulations to all of you.Back Row: Herman Nagel (Shore Crew), Wouter Pretorius (Shore Crew), Steven Pretorius (Crew), Dr Cleeve Robertson (CEO), Sasha Bongers (Crew) Francois van Kraaienburg (Crew) Middle Row: Christo van den Berg (Crew), De Wet van Dyk (Crew) Front Row: Rod Pitter (Station Commander), Etiene Fouche (Crew), Jacques van Dyk (Crew), Michael Saunders (Deputy Station Commander) Back Row: Herman Nagel (Shore Crew), Wouter Pretorius (Shore Crew), Steven Pretorius (Crew), Dr Cleeve Robertson (CEO), Sasha Bongers (Crew) Francois van Kraaienburg (Crew)
Middle Row: Christo van den Berg (Crew), De Wet van Dyk (Crew)
Front Row: Rod Pitter (Station Commander), Etiene Fouche (Crew), Jacques van Dyk (Crew), Michael Saunders (Deputy Station Commander)
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