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The coxswain course is well under way in Cape Town, with sessions involving everything from written tests to helming, survival, knotting and navigation. The highlight of today, for both the experienced and the new Coxswains, was without a doubt protocols for the capsizing of a 5,5 RIB.A pool session at the Survival Center. A pool session at the Survival Centre.Briefing for the capsize drill. Briefing for the capsize drill.Over she goes. Over she goes. Back: John Nicholas (Port Edward), Johan “Choppie” Linstrom (Oyster Bay), Adrian Scholtz (Kommetjie), Graeme Harding (Knysna), Rod Pitter (Hartbeespoort Dam), Daniel Heimann (PE), Brett Ayres (HQ) Middle: Hilton Kennedy (Strandfontein), Wendy Serfontein (Durban), Mark Hughes (HQ), Shaun Kotze (JBay) Front: Edward Rossouw (Gordon’s Bay) Neil Jones (St Francis), Heinrich Niehaus (Wilderness), Rudi Rogers (Yzerfontein)
Back: John Nicholas (Port Edward), Johan “Choppie” Linstrom (Oyster Bay), Adrian Scholtz (Kommetjie), Graeme Harding (Knysna), Rod Pitter (Hartbeespoort Dam), Daniel Heimann (PE), Brett Ayres (HQ)
Middle: Hilton Kennedy (Strandfontein), Wendy Serfontein (Durban), Mark Hughes (HQ), Shaun Kotze (JBay)
Front: Edward Rossouw (Gordon’s Bay) Neil Jones (St Francis), Heinrich Niehaus (Wilderness), Rudi Rogers (Yzerfontein)
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