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A warm welcome to Quentin Botha and Tome Mendes (Table Bay), Sven Gussenhoven (Hout Bay) and JC Roos (Mossel Bay) who started their Class 1 Coxswain Leadership course yesterday. This evening they will be going to sea in False Bay on the 10 metre Simon's Town rescue boat Spirit of Safmarine III, call sign Rescue 10. According to Mark Hughes there is a light North Wester blowing and the sea is nice and calm for the exercises that will take them deep into the night.Class1 coxswain_5960 The course delegates on the SAMTRA training bridge. Class1 coxswain_5961 Sven, Quentin, JC and Tome at the Simon's Town Rescue base.
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