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THE COMPETITIVENESS
OF ORIENTEERING
Just as rugby dominates in South
Africa but lacks popularity in, say,
Costa Rica, so it is with the sport
of orienteering. Participation here is
small, but in Scandinavian countries
entries at major events exceed that
of Comrades Marathon numbers,
and supporters at home sit glued
to their flat screens watching
live broadcasts of the events or
following GPS tracking of runners
online.
On the lighter Side
TAKING ON THE
WORLD’S LONGEST
OCEAN RACE
Nick Barclay, 31, from Cape
Town decided to swop his highflying
career in marketing for the
challenge of competing in the
world’s longest ocean race. With
no previous sailing experience,
but with a love of adventure,
Nick describes how the Clipper
2011-12 Round the World Yacht
Race brought him back to life.
Larry was a photographer for the N.Y. Times, and was scheduled to meet a plane on the runway to take him on a job.
“Hit it,” said Larry climbing into the first plane he saw on the runway. The pilot took off and was soon in the air. “OK,”
said Larry, “fly low over the trees over there, I want to take a few pictures.” “What do you mean?” asked the pilot.
Larry looked at the pilot and answered a little annoyed, “I need to take some pictures for the N.Y. Times, so please …”
There was a long pause, before the pilot asked in a shaky voice, “You mean you’re not my instructor?”
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THE GREAT MAKGADIKGADI
PANS MOUNTAIN BIKE
ADVENTURE
The dry and dusty Makgadikgadi
Pans of Botswana are one of the
most inhospitable yet beautiful places
on the planet earth. Why though
would anybody want to drive there
in a Mercedes-Benz ML500 before
cycling 150 km across them? Patrick
Cruywagen searches for the answers.
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individually adjusted to ensure an ideal fit.