Like most people, businesses and enterprises on this planet, we at Waterfront Charters are eyeing the immediate future with mixed optimism and caution. Just where the world is right now with Covid-19 is really anybody’s guess…
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Father’s Day: Watch This Space…
Like virtually all celebrations in 2020 since around March, Father’s Day this year is going to be held largely behind doors. Not only in South Africa, of course, but worldwide.
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“The Most Legendary of Birds”
The 19th of June sees the inauguration of a very special day that will be held on an annual basis from 2020: World Albatross Day.
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Arc of a Diver
Last week we wrote on the sixth great extinction, the manmade eco-disaster that is currently plaguing the planet. It was a suitable introduction for the following thoughts, facts and commentary…
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World Ocean Day: Celebration or Eulogy?
Last week we wrote on the sixth great extinction, the manmade eco-disaster that is currently plaguing the planet. It was a suitable introduction for the following thoughts, facts and commentary…
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Crisis? What Crisis? Oh…that Crisis.
The world is currently in crisis. Or, more accurately, humans are currently undergoing a crisis. We are looking into the face of a new virus, and suddenly our mortality stares us directly in the face: we are not invulnerable.
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Take Arms Against a Sea of Troubles
It is most unusual to stare at the Atlantic Ocean and see it almost empty of vessels. For the last 600 years or so, our ocean has hosted vessels ranging from wooden galleons to super-tankers, and everything in between.
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Is There Any Red Port Left?
So rum and port; two words tied in with seafaring lore. Waterfront Charters are 21st century mariners, steeped in the history and wonder of all things nautical.
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The boats in the Waterfront Charters fleet have become an integral part of the V&A Waterfront.
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The Shades Will Lift…
Tourism SA is working hard behind the scenes to make sure that tourism resumes safely and productively as soon as the current crisis is past.
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