The heading of this week’s blog is the powerful motivation behind a very important initiative: World Ocean Day. This falls each year on June 8th…
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Unsung Ocean Heroes
This week’s Waterfront Charters newsletter is an appeal. Any person who is acquainted with our company will know that one of our most important underpinning values is the protection and conservation of our oceans.
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See the Sea Shore
The Cape Town shoreline is much more than merely the intersection point between land and ocean. It is a treasure trove of historical interest, geographical oddities, conservation issues and human involvement…
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Basking Questions?
‘Basking’ is a word that lends itself to a Waterfront Charters cruise. To quote an eminent dictionary, Basking – verb: ‘to lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.
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New Beginnings
As 2020 winds it’s way to a rather inglorious conclusion, all eyes look ahead to the coming year. It’s a strange ritual, when you come to think of it, that the pealing of the bells at midnight on what is essentially a random date in the calendar should potentially herald great changes.
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Deck the Halls…
A common sight around the Cape Peninsula come December each year are the roadside vendors of Christmas ‘trees’. We qualify the word ‘tree’ here for the simple reason that they are actually portions of trees…
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For many cultures and nations around the world, Christmas is the day that highlights the year. It has certainly become the focus of the capitalistic society that seemingly rules our lives through the medium of advertising…
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Blow, Wind, and Crack Your Cheeks
It’s summer time in Cape Town 2020, and would you believe it, the south-easterly winds are dominating the weather patterns. In line with just about everything else in 2020, this summer the wind has been particularly persistent…
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A Black Friday With a Silver Lining
As November winds down, we head towards that decidedly oddly named day that signifies the centre of a whirlpool of capitalism: Black Friday. We have written before about the derivation of the word in its current form…
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Listen to the Ocean…Hey, it’s Playing Retro Remixed Old School!
The Waterfront Charters Clifton Yacht Parties have become something of a summer staple in Cape Town. Take the combination of a seriously luxurious motor catamaran – the amazing Enigma – with a happy-go-lucky group of party-goers…
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