There is no better way to celebrate all that is phenomenal about a Cape Town summer: a luxury catamaran anchored off Clifton, one of the most beautiful (and trendy) beaches on the planet, with the opportunity to dance, relax, swim and sip.
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A Race Without Equal
The Clipper Race is an annual event, and was the brainchild of Sir Robin Know-Johnston, the first man to sail single-handed and non-stop around the world, a feat achieved between 14th June 1968 and 22nd April 1969.
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Harry’s Offshore Post Office, with Seals
Robben Island, despite its small presence, has played a great part in the history of South Africa.
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It’s a Shark! It’s a Submarine! It’s a Bathysphere! It’s a …Fish?
Waterfront Charters recommend their Ocean Safaris as the best way to get to see this amazing sea creature. They have an otherworldly look about them, and watching their fins as they wave through the water (the tell-tale difference between a sunfish fin and a shark fin: the shark’s fins cut straight through the water) and then seeing the huge round bulk underneath – incredible.
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Shine Your Light On Me
Table Bay and the Atlantic Ocean are Waterfront Charters playground. Our seven vessels ply the ocean around this area of the Cape Peninsula on a daily basis, and we have shown countless guests the sights that make this section of Southern Africa one of the most picturesque on the planet.
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Aeolian Rhapsody
Whether you love or hate them, the winds that sweep our planet – and the cosmos – play a vital part in the history of mankind. We look a little closer at the phenomenon.
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Do You Have Thirty Million Years to Wait Around?
Waterfront Charters knows that the keys to maintaining species and keeping our oceans safe for its inhabitants are varied, and must be sustainable. We help wherever possible with the release of rehabilitated birds back into their environment, and we educate the general public continually.
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Tourism (noun): The Practice of Travelling for Recreation
Table Mountain’s majestic presence framing our backdrop, it’s not surprising that we at Waterfront Charters have a constant view of the South African tourist market.
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Very Like a Whale
Whale watching has become an increasingly popular pastime on the shores and waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans that skirt the Cape. This is entirely understandable: these magnificent creatures come straight from the pages of a fantasy novel – their sheer bulk is beyond anything that roams the land, and yet they are as graceful as birds in flight and as playful as any land-based creature.
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Give Your Staff a Sea Change!
Our range of boats and chartering options lends itself to any form of team incentive or seminar. From the elegant motor propelled catamaran Sea Princess, which can host up to 140 people in comfort, through our smaller but equally attractive catamarans Enigma and Serenity One that can take groups of up to 45 people.
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