Shell V-Power Motocross Challenge
We are going to have fun at the Shell V-Power Motocross Challenge Hosted by Swakopmund Motocross Promoters at the Swakopmund Motocross track next to the Henties Bay road on 27 & 28 December 2018. The heats are short and spread over two days if you worry about your fitness. Be bold and enter. We have […]
Offshore Race
The Walvis Bay to Swakopmund OFF SHORE RACE will be held on the 26th of December 2018 at the Walvis Bay Yacht Club. The first possible start will be at 10h00. The normal 10 minute countdown starting procedure will apply. The course is from Walvis Bay to Swakopmund. Details will be obtained at the skippers […]
WESKUS 4X4 VASBYT
Where the road ends and the fun begins you will experience off-road driving at its best at the 2018 Weskus 4X4 Vasbyt on 29 December 2018 at Dune 2 near Walvis Bay (behind Dune 7). The entries and scrutinize will starts at 07:00 with the Vasbyt to starts at 08:00 and promise to be one […]
SFC Coastal Open Squash Championship
The SFC Squash Club will host the prestigious annual WB Hardware Coastal Open Squash Championship on 14-16 December 2018 at the SFC Sport Club in Swakopmund. The Chairman, Rudi Koekemoer, confirmed that WB Hardware & Building Supplies is the premium sponsor for this event. He emphasised that it is indeed an incredible privilege during the […]
Bell Buoy Race
The Bell Buoy Race will be held on the 23rd December 2018 at the Walvis Bay Yacht Club in Walvis Bay.The first possible start will be a “Le Mans” start at 11h00 with a ONE minute countdown. Keelboats have a separate starting line in the deeper waters. The course is straight to the Bell Buoy […]
Fishing Bonanza
More than 1000 anglers are expected at the 31st Windhoek Draught Fishing Bonanza slated for 26 December at Henties Bay. Fish may only be caught by rod and reel from the shore and anglers must comply with the Ministry of Fisheries regulations. All fish that are weighing will become the property of the Penguin Angling […]
Senior NSA Nationals 2018
The Senior NAMIBIA SAILING ASSOCIATION NSA Nationals hosted by the Walvis Bay Yacht Club will be from 28-30 December at the Walvis Bay Yacht Club. The races will be done in the Hobie Cat 16 and Hobie 14 classes. The Racing Rules of sailing for 2017 – 2020 of the World Sailing Federation will apply. […]
The Jetty Mile
The Jetty Mile is hosted by OTB Sport will be on Tuesday 27 December The race will start at 15h30 at Tiger Reef. Participants will swim past the Jetty and finish is in front of the event tent erected on Main Beach at The Mole. The swim route will be marked with buoys and participants […]
Murdered in Mauratania
Letter from her late husband Talk about the bizarre incidents caused by late arrival of surface mail. In our edition 29 April 1980, a similar incident was reported in Namib Times. Mrs Baby Stevens of Walvis Bay received a letter from Mauritania, from her husband Willie. What would have been a very pleasant surprise actually […]
Scientific Society turns 50
Sharlien Tjambari The Swakopmund Scientific Society celebrated its 50th anniversary on Friday, 2 November at the Swakopmund Museum. The Scientific Society was founded in 1951. The celebration is indeed a milestone for the Scientific Society Swakopmund that governs the Swakopmund Museum, the Sam Cohen Library and Archive, the historical buildings Otavi Railway Station and OMEG […]