LANGEBAAN:- The 200 kilometres and R200 000 he plans to raise through his adventure are symbolic of the 200 days he spent in hospital between 2001 and 2007. STORY- GWEN SPARKS “It’s not about the speed and how fast my Little Optimist gets there, as most say he will fail. It’s about trying and believing […]
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A man with a big heart, has decided his going to become the little optimist, to give hope to thousands of very sick little children; and also to raise much needed funds for the Children’s Hospital Trust. Red Cross Children’s Hospital is in dire needs of a paediatric intensive care unit, stay tuned in as
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Cape Town father, big wave surfer and open heart surgery survivor Greg Bertish, plans to go where no sail boat its size has ever gone before to raise funds for the Red Cross Children’s Hospital Trust. The great mission The 200km voyage from Cape Hanglklip across False Bay, around Cape Point to Langebaan Lagoon on
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“Congratulations Greg. What an achievement. The coverage that you gave to Sea Rescue and the WaterWise Academy – as well as Safetrx was awesome. I have moved out of marketing and am now wearing the ‘Drowning prevention’ hat full time. It would be great to chat about ways that you can help in that sector
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Two open heart surgeries, and 200 days in hospital later, Cape Town waterman Greg Bertish has tapped into a cool metaphor with a direct influence on sick kids’ lives, writes SPIKE. NEW LEASE ON LIFE: Greg drops into a big wave near Cape Town. Photo Grier Fisher Fifteen years ago, after a surf trip to
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Last week Wednesday Greg Bertish and The Little Optimist were invited to the Cape Talk Studios to chat about their latest adventure and completing all 200km of the challenge! Take a listen below : “Greg Bertish came up with the idea after a brush with death a few years ago – you may recall that
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The Little Optimist sail boat has successfully completed the 200km sail from Cape Hangklip to Langebaan Lagoon and has raised more than R250 000 for the Red Cross Children’s Hospital Trust. The journey took eight sail days to complete in just less than four weeks. Cape Town father, big wave surfer and open heart surgery survivor
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Greg and the Little Optimist are proud to be working with NSRI and helping promote their Safe-Trx app and Waterwise project. See the article on The little optimists crazy 200km voyage in the latest NSRI magazine. Go get one and support NSRI and all the good they do.
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