The Little Optimist Sailing Academy in Cape Town recently received close to R500 000 from the Paris 2024 Olympics. The charity is the only one worldwide that offers sailing therapy to underprivileged children. Many of the children have experienced medical hardships. The Little Optimist Sailing Academy in Cape Town which recently opened at the V&A Waterfront, […]
WAWA Wooden Surfboards have jumped on board to support The Little Optimist Global Challenge. They have kindly donated 15 Wawa Bodysurf Handslides that are valued at R750 each and include a Callico Protective Bag Enter The Little Optimist Global Challenge NOW and you could be winning yourself one of these great prizes! www.thelittleoptimistglobalchallenge.org Follow WAWA on
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BY HERALD REPORTER – 10 October 2020 As part of the Little Optimist Global Sailing Race, Mark Dawson, a National Sea Rescue Institute volunteer at the Port Elizabeth base, has invited several experienced seamen to sail and raise funds for the organisation. Each adult sailor will be on an optimist dinghy, a small 8ft-vessel better suited to children
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Let’s raise R67000 in honour of Mandela Day! Its gonna be Awesome! The Little Optimist has become a large part of our lives and we are super proud to be part of the Team! As sports photographers, we don’t usually get the chance to participate in events as we are normally behind the camera at
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Such a cool day inspiring, educating and teaching surfing skills to the @9milesproject kids in Elands Bay ; with @mattbromleysurf , @jameslowe783 , @nigel_savel and @gregbertish ; with the help of the local coaches Clinton and Emma. Thanks for your time and effort you guys …. I know everyone had so much FUN! #surftherapy #thelittleoptimisttrust
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This YOUTH DAY… help us feed their minds. Support 2 children for R100. We will be delivering #thelittleoptimistbook and other educational children’s books and workbooks to marginalized kids and communities. PLEASE DONATE HERE and help us positively impact the children. R100 gets 2 kids books and workbooks. Thank you. @ullman_sails @twooceansmarine @ullmansailssouthafrica @italtilesa #covid19 #youthday
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Surfers rally to help coastal town residents Surfers and charities have joined forces to ensure that struggling families of a famous Western Cape surfing town won’t go hungry over South Africa’s lockdown period. Elands Bay is a small town situated on the country’s West Coast, approximately 200kms north of Cape Town. It’s also home to one of the best left-hand point break
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