Campus Sport
Posted on February 1, 2010 by Editor
In this edition of the website, Chelsea Nelson, notes why joing the Rhodes Sailing Club might just be the society for you.
If you sail or you don’t, by trying something new and joining the sailing club, you are sure to be blown away.
The perks of such a club? You can practise kite surfing and sailing, sports are seldom offered to such a wide range of people as it is so exclusive in most other universities or clubs.
Not only can you learn something new but you will also get the opportunity to escape the valley and spend some weekends practising at Settlers Dam, going on road-trips to Port Elizabeth and Port Alfred which are all included in the society’s training for beginners and experts. Training which will be put to the test later on when members take part in annual regattas and USSA
(University Sport South Africa) events all over the country.
According to Ania Barma,the sailing club commodore, the benefits of joining the sailing club are “getting out to scenic places, learning new skills in sailing and kite surfing and meeting new people”.
With the club developing, garments have been organised for members this year. It will have the sailing clubs’ new logo on which is a rather stylish image of a Greek wind god.
Even when there is no wind to harness, trips to the beach still occur and other exciting social events take place regularly.
Keep an eye out and an ear open during O-week about trips down to the beach with the Sailing Club.
