It has been a busy and successful term for all of us at Lawhill – click here for a summary of all the news!
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Monday, November 10 Ronaldo and Bradley are students at the Lawhill Maritime Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. Today their class visited Nick Bice at the boatyard and set a goal for the future: to be the first South African team in the Volvo Ocean Race! Watch the video here: http://youtu.be/xn25fI7Ltgo
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One of the world’s top yachting photographers, Rick Tomlinson, will be presenting his amazing photographic collection at a special fundraiser to be held at the Royal Cape Yacht Club on Monday 10 November. Tickets cost R50 and all proceeds go to the GBOB Bursary Fund. Phone Peter Coetzee on 021 712 7982 to book your seat […]
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Two Grade 10 students from Simon’s Town School and the Lawhill Maritime Centre, Bokamoso Molale and Thamsanqa (Thami) Hoza, have taken second place in the prestigious 3M and Hip2B2 South African Young Innovators of the Year competition held in October. The competition – which was won by a team from Durban Boys High – engages […]
The MARINE BURSARY GOLF DAY is being held at Rondebosch Golf Club on Thursday, 20 November 2014. The 4-ball competition is currently fully booked however SPONSORSHIP opportunities are still available – click here for more information. Tickets are also available for the GRAND RAFFLE – to be drawn on the day of the golf event. […]
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In October, two Grade 11 students, Bradley Felix (17) and Ronaldo Strauss (17) will fly to the Balearic Islands in Spain to participate in the Ibiza Rendezvous, the first super-yacht sailing regatta to embrace the island of Ibiza (http://ibizarendezvous.com/) The trip forms part of a new charitable mentoring programme, ‘Marine Inspirations’ (www.marineinspirations.org) which aims to […]
Phil Wade and Anthony Just attended the same physical maritime training base in Gordon’s Bay, although some years apart – Phil trained at the General Botha Merchant Marine College in the early 60s and Anthony attended the Gordon’s Bay S.A Naval Officers Training College at the same location in 1981. More about Phil Wade Durban-raised, […]
Vaughan Pillay became Lawhill’s second master mariner when he gained his Master’s Certificate of Competency (5000 tons) in 2014. He was one of nine Lawhill students who went to Antarctica in SA Agulhas in his matric year (2003) and obviously thoroughly enjoyed the experience. After completing his S1 and S2 courses at Cape Peninsula University […]
August 9, 2014 – National Womens Day An increasing number of young women have achieved success in the maritime industry thanks to the educational support they received while completing their schooling at Simon’s Town School’s Lawhill Maritime Centre. For the past 18 years, the Lawhill Maritime Centre – a programme that provides young men and […]