A travelling exhibition that examines the lives of South Africans who have received the Nobel Peace Prize is currently on show at the Dias Museum Complex in Mossel Bay. [caption id="attachment_6736" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Dias Museum Complex manager Mbulelo Mrubata at the South African Nobel Peace Prize Laureates exhibition in the Complex’s Maritime Museum."][/caption] “South Africa boasts four Peace Prize laureates: Albert Luthuli, Desmond Tutu, F.W. de Klerk, and Nelson Mandela - all of whom are important icons in the country’s transition to democracy,” said Mbulelo Mrubata, manager of the Dias Museum Complex. Nobel ...read more

Mossel Bay’s Sue Walmsley has been chosen to coach the South African Ladies Under 19 and Under 23 teams that will play in the World Championships in Dordrecht, in the Netherlands, from the 9th to the 16th of July. The South African contingent will also include men’s Under 19 and Under 23 teams, and men’s and ladies’ masters teams (‘masters’ in underwater hockey includes people of 35 years and older). [caption id="attachment_5141" align="alignleft" width="100" caption="South African Ladies Under 19 and Under 23 coach, Sue Walmsley "][/caption] Ms. Walmsley was a member ...read more

Media Release. Mossel Bay Tourism. 20 April 2011 The Mossel Bay Yacht and Boat Club (MBYBC) will host the Hobie 16 National Championship over the Easter Week (22 to 27 April). “About 40 boats have already entered for the event,” said South African Sailing’s national training manager, Mossel Bay-based Rob Holden. “This compares favorably with the 2010 event, which took place in Saldanha Bay, and attracted 52 entries. “We expect the numbers will rise in the coming days.” [caption id="attachment_4942" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Hobie 16s by Mariet Dames"][/caption] Mossel Bay, which hosts ...read more

Media Release: Mossel Bay Tourism. 18 April 2011 Mossel Bay is now the home of the country’s national sail training academy. This became official when national sail training manager, Rob Holden, handed over a flag of accreditation to trainers at the Mossel Bay Yacht and Boat Club (MBYBC) last Saturday. The event took place during an official visit by representatives of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) which saw South Africa become just the third country in the world to receive full ISAF sail training accreditation. ISAF Training and Development Manager Dan Jaspers and ISAF Inspector Richard Percy said that they were amazed at ...read more

Media Release. Mossel Bay Tourism. 3 December, 2010 [caption id="attachment_3931" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Rob Holden (right) crewing for skipper Richard Goldstein during the Hobie Tiger Nationals in Mossel Bay - August 2010."][/caption] Rob Holden - “A truly amazing young man” Rob Holden - South African Sailing’s Mossel Bay-based national training manager - caused something of a stir when he addressed a seminar at the International Sailing Federation’s recent annual world conference in Athens, Greece. “I didn’t think it was such a big thing,” said Rob - an ISAF training scholarship graduate. ...read more

Media Release: 30 August 2010. Mossel Bay Tourism [caption id="attachment_3203" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="IMAGE: (From left) ISAF Trainer Rich Percy, schools sail training consultant Hannah Percy, ISAF Training and Development Manager Dan Jaspers, and South African Sailing’s National Training Manager, Mossel Bay-based Rob Holden."][/caption] IMAGE: (From left) ISAF Trainer Rich Percy, schools sail training consultant Hannah Percy, ISAF Training and Development Manager Dan Jaspers, and South African Sailing’s National Training Manager, Mossel Bay-based Rob Holden. ISAF Visits Mossel Bay to Train South African Sail Trainers Two of the International Sailing ...read more

IMAGE: Mossel Bay Tourism staff members dressed for Football Friday. Back: Clifford Nkathazo, Dulin Sinkfontein. Front: Jacki Niemandt, Valthia Johnson, Marcia Holm, Louma Jansen, Jenny Sydon. Mossel Bay Tourism’s Football Fridays: Welcoming South Africa The staff of Mossel Bay Tourism have come out in strong support of the national football team - and they’re showing it every Friday. “We wear our Bafana Bafana shirts on Fridays because we’re proud to be South African, and because we’re proud that we’re the host country for this year’s FIFA World ...read more

Media Release 25 March 2010. Mossel Bay Tourism Mossel Bay: Open For Holidaymakers During the World Cup. Mossel Bay has space for South African holidaymakers during this year’s FIFA World Cup. “There seems to be a perception that all available accommodation in the Garden Route is fully booked for the period of the World Cup - but this is quite incorrect,” said Anthony Doherty, Mossel Bay Tourism’s Board Member responsible for marketing. “Mossel Bay is open for business as usual - and all our accommodation establishments are asking their usual, reasonable winter holiday rates,” he said. The town prides itself on being unique since it ...read more

Chef Tim Casten of Mossel Bay's Stonehill Restaurant cooked for el.Gourmet.com celebrity chef Pablo Massey - elGourmet.com shot the event, and we made a short video about the shoot... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALDEfIOYWkI[/youtube] read more

Media Release: 24 March 2010 IMAGE: Back (from Left): Allan Robertson and Chef de Partie Stefan Jacobs of Stonehill Restaurant; Chef Pablo Massey of elGourmet.com; tourist guide Matthew Pinker of BengaAfrica; Sous Chef Anne Barnard of Stonehill; Producer Laura Krohn and cameraman Gustavo Gómez Olivera of elGourmet.com. Front (from Left) Director Julio Hormaeche of elGourmet.com; General Manager Leon Coetzee and Executive Chef Tim Casten of Stonehill; and producer Maria Hurtado of elGourmet.com (picture: Martin Hatchuel). Mossel Bay Hosts South American Food Show Mossel Bay this week hosted a television ...read more