8th MLAIC World Long Range Muzzle Loading Championships,
Bisley, United Kingdom, September 2011
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Back: Tertius Smit, Jonathan Hendey, Corena de Beer, Merwe van Rensburg, John Duckitt, Ronnie Blake, Japie Maritz
Front: Kobus de Villiers, Eugene Kuisis, Divan Ferreira, Johan de Beer |
Send off at Cape Town
International Airport
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Send off at OR Tambo
International
Airport |
Rifle boxes ready to be
booked in
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On Heathrow - on our way
to Europcar
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Waiting for our kombi's
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Bisley Camp, Surrey
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MLAGB Exhibition Hut |
Hosts of the event |
We had the Royal Air Force clubhouse all to ourselves |
A lot of snoring went on in the
RAF Lodge amongst SOME
of the Boere .... |
Merwe and Johan measuring powder in the clubhouse
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The White Hart - excellent for dinner, a pint and some free cigarettes .... |
In front of the RAF Clubhouse with a very general message from the SA Minister of Sport |
Ready for action ...
Bring it on!!
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No tables available on the range, so some of us had to improvise |
'n Boer maak 'n Plan ...
Eugene with a Leatherman |
"The wind is your friend" |
Mascot on duty |
Let the games begin ...
300 yards firing point
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First detail of the championship
John Duckitt and
Corena de Beer |
That smile can mean only ONE thing ... GOLD MEDAL at 300! |
Manager Jonathan Hendey
hard at work |
Merwe van Rensburg |
Johan de Beer |
Tertius Smit - SA's own
Individual Long Range
Double-Gold King |
Eugene Kuisis |
John Duckitt |
De Beer Family meeting |
Kobus de Villiers -
Original Long Range Double-Gold |
Divan Ferreira -
Up close and personal |
Ronnie ("Saag Balke") Blake |
Corena de Beer |
Only in South Africa -
Merwe sits in a
trench and scores for
opponents |
Another variation on the position
- Kobus at 600 yards |
The Terrible Twins from Butner ... Merwe and Eugene |
Coach Japie in his "Lonely Chair"
on the 900 yards firing point |
Japie and Johan coaching
their long range teams
at 1000 yards |
Always cheering on our team mates, always smiling, always drawing attention wherever we go
- that's the Protea shooters! |
A picture is worth a thousand words ... |
Long Range Team match between 900 and 1000 yards firing points |
Mid Range Team -
Corena de Beer, Merwe van Rensburg, Eugene Kuisis,
Japie Maritz (coach) and
Ronnie Blake |
Gold medal and new SA record on the 300 yards - Corena |
Two new World Records and gold medals on 1000 yards - Kobus in the Original Class and Tertius in the Replica Class. Well done!! |
Kobus and Corena |
1000 yards First, Second and Third for South Africa!
Tertius Smit (1st), John Duckitt (2nd) and Merwe van Rensburg (3rd) |
2nd Place on Grand Aggregate (Replica),
only 2 V-bulls behind
the winner -
Merwe van Rensburg |
Individual World Champion (Original) since 2007 -
Kobus de Villiers |
Highest Scoring Lady -
Corena de Beer |
Mid Range Team - Bronze Medal
Corena de Beer, Eugene Kuisis, Ronnie Blake, Merwe van Rensburg and Japie Maritz (coach)
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Long Range Team - Gold Medal
John Duckitt, Kobus de Villiers, Tertius Smit, Merwe van Rensburg and
Japie Maritz (coach) |
