25th MLAIC World Short Range Muzzle Loading Championships,
Pforzheim, Germany, August 2012
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Back: Johan de Beer, Johan van Wyk, Frederik Jacobs, Bernard Toyk
Front: Corena de Beer, Shaun Kennedy, André Malan, André Stander |
Send off at Cape Town International - Johan vW, Johan deB, Chris Gouws, Lizette Gouws |
Send off at Cape Town International - Bernard, Colin Twine, Alison |
Send off at OR Tambo International- Merwe van Rensburg, Elvira van Rensburg, Corena, André & Alison Stander |
OR Tambo International - Captain's 1st speech ...
Bernard, Alison, André S, André M, Johan vW, Johan deB, Corena |
Frankfurt Intenational - Waiting for our suitcases
Johan vW, Frederik, Alison, André S, Corena, André M
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Waiting for the bus between Terminal 1 and 2 - Frederik, Johan deB, André M, Bernard, Alison
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Somewhere between Frankfurt and Darmstadt, waiting for Guenter - Johan vW, Frederik, Johan deB, Corena
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Our local tourguide and shooting friend explaining where to go and how to get there - Johan de Beer with Guenter Kunz
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We arrived at our destination - Hackermuhle hotel and restaurant on the edge of the Black Forest
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Hackermuhle Hotel
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Our transport ... André S drove the kombi and Johan deB the small car
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Breakfast at Hackermuhle -
André M, Johan deB, Johan vW, Frederik, Corena, Shaun, André S
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Captain Johan will not let an opportunity go by without giving someone a good talking-to ... in the town of Pforzheim
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In the midst of a heatwave in Germany, we spent a lot of time in the shade ... Alison, Corena, Johan deB, Frederik
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Having a cold beer at Seehaus ... very nice, but very expensive
Front: Bernard & André M
Back: André S, Johan vW, Frederik, Corena, Johan deB
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We found a very nice gunshop ... too bad it was closed for an extended lunch!
Corena, John vW, Johan deB, Frederik
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Welcome to the Shooting Range of horror ... (for us, anyway!)
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Pforzheim Shooting Range
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Official logo of the championship
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Entrance to the Schutzenhaus Restaurant (left) and shooting range (right)
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Lunch on the range - Frederik, André M, Alison, André S, Johan deB, Shaun, Bernard, Johan vW, Corena
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On the range - Bernard, André M, Frederik, our Mascot Bokkie, Johan vW, Alison, André S, Shaun
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The range even makes provision for entertaining the youngsters ... and apparently the young at heart :-)
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View from the 50m and 100m firing points to the targets
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Relaxing on the range before the matches start - André S, Johan vW, Frederik |
Johan deB & Corena |
Opening ceremony - Corena, Shaun, Bernard, Johan deB, André S |
Firing openinig salvo from the balcony as part of the Opening ceremony |
Gun scrutiny under the watchful eye of the captain
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André M getting ready to start his detail
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Shaun trying to conquer the Mariette
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Bernard shooting the Mariette match
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Johan vW getting ready for the Lamarmora
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André S
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Frederik shooting Vetterli
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Johan deB & Corena
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Cleaning handguns - André M & Bernard
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Preparing for the next competition - Frederik, Johan vW & André S
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Roland Seebold received the first baby Bokkie from the SA team
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And the second baby Bokkie went to Mrs Stier, Heidi and Michael from Haeckermuhle
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At the closing ceremony - André S, André M, Johan vW, Johan deB, Frederik
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Nancy & Bob Crouse
(USA)
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Sue & Kim Atkinson (Australia)
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Frans-Josef Karber (Match Director, Germany)
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Adrian & Uli Eichelberger (Switzerland) |
Per Zachrison (Sweden) |
Louise van Greunen (Switzerland) & André S |
Entertainment at the Closing Ceremony |
Corena accepting the MLAIC flag on behalf of South Africa for hosting the 26th MLAIC World Championships in South Africa in 2014 |
We are looking forward to welcoming you all in Cape Town, South Africa in 2014 |
