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Up until 2000, a Caribbean sailor with a fair breeze would have been insane to be depressed—now, with our current state of world affairs that same sailor would be delusional not to be.

Hetty was sweet, so-o-o sweet. I had just spent a few grand on sorting out a few glitches and the GS wizard had delivered her on a magic carpet. Until the gronk struck! On Tuesday I am grooving along cautiously, poer-poering down the old R102 past Lavender Blue approaching that skadonky bridge over the Quinera River.

A storm which stretched thousands of kilometres across the southern Indian Ocean sent a surge of giant 8.2m surf to the East Coast, closing the East London port. For surfers and paddlers, this was a 26-foot swell, similar to the size of surf ridden at the North Shore big wave break, at Waimea Bay, Hawaii.

The shocking state of the swimming pools at the Orient Beach complex — one of East London’s prime tourist spots — is of deep concern and will negatively affect tourism in the city. This is according to Buffalo City Metro mayor Xola Pakati, who said on Wednesday that the poor condition of the pools was as a result of vandalism and the theft of copper electricity cables, which hampered the pumping of water and maintenance.

Regulations governing public drinking, noise disturbance and littering have been dubbed the most ignored bylaws in Buffalo City during the festive season but this summer, the Metro has pulled out all stops to ensure the safety of its citizens and visitors.