Sutherland Winter Ride : 2017
Bring your Partner
Yeeeeeeee Haaaaaaaa Sutherland here we come for the Annual BMW Motorrad Club Cape "Winter Ride" - weekend 5th - 6th August 2017.
All welcome.
This ride held annually in Winter has always been one of the highlights of the Club ride calendar and this year is sure to be no different.
We will have 5 groups going on this very popular weekend. We encourage you to persuade your partners/friends to come along with you and enjoy the ride and evening with us.
Groups and leaders subject to change
Please note that both the road groups follow the same route one ride is slightly faster than the other.
None of the Off road Groups are really difficult. What separates them more so is the distance the groups ride. The beginners ride is shorter and easier than the others and no difficult terrain should be encountered. The entire Route is on well used gravel roads.
Among other interesting routes Gannaga Pass and Middelpos and possibly even Ouberg Pass will be on the menu for the “Dirties” while I am sure that the “Roadies” will find a nice detour to get there with a possible lunch stop at the lovely Lord Milner Hotel in Maatjiesfontein.
Oh……..what about the cost :
We have kept the cost the same as last year due to the fact that there was no increase in our dinner cost. Dinner our back up vehicle/trailer/back up driver : R300.00 per person.
A big thanks to Craig Cauvin for offering to drive the back up vehicle.
As usual Theo and his team from Jupiter Guest House will prepare a real Karoo Braai for all of us consisting of : Lamb braai with Wors, veggies, salads, farm bread, with cheese and jam, baked pudding with cream, coffee and tea.
Dietary requirements : If you have specific requirements please let me know and we will try our best to accommodate your choice (vegetarian, Halaal, etc). I am not sure if Vegans are catered for.
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When you make your booking please let the place that you are booking with know that you are part of the BMW group.
Do not delay in making your bookings as Sutherland is very popular in Winter----------Book immediately
You will need to make your own bookings and here are some sites to look at :
Feel free to contact "Dolla" at Jupiter Guest House to assist you with your bookings - 023-5711340 :-
Some accommodation numbers:
Or just go onto Google and type in "Sutherland Accommodation" and all the available places will pop up. Be warned that I do not suggest you book accommodation outside of the town as you will get very cold riding home after dinner.
There is also camping for those that enjoy camping cold.
Please try your best to book in Town as the nights are very cold and you don't want to be driving in these conditions especially after a few drinks.
As usual for peace of mind the Tour will be accompanied by the back up vehicle and the Club trailer.
Below is the 2016 invite in which many questions regarding the ride, tyre choice, etc are discussed. Feel free to read this and I am sure many of your questions will be answered ;
http://bmwmotorradclubcape.co.za/bookings-open-bmw-mc-cape-annual-suther...
Interested?
Your posting on the Forum (using your real name and email address) and or an email to me (geoff@eubiketours.co.za) with your and your partner's name please as well as your simultaneous payment of R300.00 per person into the Club Account will confirm your booking. Make sure you have confirmed accommodation booked before paying.
Please remember that once you have booked and paid your payment is non refundable unless you are able to replace yourself on the Tour.
A sincere request from the organizers :
We arrange these Tours for your enjoyment. A large portion of the fun over this weekend is riding up to Sutherland in your "group" with your fellow riders meeting new people and creating new friendships. Please don't make up your own group to ride to Sutherland.
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Please state your group with your booking, either “TAR 1 or 2” or “DIRT 3, 4 or 5" depending on your group choice! If there are not enough riders in a specific group we will combine them.
Please email the EFT payment remittance to treasurer@bmwmotorradclubcape.co.za
Liability
Motorsport is inherently dangerous. As per paragraph 22 of the club constitution, the club shall not be held liable for any loss, injury or death of any member or guest, howsoever arising.
We look forward to your bookings.
Geoff 0828078130
Booked.
Yolandi Hewitt (yolandi.hewitt@gmail.com)- Tar group 2
Garth Hewitt (ghewitt@media24.com) - Tar group 2
Gert Olivier (gertro@adept.co.za) - Tar group 2
All staying at Sutherland Guest House
Found Lekkeslaap to very helpful, efficient and convenient.
See the link below for accomodation in Sutherland for those dates:
https://www.lekkeslaap.co.za/akkommodasie-in/sutherland?q=sutherland&sta...
Bookings :
Back up vehicle : Craig Cauvin
1 person
Group 1 (Slower Roadies with David ffoulkes)
Noelene Russell (Paid)
Francois & Wilna Vivier (Paid)
Trevor & Desray Rennison (Paid)
Werner and Liesel Schworke (Paid)
Magda Le Roux (Paid)
Jenny Strzalkowski (Paid)
Hentian Du Preez (Paid) (Son)
Hardie du Preez (Paid) (Father)
Gerard de Swart & Sonya Beyers (Paid)
James and Carina Matthee (Paid)
Jacqui Ferreira (Paid)
Philip Sherwin (Paid)
Marinda Adendorff (Paid)
Tony Mason and Farah Mason (Daughter) (Paid) No lamb for Farah
Zachie and Charlene Loots (Paid)
Mike McCann (Paid)
Derek and Dalene Keeling (Paid)
Cristo and Joyce Liebenberg (Joyce travelling by car behind our group) (Paid)
Gerhard Koen (Paid)
Jaco Brand (Paid)
30 people
Group 2 (Faster Roadies with Ian verhulp)
Schalk Mouton (Paid)
Charl DuPlessis (Paid)
Yolandi Hewitt (Paid)
Garth Hewitt (Paid)
Gert Olivier (Paid)
Russell Ruiters (Paid)
Gerhardus Keuler (Paid)
Alwyn Hendrickse (Paid)
Tony France (Paid)
Andrew & Joanne Longo (Paid)
Gabriel Urqoiti (Paid)
Peter Hodkinson (Paid)
Byron Carelse (Paid)
Shaun Bates (Paid)
Conrad Prince (Paid)
Colette Kuhn (Paid)
Garry and Jill van As (Paid)
Jandre Koekemoer (Paid)
Jan Koekemoer and Cerise Rabie (Paid by Jandre)
John and Tish Kriel (Paid)
25 people
Group 3 (Beginners/Easy Off Road with Neels Wilken)
Hans (Ambulans) & Janice Human (Paid) (2 Bikes)
Stan Hilliar (Paid)
Lenie Geldenhuys (Paid) (Withdrawn)
Chris Neville-Smyly (Paid)
Jackie Wiese (Paid)
Jean du Plessis & Kate Duggan (Paid)
Carel vd Merwe + Jani Casteling (Paid)
Francois & Marie Naude (Paid)
Tania Fourie (Paid)
Werner & Zurette Stassen (Paid)
Nols Lubbe (Paid)
Dirk Scholtz (Paid)
Adie Adendorff (Paid)
Michelle Adendorff (Paid)
Danie Fourie (Paid)
Johann Botha (Paid by Danie Fourie)
Heino & Ilona Krahenbuhl (Paid)
Evert Kotze (Paid)
Andreas du Preez (Paid)
Stefania Losapio (Paid)
Wouter de Vos (Paid) (ex Charles' group)
Jean-Pierre Daneel (Paid)
Jean Daneel (Paid)
Heini Nel and Tania Venter (Paid)
31 people
Group 4 (Intermediate Off Road with Charles Oertel)
Brian Leary (Paid)
Milan Sosic (Paid)
Herman Ebersohn (Paid)
Andre Barnard (Paid)
Brad & Libby Bailey (Paid)
Peter & Sonya Stephenson (Paid)
Nour Addine Ayyoub & Ingrid van Meirvenne (Paid)
Danie & Anita Malan (Paid)
Andy and Louise Hartman (Paid)
Lance & June Claase (Paid)
Andy Connell (Paid)
Steven Kirkbride (Paid)
Luke Ross (Paid)
Hugo Lambrechts (Paid)
Johnno Weideman (Paid)
Johan Nel (Paid)
Wernich Stipp (Paid)
Wayne vd Linde (Paid)
Jacques Vivier (Paid)
Andre de Beer (Paid)
Brad Gower (Paid) (Chicken or Fish no Red Meat)
Simon Pratley (Paid)
Eddie Seaton (Paid)
Ian Marais (Paid)
Rian and Belinda Boshoff (Paid)
33 people
Group 5 (More experienced Off Road with Geoff Russell)
Gerrit Niewoudt (Paid)
Chris & Roelien van Altena (Paid)
Danie en Peta Malan (Paid)
Fred Fourie (Paid)
Alan Wight (Paid)
Edmund Stephan (Paid)
Robert Pflaum (Paid)
Lance Aylward (Paid)
Zanie Cilliers (Paid)
Bryan Douglas-Henry (Paid)
Rob Selig (Paid)
Kellan McNaughton (Paid)
Chris Myburgh (Paid by Shaun)
Theo Gutter (Paid)
Roodt Griesel (Paid)
Ferdie Mostert (Paid)
19 people
10 people in 5 cars (Paid)
Lisa Espinasse (In Jimny) (Paid)
Sharon Douglas-Henry (Paid) and
Karen Verhulp (Paid)
Chris van Altena's friends Willie and Thea Rossouw (Taken over Nico Viljoen and Henri Venter's places - Paid)
Sandy (Brad Gower's friend Paid) and Anne Connell (Paid)
Juan and Daniel Groenewald (Replacing Tian and Janetta van Heerden in Grp 5 - Paid) Juan's dad still to pay
Coming from Knysna and meeting us in Sutherland :
Wessels & Belinda Els (Paid)
Paul Erasmus and partner (Paid)
Deluan de Swardt and partner (Paid)
6 people
GROUP TOTAL 156
Room available in Sutherland.
We have booked the main house at Velvet Olive and have 1 double bedroom available at R350 per person.
We're in as well. Accommodation booked and paid at Kambrokind.
Costs for the meal and backup vehicle for myself and the missus paid and mailed to Treasurer.
Francois & Wilna Vivier (#365). 1 bike - TAR 1.
Hans and Janice Human are in as well.
Paid and sent POP to treasurer.
Dirt 3 with Neels Wilkin please.
Member nr :310
Brad and Libby Bailey are in? Sent booking request to Primrose Cottage.
Group 4 Offroad intermediate. Could do 5- if needs be.
Will do EFT
Regards
Brad
Danie and Peta Malan. Group 5.
Trevor & Desray Rennison for Group TAR 1 with David please. 1 Bike 2 PPL, lots of warm clothes!
Member No 289
I've booked us in at the Blue Moon guest house. Paid R600 to club bank account and emailed POP to Treasurer.
Looking forward to a beautiful ride.
Cheers and thanks for organising.
Lance and I are in. All payments done (booked in at Velvet Olive). Group 5 please.
Hi Louise & Andy Hartman are in. Booking and club payment done, and DIRT GROUP 2, i.e. Group 4 (Intermediate Off Road with Charles Oertel).
Have an awesone day.
Cheers
Andy
Gerhardus Keuler TAR 2
Sutherland Town is filling fast.
If you are considering joining us I suggest you book your accommodation ASAP.
Paid R600 into club bank account for Sharon & Bryan Douglas-Henry
Booked into Kambro Kind B & B
I'll be riding Dirt group 5 please (I solved the problem of the GS running out of fuel - I bought a GSA!)
Sharon will be going up by car.
Looking forward to it
Booked for two.
I can't wait !!!! :)
Accommodation Book. Club paid. Group 3 (offroad beginners ).
Lets gooooo......
On the list Stan
Payment ...check
Accommodation ... check
Joining the Group 3 for easy offroad.
Booked accommodation and paid the treasurer for myself, Chris Neville-Smyly
Group 3 for me...easy offroad, looking forward to this!!
Cheers
Chris
Reservation and payment made for Tar group II please.
Now the inevitable wait, two very long months,
Hi Geoff
Me and wife (Kate Duggan, we are both members) going as pillion and in for group 3, pop follows via email..............
Looking forward!!
Best regards
Jean
Hi Geoff
Please put my name on the list for Group3 if there is still space available in this group.
Payment made and POP sent.
Anybody still looking for accommodation? Spots avail at "Windhoek", in town, the more the cheaper it gets. Sleeps 8 total so there are still 6 spots avail. Contact Ian at the Whitehouse directly to book: info@sutherlandwhitehouse.co.za
All booked.
Tian and Janetta van Heerden for Group 5, please.
We booked the last unit in the Southern Cross, associated with Velvet Olive.
Geoff, if you could give me some idea of your intended route so we can hook up in a convenient spot for us coming from Montagu. Don't want to miss out on any dirt! So I presume Ceres?
PS. payment confirmation on its way from Std Bank.
This is great news Tiaan.
Will be wonderful to see you both again.
Not sure of the Route at this stage as I let all the other ride leaders choose their route before choosing mine.
Ceres is an option as is Montagu as well.
Will let you know in due course so you can arrange accordingly.
Good day all.
Is this a strictly BMW event? Would there be objections to inviting an Orange Austrian along?
No objections at all.
Visitors welcome!
Thanks for the reply (and email) Geoff.
Any ideas on the route for the
trip?
One single overnight for such a trip seems a bit silly so I'm looking at coming back the Sunday and maybe staying over in Ceres or Tulbach but would avoid that if the route going out is maybe via those towns.
Shaun it is difficult to guess what route the ride will take as the ride leaders normally decide much nearer the time.
Send Ian a message and ask him.
He is very seldom on the Forum.
Lekker, will do so or worry about the return trip closer to the time.
It is months away after all.
Not a trainsmash if it goes through there.
Booked for 3! Paid R900 into the club account.
Luke Ross, Hugo Lambrechts and Johnno Weideman. All DIRT 4 group.
Staying at the Sutherland Hotel.
Temperatures this morning was minus 6,0 Deg.C
That is just slightly colder than we had on this weekends "8 Bell's" Ride.
More reason to investigate the good properties of OBS!!!!!
83 people so far.
If you have friends interested or if YOU are interested I suggest you move quickly.
Going to be a blast (of cold air)
90 bookings.
Still a few spaces left in Sutherland but move quickly.
Bloody hell you folks have booked out the entire dorp.
90 bookings.
Still a few spaces left in Sutherland but move quickly.
Anywhere specific you know of?
My last resort is the Sutherland Hotel.
Try Sutherland Tourism.........or call Dolla at Jupiter House, they are full but she may know of something.
There were some postings on this thread about accommodation, that may be an option.
Make a separate posting on the Forum looking for accommodation.......somebody may know of something.
Or as somebody said at the Club Meeting last night................there is space available in the Sutherland Camp site!!!!!!!
Accommodation booked....please add us to Group 3 Noddy (Francois) & Marie
Anybody still looking for accommodation? Spots avail at "Windhoek", in town, the more the cheaper it gets. Sleeps 8 total so there are still 6 spots avail. Contact Ian at the Whitehouse directly to book: info@sutherlandwhitehouse.co.za
I'm unfortunately way too la di da for camping. :)
Will check out Snoekie's option in the morning.
93 bookings
I have had questions whether or not the Group 3 guys (beginners off road) will have to ride any dirt mountain passes.
My answer has been that if yes it will be very easy riding.
The routes however only get confirmed much nearer the time once we have checked out the weather history and forecast.
If conditions are dangerous or unrideable we will all ride "tar".
We are sorted at the Sutherland Hotel as well.
Will make payment into the account shortly and email details.
Morning All
Confirmed accommodation booked and payment made and proof emailed to treasurer for Werner and Zurette Stassen for Group 3.
Thanks guys............all bookings have been noted.
Your bookings are confirmed once we receive payment or proof of it.
Geoff just to rectify your post on the listing.
The "another" is Chris who is in the other (offroad) group and not the same roadies group as me.
I'm flying solo.
Not sure what you mean Shaun??
Not sure what you mean Shaun??
Don't worry, I see it's fixed. :)