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Andrea Rautenbach tydens haar 11 000-voet valskerm-tandemsprong by Skydive Jeffreys Bay. Foto: SKYDIVE JEFFREYS BAY: INLAS: Gerrit Rautenbach en Andrea Rautenbach na hulle eerste solo-valskermspronge by Skydive Mossel Bay. Foto: VERSKAF<\/div>\n
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VALSKERMSPRING was hoog op Andrea Rautenbach van Despatch se lysie van dinge-om-te-doen-voor-my-dood, en toe sy haar eerste tandemsprong gedoen het, het sy geweet dit is iets wat sy op haar eie wil doen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haar entoesiasme was s\u00f3 aansteeklik dat haar ewe-avontuurlustige pa Gerrit nou saam met haar valskermkursusse doen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrea s\u00ea sy het twee jaar gelede na Skydive Jeffreys Bay se web- tuiste gekyk en gedink dit is ervaring wat sy wil beleef. Intussen het die lewe gebeur en het sy te besig geraak om die groot sprong te neem, maar toe kom COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHierdie pandemie en inperkings het my laat besef daar is nog baie avonture wat ek moet gaan doen. Net daar het ek Skydive Jeffreys Bay gebel en my eerste tandemsprong geboek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daar is verskillende hoogtes en pakkette van die tandemspronge wat aangebied word en Andrea, toe nog daarvan oortuig dat dit n eenmalige belewenis sou wees, kies toe die hoogste opsie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit was 11 000-voet \u2013 en al die dinge wat daarmee saamgaan soos die foto\u2019s en video\u2019s. Alles was koel en kalm met die vliegtuig se gesirkel tot op die regte hoogte. Maar toe hulle s\u00ea nou is dit tyd vir uitspring, het my bene begin bewe, ek was bang. Gelukkig was die instrukteurs baie professioneel en het my baie gemaklik laat voel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie eerste paar sekondes nadat ons uitgespring het, was oorweldigend want jy besef jy val, maar daarna het die adrenalien ingeskop en die volgende 45 sekondes van vryval was onbeskryflik salig \u2013 \u2019n gevoel van absolute vryheid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gerrit Rautenbach en sy dogter Andrea Rautenbach na hulle eerste solo-valskermspronge by Skydive Mossel Bay. Foto: VERSKAF<\/div>\n
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Andrea s\u00ea alhoewel sy hoogtevrees het, het sy dit glad nie op dui-sende voet in die lug ervaar nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie oomblik toe die valskerm oopgaan, het \u2019n doodse stilte ons omring. Soveel so dat jy \u2019n gesprek met jou instrukteur kon voer en die natuurskoon kon bewonder.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Met die landing was Andrea se eerste gedagtes dat sy dit w\u00e9\u00e9r en w\u00e9\u00e9r wil doen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit was \u2019n ongelooflike, onbe-skryflike lekker avontuur. Die tipe adrenalien rush<\/span> waaraan ek beslis verslaaf kan raak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2019n Paar dae n\u00e1 die tandemsprong het Andrea besluit om \u2019n kursus te doen om \u2019n gekwalifiseerde valskermspringer te word. Toe sy haar pa, Gerrit Rautenbach, daarvan vertel, het hy net daar en dan besluit hy gaan dit \u00f3\u00f3k doen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy pa is amazing<\/span>. Natuurlik ook \u2019n adrenalien-junkie en dit is fantasties om dit nou saam met hom te doen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrea en Gerrit doen die kursus by Skydive Mossel Bay, aangesien Skydive Jeffreys Bay nie kursusse aanbied nie. Hulle het intussen hul eerste paar solo-spronge reeds agter die rug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit is \u2019n heel ander ervaring. Dit wat jy leer op die grond is een ding, maar as jy 3 500-voet in die lug is, is dit \u2019n heel ander belewenis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vir mede avontuurlustiges en va-kansiegangers wat ook valskermspring op hul skop-die-emmer-lys het, s\u00ea Andrea: \u201cGaan doen dit! Jy l\u00e9\u00e9f een keer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit is \u2019n belewenis wat jy jou leeftyd lank sal onthou!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Vir meer inligting oor Skydive Jeffreys Bay besoek hul webtuiste of bel 072 662 2150.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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