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Benewens die groep vrywilligers wat op die strand met handdoeke en warm lafenis gewag het, het selfs twee dolfyne en \u2019n yslike rob kom meedoen aan die eerste Weskus-kompetisie vir aanpasbare brander\u00adplankry (parasurfing<\/span>) in Paternoster die afgelope naweek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die water en die wind was ysig, maar die bre\u00eb glimlagte op die sestien deelnemers se gesigte as hulle \u2019n brander reg \u201cvang\u201d en \u2019n paar truuks kan uithaal, het mense se harte verwarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens Albert Millard, voorsitter van en hoofafrigter by Extreme Abilities, wat di\u00e9 byeenkoms die afgelope Saterdag (28 September) gere\u00ebl het, was dit \u2019n proeflopie om moontlik die nasionale aanpasbare branderplankry-kompetisie in 2025 by Mosselbank in Paternoster te kan aanbied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Parasurfers<\/span> van Durban, Kaapstad en Johannesburg het ook kom deelneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die Weskus Krewe, die plaaslike aanpasbarebranderplankryspan met fisieke en verstandelike gestremdhede en wat ook Saterdag deelgeneem het, sal die Weskus by die nasionale Parasurf-kampioenskap in 2025 verteenwoordig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extreme Abilities is \u2019n geregistreerde organisasie sonder winsbejag wat aanpasbarebranderplankrysessies aanbied en saam met ander organisasies soos Harbour of Wellness van Saldanha werk om mense met gestremdhede te leer om branderplank te ry. Hulle organiseer sportbyeenkomste soos die naweek se kompetisie \u2013 veral vir minderbevoorregte mense wat met gestremdhede leef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hulle werk ook saam met Pelgrims Place, \u2019n dwelmrehabilitasiesentrum vir mans naby Paternoster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van die manne wat reeds \u2019n groot deel van hul kursus voltooi het, het Saterdag die gestremdes in die water gehelp. Vir hulle is dit \u2019n kosbare ervaring om net weer te kan teruggee n\u00e1 die liefde en ondersteuning wat hulle gehelp het om weer op die been te kom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dries Millard (34), Albert se broer, wat die baanbreker van branderplankry vir fisiek gestremde mense genoem word, het Extreme Abilities in 2011 gestig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dries is in 2008, in sy matriekjaar, van die bors af ondertoe verlam toe hy in \u2019n motorongeluk in die Dutoitskloofpas by die Paarl was. Hy het by HTS Drostdy skoolgegaan en was \u2019n belowende jong rugbyspeler wat pas \u2019n gesogte rugbykontrak onderteken het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dries het sedert sy ongeluk al aan verskeie projekte deelgeneem om jongmense met gestremdhede moed in te praat. Hy het kort n\u00e1 sy ongeluk reeds weer begin branderplank ry en het in 2011 aan die eerste jaarlikse Aanpasbare- branderplankry-kompetisie in Bloubergstrand, Kaapstad, en in 2015 as \u2019n Springbok aan die heel eerste branderplankry-w\u00eareldkompetisie vir fisiek gestremde mense in Kaliforni\u00eb, Amerika, deelgeneem. Hy het vyfde ge\u00ebindig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albert, wat intussen die leisels by Extreme Abilities oorgeneem het, en Dries kan nie uitgepraat raak oor die enorme invloed wat die sport op gestremdes en hul families het nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary-Anne de Bruin (25) van Diazville en een van die Weskus Krewe se sterre het die naweek vyfde ge\u00ebindig. Sy het Saterdag van oor tot oor geglimlag n\u00e1 \u2019n goeie beurt. \u201cSurfing<\/span> is die hoogtepunt van my week; dit beteken vir my alles.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sy vertel dat hulle twee keer per week \u2013 een keer in Saldanhabaai by Dial Rock en een keer by Mosselbank \u2013 oefen. Di\u00e9 kranige branderplankryer kon aanvanklik nie eens swem toe sy twee jaar gelede begin leer het nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leroy Kuys, ook van Diazville, het Saterdag in die eindronde teen drie Springbok-branderplankryers meegeding en vierde ge\u00ebindig. Douglas Hendrikz, Saterdag se wenner, en Raymond Masulela, wat tweede was, het Suid-Afrika verlede jaar in groen en goud by die w\u00eareldkampioenskap verteenwoordig. Dries het die derde plek ingeneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instansies wat Saterdag die pragpryse help moontlik maak het, is Reef Wetsuits, Vudu Surf, Hemporium, Saldanhabaai-munisipaliteit (Saldanhabaai-vakansieoord), Stay in Paternoster, Cartol, Weskus Toilet Hire, Smit Steenwerke, Atlantic Hire Centre, Excelsior Pies, Zula-gastehuis en OK Paternoster Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extreme Abilities maak staat op geldinsamelings, borgskappe en samewerking tussen ander gestremdheid-geori\u00ebnteerde organisasies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As jy kan bydra tot hul werk of gebruikte branderplanke of duiktoerusting kan skenk, besoek hul Facebook-blad of webtuiste vir meer inligting of bel Albert by 084 294 6515.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daar is deesdae aanpasbarebrander\u00adplank\u00adryklubs landwyd en daar is ook planne om moontlik die sport in die Paralimpiese Spele vir die 2028-Spele in te sluit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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