30th Jan. 2000

Hi.

Welcome to the brand new  www.gordys.co.uk. Thanks for stopping by. Before we go any further, here are a few tips on how to get the most out of this site. The site uses  javascript and frames and is best viewed with version 4or better of  internet explorer or netscape navigator . As these are available free of charge, you should have them loaded already. I designed the site to work at a resolution of 800 x 600. It also looks ok at 1024 x 768.  The pages on sailing and travel are graphically intensive so if you run anything less than a 56kbps modem please be patient when down loading them.

What I have uploaded to date is the bare bones of the site. I am still tweaking and tuning some of the pages, and the photo archives section is nowhere near it's final format as yet. There is also a lot of work to be done in the Mozambique section, but I am hoping to have that completed early in the New Year. As for the rest of the site, the schedule I am working to is as follows.
 

Mid February 2000.	Around 30 new recipes go up to "Gordys Galley".
Mid March    2000.	The Music Project page should be ready. With some home brewed MP3 files for  your listening "pleasure."

In the mean time, have a look around. If you come across anything that does not work or is chronically mis-spelled (more than possible) e mail me via one of the links provided.

Finally, Those of you who know this site will have noticed a few changes have taken place and that this page in particular has taken on a less personal appearance. This is due to the fact that the site has been submitted to a local IT training organisation for "Scrutineering" as part of my application for a training grant. If all goes well, we will be back to normal by May.
Cheers.
Gordon.

e-mail me. geoweb@nodrogs.freeserve.co.uk

• PC

300 Intel Pentium II. Running Windows 98 when it feels like it.
128mb SDRAM. 8.4 Gb hard drive.
 
• HTML Software

Netscape composer, Site Aid and Notepad.
 
• Graphics software

Paint shop pro and Microgaphx Picture publisher.

• Scanner

Plustek Optic Pro 9639T. Scans Prints, slides and negs.
 
• Photography

Early photo's taken with a range of point & shoot instamatic type camera's.
More recently we have been using an Olympus OM based system with Olympus compact zoom back up.

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Gordon & Norma.
Both born in the UK , Gordon in London. Norma in Manchester. Gordon wound up in South Africa in 1964 due to his family deciding to emigrate from this "green and pleasant land". From the late sixties through to 1980 he pursued a career in music, travelling the length and breadth of South Africa, Namibia and Swaziland. Looking back on those days, one realises how very hard up the population must have been for entertainment!

Norma arrived in South Africa in 1974 as a new bride in a new country. She also travelled extensively. Her ex husbands fascination with steam trains taking them to some of the most remote and scenic parts of the country.

They met as Gordon's musical exploits and Norma's marriage came to an end. However the travelling continued, with numerous camping expeditions into the African Bush. They led a pretty normal kind of life until Gordon's long standing ambition to "mess about in boats", once again, reared it's ugly head. A six week cruise aboard a friends 33 ft catamaran quickly led to the purchase of "APILLON" a 23 ft Mistral class keelboat. Apillon was cruised and raced extensively until the decision was made to return to the U.K. in 1994.

The most difficult part of building this site was trying to decide  what to put in it! After much deliberation we decided to cover all of our interests as an on going project. Hence you will find pages covering subjects ranging from cooking curry through to motor racing, travel and sailing.

We have enjoyed putting this lot together and hope that you find something here to interest you.

Cheers.
G&N
England

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DUE FOR UPLOAD
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MARCH 2000

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If you find any links that do not work or you wish to suggest some extra links. E-Mail me at
geoweb@nodrogs.freeserve.co.uk

A selection of sailing links from Southern Africa, the UK and North America.

L.D.Y.C. site	Lake Denys Yacht Club. The largest yacht club on the Vaal Dam and a fun club to belong to.
Ocean Sailing Academy	Top class and long established Durban based sailing school.
Steerage site	South African search engine for all thing nautical.
Sailing Inland & Offshore	This sailing magazine's web site. They have a very good archive section.
International Yacht Brokers	Yards in Durban and Cape Town. A good selection of yachts for sale.
Royal Cape Yacht Club	Cape Town's premier yacht club. Check out the "Cape to Rio" race information.
Nauticat Charters	Charter company in Hout Bay near Cape Town
Knysna Yacht Club	Situated on the beautiful Cape Garden Route
P.E.Yacht Club	Port Elizabeth Yacht Club. Situated in the Friendly City.
Port Alfred Marina	A pretty little spot on the Kowie River mouth at Port Alfred. Between Port Elizabeth and East London.
Weather Updates	Forecasts for Southern African coastal regions.
S.A. Sailing	Comprehensive listing of South African yacht clubs and class associations.
CAPE TO RIO 2000	The official web site for this exciting event.
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Cowes Week site	The annual mega event from the Isle of Wight. Champagne and shepherd's pie all round.
Intersail Magazine	UK Based "e-mag" with lots of news from the local sailing scene.
R.Y.A site	The one and only Royal Yachting Association's web site. Plenty here to get your teeth into.
Marine Data site	Anything from an ocean going yacht to a tin of teak oil can be found here.
Sailing in Kent	Want to sail over to France for the weekend? Kent's the place to do it from.
Jolly Roger Boat Centre	Not sailing. This is for those who would like to have a bash at England's canal system. Based in Preston.
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Out Of Bounds site	Circumnavigate the world with the crew of "Out Of Bounds". Ok, so they are home now, but it's still a great site. Surf and learn!
America Cup 2000	Here we go again! Get ready for the hype.
Cooper Boating	Links and info from Canada
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Accommodation.   Getting Around.   Regional Information. Country Life

A selection of sites offering everything from youth hostels through to bed and breakfast and hotel accommodation.
Y H A site	The Youth hostel association offers some unique and very cheap accommodation. You don't even have to be a "youth" to use them!
Scoot site	All sorts here easy to use site.
Travel UK	Another wide selection of hotels & bed and breakfast establishments.
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Trains & boats & planes. Car hire, London underground & bus services too.
Railtrack site	Takes some of the confusion out of the British railway system.
P&O Ferry site	Dover to Calais and other crossings.
Irish Ferry site	Sailing's to Northern & Southern Ireland.
Brittany Ferry site	Includes crossings to Spain.
Cheap Flights	UK based flight info.
UK Street Maps	Street maps for Greater London and road maps for mainland UK.
London Bus site	"Hold very tight please .... ting ting."
London Transport	All you ever wanted to know about the underground but were too shy to ask!
National Express	Nation wide city to city bus service and much more.
Avis Car Rental	They are convenient and they are everywhere but I am looking for alternatives.
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UK Travel Guide	Vast and comprehensive site. A must for the overseas visitor.
Visit Britain	British tourist board site.
This is London	What's on in London courtesy of the "Evening Standard". Read all abaaht it!
Wales	Welsh tourist board site
Scotland	Plenty of haggis and bagpipes here.
Ireland	Simply one of the friendliest places on earth.
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The country way of life in the UK is under siege by the "bunny hugger brigade" and by a government that treats it's electorate like a bunch of five year olds. If you believe, as I do, that mankind was created as a "hunter gatherer" species then please support these sites.
The Countryside Alliance	They do a grand job for the countryside. A nice site too.
B.A.S.C	The British Association for Shooting and Conservation.
C.P.S.A	The Clay Pigeon Shooting Association.
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