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A vast pleasure-boat regatta of more than 500 vessels reclaimed in a magnificent weekend marine display the now-accessible Vaal River in Emfuleni as one of the brightest playground jewels in South Africa’s tourism crown.
Saturday dawned as the perfect day for kicking off the boating season and Lady Vaal was to show case the magnificent restorative work done by the Vaal River Community project, with Rhodes University Centre for Biological Control, companies such as Omnia and Government entities such as Rand Water and the Department of Water and Sanitation .
Just as remarkable as the flotilla itself, spread as it was across the full width of the River and stretching back kilometres , was the discipline and safety sense shown and maintained throughout by all vessels in an event of such magnitude it could never have been rehearsed beforehand.
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