Dave Mabin

18/11/2016

Inspirational....Petr Muzik...

Hear how this extraordinary man, Petr Muzik, survived a shipwreck and miraculously repaired his boat in the middle of the Indian ocean while fulfilling his l...

29/09/2016

The Two Bridges...makes a great canvas...

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The two bridges: one old & of wooden, the other newer & of concrete & steel, Woodbridge Island, Milnerton, Cape Town....very early this morning & between rain showers (see the wave pushing up the estuary)...2013-09-28

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25/08/2015

Dear family, friends & other facebook (sailing, photographic & other) friends,
I have really been quiet on facebook over the past 6 or more months, not going to one of my favourite places, The Royal Cape Yacht Club, or attending the photographic club meetings and just getting out there and getting photographs which I loved posting on facebook for you all to see....I think that I have recently only posted a few photographs of the chameleons in my garden and a couple of my dogs... There has been a very good reason for this lack of getting out there to get photographs, etc...and that is one of a more personal nature...well when I say personal, I mean physical....my knee and right leg.
I have already had no less than 4 leg and knee surgeries this year and am expecting to still have at least one more, the big one....earlier this year I was diagnosed with a very rare disease, PVNS for short or Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigmented_villonodular_synovitis
), I have the diffused version of this disease and my knee is now so swollen and sore that I can barely walk, let alone get out there to get some pics.... When I said I am still expecting another operation, it will be a complete knee joint replacement and removal of the PVNS tumor...(hopefully complete removal...because in so many of the cases that I have read about this tumor grows again)...
The orthopedic surgeon that is treating me is just waiting for the right moment and for the effects of the previous ops be at their best before he sets the date....hopefully it will be really soon.
As for photography and getting back on the yachts to do what I love best....I WILL BE BACK....

18/07/2015

SAIL is the official annual publication of the Royal Cape Yacht Club

17/07/2015

2015 LIPTON CHALLENGE CUP - THURSDAY 16/7

31/05/2015

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2015 RCYC SAILING AWARDS EVENING held at the club on Saturday 30 May 2015.... - Dave Mabin - Google+

23/03/2015

FISH HOEK BEACH SAILING CLUB - SATURDAY 21/3/2015

What a pity that the ride on the boat for photographic purposes did not materialise until it was too late.....I ended up having to do the photography thing from the beach...

19/03/2015

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Chameleons - Cape Dwarf - 18/3/2015
Nikon D800 105mm f2.8 Macro

13/03/2015

COMBINED PRIZE GIVING: 2015 LUFTHANSA TWILIGHT SAILING SERIES & THE 2015 RCYC FLAG OFFICER'S TWILIGHT RACE (the latter event having taken place earlier that evening - Wednesday 11/3/2015....see separate photo album for this event).

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12/03/2015

2015 RCYC FLAG OFFICER'S TWILIGHT RACE....11/3/2015

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19/02/2015

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2015 FLING REGATTA...SUNDAY 8/2
All cleaned up...(L-R) Vulcan(SA4372), Nitro(1888) & Hollard Jacana(GBR5733R)...IRC class...
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25/01/2015

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2015 HARKEN ROUND ROBBEN ISLAND RACE
START...but re-called to START again...

Nikon D800 70-200mm f2.8