Lastly, a very Big Thank You To Mr. Shipanga (Boy) for strengthening the relationship with the two Soccer Clubs (Atlanta Bucks) and SP Homburg and making this donation possible.

Atlanta Bucks Soccer Club

Since its inception the team took second place in 2010 and third place in 2008 and 2009 consecutively. The team has produced some players who qualified for the Karas Regional Team such as Thomalina Adams, Thandi Malo, Anna Shimuni and Petrina Christiaans. Thomalina Adams has moved to Windhoek and is part of the Senior National Team. Last year she played for the U20 Team.

All young players and learners are invited to join the Club. The League kicks off in the beginning of the second term.
The team would like to request support and assistance from the public as well as the business community for material and financial contributions in order to cover transport costs as well as accommodation when playing away matches.
Enquiries can be made at Luderitz Secondary School – (063) 20 2305 to Mr. W April.
Wishing the club the best for 2011.
Yours in education,

Mr. W. April
Head Coach. •

Stefan Metzger began his Kite surfing career at the age of 13 as a rescue man watching his father, Heiko Metzger learning to kite. Little did Stefan know that 7 years later he would no longer be an observer of Kite surfing, but a Record Holder.

The Luderitz Speed Challenge began in 2008 and Stefan was encouraged by Sebastian Cattelan and Fred Dussie to start competing in 2009, he explains how without Sebastian and Fred’s guidance he “never would have done it”. Stefan also extends his thanks to all his sponsors; “there are too many to mention individually, but thanks should be given to them all for making it possible for me to compete”. This year Stefan raced for the whole month, breaking the Nnamibian record previously held by Jugan Geieger in just the second week with 45.6 knots. Nnot easily satisfied, he broke his own record twice more, finishing on the last day of the competition with an impressive 49.28 knots. “I was pleasantly surprised by my third record, for 19 seconds the conditions on the channel were perfect for me, allowing me to reach speeds previously beyond my reach.”

The Speed Competition was very successful this year, almost every rider broke a personal record if not a national
one and the world record for men and women was smashed. Stefan attributes this success to “the event organisers for allowing the competition to run smoothly, but in particular to Sebastian Catalan” Sebastian was running the competition
as well as taking part and was responsible for the development of the Channel, allowing competitors to kite faster and for longer than ever before.

To become a record breaking kite surfer, Stefan stresses the importance of training; “riding alone for hours on end is fairly intense and can at times be boring, but it’s absolutely necessary to continually keep practicing”. However repetition alone is not enough. To be a record breaker you must have a certain drive to succeed:
“Never be satisfied with what you’ve got” advises Stefan, “I’m happy with my record this year but in 2011 I plan to break it again.”

Stefan has certainly set the bar high for himself, but with the support of the Buchter Community, the event
organisers and his sponsors, almost anything is possible. •

On Sunday 12th September the Desert Buffalos rugby club donated their winnings from a recent tournament to the Helping Hands Old Age home in Nautilus.
The Desert Buffalos Rugby team is one year old and was established in memory of Raymond Juan Dentlinger who died at the age of 19 last year. Raymond, known as Baliman to his friends and family, dreamt of making a difference to the local community. He wanted to help the vulnerable; starting with young people affected by drugs and violence living on the streets, yet he did not forget those also in need of aid but overlooked in old age.
Baliman believed that “in sport we unite” and that creating sports teams would open opportunities otherwise unavailable to those growing up embroiled in the spiralling problems of street life.
Last year Simone Dentlinger decided to make her son’s dream come true; with the help of her family she has captured Baliman’s unique philosophy of helping the old as well as the young. The Desert Buffalos is a non profit making club, all the proceeds of tournament winnings are donated to the Helping Hands Old Age Home in Nautilus. The Helping Hands Old Age home receives no government subsidies; it simply survives on sponsorship and donations from those such as the Desert Buffalos.

Through the hard work of the Dentlinger family, vast improvements have been made to the quality of life of both the old and young. The Dentlingers hope to expand the Desert Buffalos club to encompass more sports and to help more people. They will work together towards their goal in the belief that “teamwork is the only recipe for success”