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Rayner Trophy

2008

The Rayner was held in the Silvermine area and 2nd Bergvliet entered two teams.  The A team comprised Christopher Sellier (PL), Jay Benson and Christopher Molteno. The B team was ably lead by Douglas Klazinga (PL) and the rest of his team was Joe Wilson, Daniel Czech and Marc Borchardt.

The A team came 4th and the B team came a very credible 6th.  Well done to the PL's Christopher Sellier and Douglas Klazinga.

The Chief Judge was Tony Rebelo, assisted by Nigel Forshaw.

2007

The Rayner Trophy Chief Judge was Nigel Forshaw and the competition was held in the Olifants River valley basin in and around Beaverlac. The 2nd Bergvliet Patrol A team was unchanged from the previous year and comprised Andrew Klazinga (PL), Charles McMahon, Philip Gaag and Lawrence Jaeger. Congratulations to the team for coming 3rd.

Christopher Sellier (PL), Max Kramer, Jay Benson, Marcel Mulders and Ella Muhl were in the C team. They surprised the Scouters by coming a very credible 8th.

The B team comprised James Peart (PL), Marc Borchardt, Jay Benson and Christopher Molteno. They did very well in coming 11th.

There were 24 teams.

2006

The Rayner Trophy Chief Judge was Peter Nieuveld and the competition was held on Robben Island. The 2nd Bergvliet Patrol comprised Andrew Klazinga (PL), Charles McMahon, Philip Gaag and Lawrence Jaeger. Congratulations to the team for coming 2nd which is an improvement of 7th place from the previous year.

Have a look at some of the photographs.

2005

The Rayner Trophy Chief Judge was Gary Irwin and the competition was held along the beach from Kleinmond to Betty's Bay. The 2nd Bergvliet Patrol comprised Peter Otzen (PL), Charles McMahon, Andrew Klazinga and Philip Gaag who came 7th overall out of 19 teams. Congratulations to the team on their improvement from the previous year.

2004

The Rayner Trophy Chief Judge was David van Eyk and the competition was held in Kalk Bay village, Fish Hoek, Glencairn and Kalk Bay Mountains. The 2nd Bergvliet Patrol comprised Peter Otzen (PL), Simon Abbott, Charles McMahon and James Gaag who came 12th overall out of 24 teams. Congratulations to the team for their effort and battling their way through a hot Sunday afternoon. 

Back: Charles Mc Mahon, James Gaag, Peter Otzen (PL)

Front: Simon Abbott

Here are some more photographs of the Rayner 2004

2003

The Rayner Trophy takes the form of a tough overnight hike for senior Scouts, usually in mountains unknown to the Scouts. After never having won this competition and yet having come so close for the last 10 years, the hoodoo was finally broken in 2003 when our A team won the event with Kenneth Crombie as PL. This team also won the special award for environmental awareness which was a copy of SASOL Proteas for coming first in this section of the competition.

The Rayner Trophy was held in the western Riviersonderend Mountains above Villiersdorp from the farm Boskloof hiking north through Silver Stream and on to Kleinfontein. Activities included a water rescue, abseiling, an obstacle course, orienteering, cooking, spanish windlass, and a shadow stick amongst many other activities.

Our B and C teams lead by PL's Robert Schmid and Simon Abbott came 13th and 14th out of 26 participating teams. Congratulations to the B and C teams for upholding the 2nd Bergvliet name.

Have a look at the full scores for the Rayner Trophy and Model Answers for Environmental Awareness. Click for more Rayner pictures here.

1st placed 2nd Bergvliet A

Matthew Edwards, Patrick Burls, Kenneth Crombie (PL) and Devin Jones

Below - more Rayner 2003 Photographs with thanks to Mark Schumann TS 1st Bothasig

The Rayner Chief Judge was Nigel Forshaw.

2002

The Rayner Trophy 2002 started at De Kelders and finished at Grotto Beach, Hermanus. The hike was along the beach and finished with an interesting crossing of Hermanus Lagoon which was open to the see at the time with a strong current.

The 2nd Bergvliet A team came 2nd and the B team came 8th out of 26 teams.

2nd place certificate handed to PL Tim Crombie

Mark Smuts congratulates the 'A' team. Tim Crombie, Peter Meyer, Stefano Rivera and Nicholas Abbott

2001

The Rayner Trophy was held on Table Mountain in February 2001. We entered two patrols and our A Patrol came 4th.

1997

In 1997 the event was held above Simonstown and in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. The Chief Judge was Peter Foster. Our A team came a credible third and our B team did very well to came fifth.

1997 Rayner A Team Drawing a Buttefly Map of a Military Installation

David Glass, Sean Nagle, Mark Langley (PL), Mark Ferry

1997 Rayner B Team Receiving the Certificate for Coming Ffifth

Peter Foster (Chief Judge) presenting the certicate to Duncan Stephenson (PL)

1996

In 1996 we came second (1st Pinelands won) and this was our highest ever position.

1996 Rayner Team receiving the certificate from Chief Judge, Richard Goldschmidt for coming second
Mark Langley (PL), Mark Ferry, Adam Schafer and Neil Shelly represented us.

Have a look at Mark Langley's article published in the Bergvliet Delta on the Rayner 1996