The Jazz Gorilla,who was he

The logo of the TBA Cape Town



Cape Towns Grainger Bay,once the merchant marine training college named General Botha,training still takes place but the main complex area is now called The Water Club and is a very upmarket residential development,the marina in front is really nice but private.


Thats Miles in the pink jacket,with his wife Pippa standing next to him,Karl Stremple off Halloween is about to grab yet another large Castle beer and Robbin Ellis off Pinta,is standing by trying to talk Karl out of it,I think Robbin lost that discussion?

We had some great boats and people in the TBA (traditional boat asscociation) in the early days,as with many we knew,some have left and many have sailed away,its a part of what we do but its always sad to see good friends sail away (customers too) The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town is famous for many things,street entertainment is one of them,they had a highly skilled gorilla who played a saxaphone like a star but who was he? For the first time (you saw it here first) I can now name the gorilla was actually Miles (paul) McGrevy,a talented musician who used to play for the BBC in Great Britain,Miles was also an artist,it was he who carved the four Dragon Boat heads and tails for The Old Mutual,when they sponsered the Dragon Boats here in Cape Town.