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cut out, and a "long splice" used to rejoin the two lengths. Afterwards the lines would again

be re-blooded and with a good "long splice" it would be difficult to detect where they had
been joined.

The Point was also the right place for the boys to learn to fly their kites in the summer south-

easter, and when I was a boy we had a few old Filipino fishermen who made the most
wonderful kites, something I am sure they must have done as children in their part of the

world. The late Tommy Carse, our much-loved Police Station Commander at Kalk Bay, also

used the Point to coach the rugby club, the Kalk Bay Marines, which he had formed. One of
the things he taught the young backs was to run straight and he did this by placing stones

spaced out at each end of the field so that you ran with the ball straight in line with the stone

you sighted. Kalk Bay Marines became one of the top teams in the Rugby Board they played
in, also producing several provincial players and 3 coloured Springboks.

So in closing I will say again that "Die Kompanie" has always played an important part in the

lives of the Kalk Bay Fishing Community as a place of living, working and recreation.

References

Du Plessis, J. (1919) The Life of Andrew Murray, London: Marshall Brothers Ltd.

Furlong, C. le S. (1919) Kalk Bay Harbour: history and construction works, SA Railways &
Harbours Magazine, November 1919, 742-752.

Walker, M. (1999) Coastal Memories: Muizenberg, St James & Kalk Bay, 1870-1920.
Privately published.

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