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The all-new Honda BF250 coming to South Africa in early 2012 |
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| NEWSLETTER – November 2011 | |
HONDA MARINE SA GIVEAWAY
Honda Marine SA’s fantastic GIVEAWAY Competition will close on Friday 11 November 2011, so if you haven’t already entered, make sure you do NOW…! The lucky winner will receive a Honwave 2.4m Air V-Floor inflatable boat powered by a Honda 4-stroke BF5HP outboard engine – total giveaways valued at R26 000.
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| HONDA MARINE SOUTHERN AFRICA NEWS |
 Honda Debuts all-new 4-stroke BF250 Outboard Engine at Genoa International Boat Show
GENOA, Italy, October 1, 2011 - Honda Motor Europe Ltd. unveiled the all-new flagship outboard the BF250, a 4-stroke 250-horsepower engine at the Genoa International Boat Show in Italy. The BF250 is scheduled to go on sale across Europe from January 2012 and in South Africa from end January/early February 2012. Read More |
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 Honda Marine wins prestigious 2011 IBEX Innovation Award for their all-new BF250 outboard engine technology
At the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX) held in Kentucky, USA, from 17-19 October, 2011, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) along with Boating Writers International (BWI) presented Honda Marine with a prestigious 2011 IBEX Innovation award for their all-new BF250 outboard engine technology. The IBEX Innovation Awards are the industry’s highest honour for innovative and technological advancement. Read More
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 ASIMO receives Warm Welcome in South Africa
ASIMO travelled to the Johannesburg International Motor Show in early October to mark the southern hemisphere debut of the all-new Honda Civic. Whilst ASIMO is no stranger to South Africa, having visited in 2006, this is the first time that the new ASIMO has been to the country. Read More |
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 Honda Motor Company voted amongst Top 10 of Global Companies in terms of Carbon Performance and Disclosure
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is an independent not-for-profit organization holding the largest database of primary corporate climate change information in the world.Thousands of organizations from across the world’s major economies measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, water use and climate change strategies through CDP. The CDP puts this information at the heart of financial and policy decision-making. Read More |
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 Honda launches the new CBR1000RR Fireblade
September 23, 2011 - Honda officially unveiled the 2012 CBR1000RR Fireblade, celebrating 20 years since it was first launched as the CBR900RR in 1991.
The new machine was revealed simultaneously at two world class racing events: the Le Mans 24 hours round of the Endurance World Championship in France, and the eleventh round of the 2011 World Superbike Championship in Imola, Italy.
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| DEALER NEWS |
 Renowned Eastern Cape Marine Personality chooses Honda
At Honda Marine Port Alfred every new customer buying into the Honda family is just as important as the next, however when someone who’s really well known in the boating and marine sphere opts for Honda outboard power, then that’s something to really talk about. Read More |
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 Honda Marine Knysna to celebrate 5 Year Anniversary and Marine Lifestyle & Accessories Centre Opening
Honda Marine Knysna will be celebrating their 5th Birthday as well as the official opening of their all-new ‘Marine Lifestyle & Accessories Centre’ on Friday, December 02, 2011. Much work has gone into the planning, setting up and equipping of their prime-spot located showrooms in Waterfront Drive, Knysna, where a superb customer-friendly flow between new boats, second hand and smaller boats, kayaks and a host of leisure accessories has been created. |
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 Sedibeng Municipal District take delivery of twin Honda BF90 powered RIB
Mr Pieter Nieuwenhuizen, the manager of the Sedibeng district municipal Disaster Management/ Fire & Rescue Institute, recently took delivery of a Falcon 6.7m rescue boat powered by 2 x Honda BF90HP VTEC outboard engines from Honda Marine Vaal. |
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 The New Panache 1450 powered by a Honda BF60HP takes to the water in Port Alfred
Over the past six months Honda Marine Port Alfred has provided no less than seven Honda outboard motors to the prominent Sparg family and their close relatives in the Eastern Cape/Transkei regions. The latest was to Mr Shane Sparg (his second Honda outboard!) who took delivery of a Honda BF60 to power the first Panache 1450 received at the shop. Initial feedback has confirmed that Mr Sparg is absolutely thrilled with the beautiful all-round balance of his new Honda powered boat.
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 Honda Marine Port Alfred
With each Newsletter we’ll be introducing you to the Honda Marine Dealer Network, letting you know where your nearest Honda Marine dealer is situated and also giving you background into how Honda Marine has been able to so effectively establish itself in the South African market.
Working our way around the coast and then inland, we’re now heading off to Honda Marine Port Alfred. Here we find ourselves in discussion with Doug Kemsley, the Dealer Principal.
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| PRODUCT NEWS |
 VTEC® Technology: Smooth Acceleration and Power
Honda’s Variable Valve Timing & Lift Electronic Control (VTEC®) system provides power where and when you need it and is a standard feature on the Honda Marine BF90/ BF150/ BF225, and the recently launched and soon to arrive in South Africa, BF250 outboards.
VTEC is the “replacement for displacement” and offers outstanding performance without the inferior low rpm fuel efficiency of larger displacement competitors. It gives a broader, flatter torque curve as well as a smooth power delivery throughout the engine’s operating range. Read More
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 Performance and Efficiency of the Honda BF2.3HP outboard engine
BF2.3: A Mini Powerhouse
Small and easy to handle, Honda's BF2.3 is the lightest four-stroke outboard motor available. At just 12kgs (27 pounds), this low-maintenance, lightweight model is the perfect portable outboard. A fold-down tiller handle allows for easy transportation and storage, while an integral fuel tank facilitates removal and portability as one unit. The motor's fuel vent may also be closed for transport or extended storage periods. Read More
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| WWF HONDA MARINE PARKS PROGRAMME |
 Estuaries:
Estuaries are among some of our most important coastal ecological features and rank along with tropical rainforests and coral reefs as the world's most productive ecosystems. They are even more productive than both the rivers and the ocean that influence them from either side.
Estuaries are a transition zone where fish, birds and animals of all sorts congregate to feed, find refuge, grow to adulthood, and stage migrations. They are unique places, strongly affected by tidal action, where land and river and sea merge into a dynamic natural complex.
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 GPS Overview - The Sky's The Limit
What is GPS?
GPS, or Global Positioning System, is a satellite-based navigation system developed by the U.S. Department of Defense to provide a consistent, accurate method of simplifying navigation. It was originally designed for the military, however, it provides both commercial and recreational users 24 hour, worldwide navigation coverage with a possible accuracy to 15 metres (49 feet). Like any other method of navigation, you should not rely solely on your GPS. You should use every method of navigation available and compare the results to make sure that you are where you think you are.
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| BOAT REVIEWS |
This month Leisure Boating, SA’s premier monthly boating magazine, compares the Osprey 16 powered by 2 x Honda BF50HP with the Benguela 530 powered by 2 x Honda BF60HP.
To read the review click on the link below and look under Latest Boat Reviews:
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 MotoGP - Japanese Grand Prix Round 15 – Motegi Circuit
Pedrosa Celebrates Honda’s Home Grand Prix With A Win
Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V) rode brilliantly in the Japanese Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi, Honda’s home race track, to win his third race of the year in the most action-packed race of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship. Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) was a distant second with Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda RC212V) recovering from an early off-track excursion to finish an important third. Read More
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 MotoGP World – Australian Grand Prix Round 16 – Phillip Island – October 16 2011
Stoner Wins 2011 MotoGP World Championship For Honda
Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda RC212V) won the 2011 MotoGP World Championship with a victory in difficult conditions on his home circuit of Phillip Island on his 26th birthday. Finishing behind Stoner were three Hondas, Marco Simoncelli (San Carlo Honda Gresini RC212V), in a career best second, then Repsol Honda team-mates Andrea Dovizioso and Dani Pedrosa. Read More
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 MotoGP World – Malaysia Grand Prix Round 17 – Sepang – October 23 2011
The Honda Family Mourns One of Its Own
The Honda family is mourning the loss of one its rising stars, the charismatic Italian Marco Simoncelli, who lost his life in a racing accident at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. Simoncelli had a front end crash on the second of 20 scheduled laps in the right hand turn 11. Rather than he and his machine sliding outwards, as is normal, his tyres gripped the track and shot him into the path of two riders following closely behind. The race was immediately red flagged and later cancelled.Extraordinary efforts were made to resuscitate him, but, ultimately, they were unsuccessful. Read More
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 IndyCar Series - Round 16: Kentucky
Carpenter Passes to Popular Kentucky Victory
After finishing second at Kentucky Speedway in both 2009 and 2010, Ed Carpenter used his Honda “overtake assist” at just the right time on the final lap Sunday to edge ahead of Dario Franchitti for his and Sarah Fisher Racing’s first IZOD IndyCar Series win. Carpenter’s victory margin of 0.0098 seconds was the closest in the history of the 1.5-mile Kentucky oval, and the sixth-closest in IndyCar Series history. Read More
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 IndyCar Series - Round 17 Las Vegas – October 16 2011
Dan Wheldon Fatally Injured at Las Vegas
Sunday’s season-ending IZOD IndyCar Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was cancelled after a multi-car crash on Lap 11 resulted in fatal injuries for two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon. Read More
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 Peter Chadwick wins Wildlife Photography Award
Breaking news from London is that Peter Chadwick, the Manager of the WWF Honda Marine Parks Programme, has won the Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Wildlife in the Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011, with his spectacular image of African Black Oystercatchers (Haematopus moquini).
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| CUSTOMER CORNER |
We warmly welcome the following new boat owners to our Honda Marine Southern Africa family:
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Craig Wilson with Tyrone Naidoo
Honda Marine Durban |
Tony Lindhorst with Pieter Nieuwenhuizen
Honda Marine Vaal |
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Keryn van der Walt
Honda Marine Port Alfred |
Stanley & Hazel Megahey with Rhoodie
Honda Marine Knysna |
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