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Hollard Insurance, a long-time client of ours, took part in the fourth annual RISKAFRICA Regatta this past weekend, entering the Purple Tides team to navigate the good ship Jacana around Table Bay.
Competing against others from the financial services industry, the team from Hollard looked impressive out on the choppy Atlantic waters – and Flow was there to capture the moment.
Cape Town-based Flowstar Tish Haridass was able to captain the Hollard social media accounts and provide live coverage of the day's events on Twitter, while Flowstar Stuart Buchanan produced the highlights video above. This involved the two of them getting on to a second, spectator yacht, and heading out to sea, to get as close to the action as possible.
"The RISKAFRICA Regatta will go down in the top five live events I've ever covered on social media," said Tish. "The day turned out beautiful and despite the occasional ocean spray to the face, it was an exhilarating feeling to be on the water."
Passing our mothership. Go Purple Tides! #RISKAFRICARegatta pic.twitter.com/q9sTQUoFRu
— Hollard Broker Zone (@HollardBrokers) October 22, 2016
Mark, Regional Manager of the Western Cape for Hollard, is under the spotlight for a quick post-race interview. #RISKAFRICARegatta pic.twitter.com/nCv7hsucEX
— Hollard Broker Zone (@HollardBrokers) October 22, 2016
"Shooting moving objects is always a challenge, especially on a DSLR," said Stuart. "But doing so from another moving object, while trying to fight off seasickness, was a whole other story! In the end, we got great shots of the yachts in action."
If there was a gold medal prize for the most active social media account of the competition, Hollard would have won by a nautical mile! Instead, the Purples Tides team steered their boat to a respectable second-place ranking in the regatta. Marketing assistant Edmond Mahlong described Flow's contribution as a "great job".
So, whether you need event coverage in Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban – and whether you are on land or sea – find out how Flow can help you set sail.
