Surfski

At Dabulamanzi Canoe Club, our passion for paddling extends beyond the rivers and lakes. We’re proud to introduce our Ocean Tribe – the Transvaal Navy. While Gauteng might seem too far from the coast to have a navy, our members make up for it with unparalleled grit, passion, and gees. Whether you’re an experienced paddler or just starting out, join us and experience the thrill of the ocean. For more information, contact Gary Ralph (082 852 8288) and become part of our adventurous community.

The 2025 dates will be added to this page in due course. Please double check event dates when planning a race as they can sometimes change. Please contact Gary Ralph 082 852 8288 with any corrections or additional dates.

Surfski News

Dabs News | The Fenn High Altitude Surfski Challenge

by admin | March 25, 2026 | General, Surf ski racing | 0 Comments

Part of the reason why Dabs is ‘The Best Canoe Club in the Whole Dam Universe’ is because of the annual Fenn High Altitude Surfski Challenge – there really is nothing like it in the whole wide world…The 15th edition was claimed by last year’s winner Mike Arthur who...

Dabs News | Surfski, Canvas Canoe, Plastic Kayak and Club Stuff

by admin | December 10, 2025 | Achievers, River racing, Surf ski racing | 0 Comments

Last weekend there were 3 very different, almost fringe events, all which show how much there is to do in our wonderful world of paddling, even if it’s not this kind of fringe stuff…. The Carbonology PE2EL Challenge is not a race for the average paddler; actually it’s...

Dabs News | Down Downs and Down Winds

by admin | November 6, 2025 | General, Surf ski racing | 0 Comments

Last week some of our people played in two vastly different challenges, the 10 in 1 and the Harbour to Harbour. Thursday evening saw another running of the infamous 10 in 1, with the 2025 edition including a new option for the racing snakes; paddle the 10km Time Trial...

Dabs News | The 2025 Pete Marlin and Lowveld Croc Weekend

by admin | October 29, 2025 | River racing, Surf ski racing | 0 Comments

The last weekend of October saw one of the SA’s finest river races being run at the same time as one of SA’s finest surfski races. Over half a dozen of the Dabs guys who went up to the Lowveld Croc were at last year’s Pete Marlin, even though they were back markers at...

Dabs News | Navy News – World Surfski Champs

by admin | October 20, 2025 | Surf ski racing | 0 Comments

What a weekend! Durban got to host the 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships, attracting a record field of more than 500 paddlers from over 30 countries. DUC was chosen as the start venue, for multiple reasons, including the club facilities and the fact that...

Dabs News | Marathons, Rivers and Mad Men

by admin | September 10, 2025 | Flat water racing, Marathon racing, River racing, Surf ski racing | 0 Comments

It was a busy 10 days in Gyor Hungary for the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships, where we had a crew of over 20 representing South Africa in the Masters section which is run before the main events. Clint, who had been getting lonely on his own over in Europe was...

Dabs News | Marathon, River and Sea Stuff

by admin | August 19, 2025 | Flat water racing, River racing, Surf ski racing | 0 Comments

In international racing a champion was crowned in China but there were no stars in Spain, while locally Dabs cleaned up down in the Lowveld and our Navy Boys went to a 2 day challenge that didn’t have a second day… Congratulations to Hamish Lovemore on bagging two...

Dabs News | Portugal, Ponta and Pretoria

by admin | July 30, 2025 | Flat water racing, Marathon racing, Surf ski racing | 0 Comments

From Sprints in Portugal to Surfski in Ponta to Marathons in Pretoria, Dabs people have been paddling all over the place… The Centurion 9 Miler, renowned for cold and windy conditions almost as bad as the Berg, was for the second year in a row breathless, sunny, warm...

Dabs News | Vaalie Surfski Success at the Freedom Paddle

by admin | May 1, 2025 | Surf ski racing | 0 Comments

Just a few weeks ago we had the HASSC where Ricki Talevi & Mike Arthur took the bragging rights ahead of Wayne Jacobs & Matt Coetzer, after which there was some talk as to what might happen at the next showdown, which happened on Sunday… While some were...

Dabs News | From Marathons to Surfski, a Clean Up and a Remembrance Paddle

by admin | April 16, 2025 | General, Marathon racing, Surf ski racing | 0 Comments

It’s been a busy time for many from the finest canoe club in the whole dam universe. On Thursday evening Dabs hosted the second GCU short course Marathon Champs, with the Guppies doing 2km’s including one portage and all other age groups doing 3km’s with two portages....