by admin | Jan 27, 2025 | Achievers, General, River racing
To go or not to go, that was the question, as it looked like there would be little to no water for the 2025 N3TC Drak Challenge. Some were committed and some sat on the fence waiting, while the organizers sent out a deluge of pictures with the promise of rain. Still,...
by admin | Jan 17, 2025 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing, Surf ski racing
Dabs is full of amazing characters – but Moolies Moolman is in an extraordinary league of his own; now having written history in making the fastest ever solo crossing of the Atlantic. But no Moolies trip is without a bit of drama and a tale or two; it wasn’t all plain...
by admin | Dec 4, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, River racing, Surf ski racing
Absent last year (although he did have a doctor’s note) the Puppy couldn’t defend his title, but when he lined up for the 2024 Dabulamanzi 10-in-1, there were few who would have bet against him. He didn’t set a new record, (7mins 43 was slow by his standards and some...
by admin | Nov 20, 2024 | Achievers, General, Surf ski racing
History tells us that the Atlantic was first crossed by Scandinavians (Erik the Red), then by the Spaniards in 1492 (Christopher Columbus) and then by the Poms in 1496 (John Cabot). Hard men who weren’t scared of the vast seas or the unknown. Fast forward 500 years to...
by admin | Nov 20, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing
Sunday saw another successful running of the 4-Hour Enduro at Emmarentia. Well done and thanks to all who supported our event on what was an awesome day after the Boks beat the Poms, again. The 2-hour race for juniors, novices (and our teacher couple) was won by ‘The...
by admin | Nov 12, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, River racing
This was a weekend with a difference in that there were no Racing Snakes from either Dabs or SCARC at either of the river races – despite both being great, and one being a national championship event. On top of this, there were only a few Dabs representatives from the...
