by admin | Jul 27, 2026 | Achievers, General, Marathon racing
Dabs News – The 9 Miler, the Dabs Awards Evening and the PE2EL Book Launch This one’s about marathon paddling, fine club fun and stories from what must be the most scary ski race in the world. Tough. The Centurion Canoe Club and Reitveli Dam served up fine (almost...
by admin | Dec 10, 2025 | Achievers, River racing, Surf ski racing
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...
by admin | Jun 10, 2025 | Achievers, General
Respect to all who lined up for Comrades 2025, but unfortunately not all who started made it – sorry guys and girl. Well done to Chad Andrews who got his monies worth, staying out on the road for 11 hours and 56 minutes. Christine Clark was a bit quicker at 11 hours...
by admin | Apr 8, 2025 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General
This year’s SA Sprint Championships and the SA Schools Sprint Championships were hosted by the KwaZulu-Natal Canoe Union at Roodeplaat, which was nice and convenient for the people from our pond, but not so nice for the people from KZN, as there was mayhem on the N3...
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...