by admin | Jan 18, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Surf ski racing
Dabs kicked of 2024 by hosting the Dambusters, which was a great success. We had almost 100 entries, the sharp end racing was exciting and the weather was glorious, so it was a fine way to spend a Sunday morning. Participants were given 4 different options of paddling...
by admin | Nov 10, 2023 | Achievers, General, Marathon racing, River racing
Gauteng Province, South Africa — The stage is set for an intense battle on the tranquil yet challenging waters of the Vaal River as top paddlers Wayne Jacobs and Clint Cook gear up for the ADG Vaal River Marathon on the 18th and 19th November . With their eyes on...
by admin | Nov 7, 2023 | Achievers, General, Surf ski racing
There was a fair amount of trepidation amongst the Transvaal Navy last week; Windguru predicted a howling Easterly on the Thursday and Friday, and if that had pushed through into the weekend there may have been many non-starters. Fortunately, Saturday presented...
by admin | Nov 1, 2023 | Achievers, General, River racing, Surf ski racing
Last Thursday was the third and final leg of the SolaSafe Mixed Doubles Series. We had a really great turnout of 36 mixed doubles, one mixed K3 and 73 paddlers. There was some tight racing and 1st place went to Alexa G with Young Luke in a time of 46.33, followed by...
by admin | Oct 23, 2023 | Achievers, General, River racing
Wow, what a weekend that was. First our cricketers crushed the poms, then the Bokke stole a late victory in another come-from-behind-one-point-win-nail-biter, leaving half of South Africa with frazzled nerves for the second weekend in a row. Now Bafana Bafana also...
by admin | Jul 24, 2023 | Achievers, General, Marathon racing, Surf ski racing
This weekend’s race was beyond our borders, on the other side of the Boerewors Curtain, there in Centurion, by Rietvlei Dam. It was damn cold, overcast, windy and not overly pleasant, but 45 boats still lined up at the start. As expected Wayne and Brad took the win....
