by admin | Jul 17, 2023 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, River racing
Snow fell in Jo’burg on Monday morning, for the first time in over a decade. It wasn’t heavy but it still created much excitement, and with this, winter really became real. It was so cold that Marky Mark couldn’t get out of bed for the Tuesday school. Without his...
by admin | Jul 2, 2023 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing, River racing, Surf ski racing
Down in Durban, it was the King of the Bay race last weekend. It’s a race with a difference in that this is one of the few opportunities where one can paddle out of the Durban harbour mouth. Well done to Tex and Gary for flying the Navy’s flag and for coming second in...
by admin | Jun 26, 2023 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing
It’s not news and if you didn’t know, then where have you been? But how could we not do a write up on our this. Following the SA Champs in St Francis, 21 paddlers were selected to represent South Africa at the World Marathon Champs in Vejen Denmark, of which 6 are...
by admin | Jun 19, 2023 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing, Surf ski racing
Winter arrived properly in the second week of June, but that didn’t deter the stalwarts of the Tuesday Morning School as about 15 braved the near subzero temperature before sunrise while the sensible remained in slumber. With most of our racing snakes being out of...
by admin | May 21, 2023 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing
The fifth round of the Gauteng Marathon Series was hosted by Dabulamanzi on Saturday. After a grey, cold and wet week the sun shone on us. The guppies did their race (along with some old man wearing headphones who stoically stayed on the same course) and then the main...
by admin | May 15, 2023 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing
More Marathon News and Some Important Recognition This weekend’s racing was at VLC. First up were the Guppies, and it was great to see Greg’s son competing in his first canoe race – some say his style already looks better than his dads; go Jack! The main event was a...
