by admin | Mar 18, 2026 | Flat water racing, General, River racing
From rocky river racing down in the Umkomaas valley to speedy sprints on Roodeplaat Dam our guys and girls have been flying the Dabs flag high. After last year’s near flood conditions, the 2026 StihlUmkomaas served up relatively low levels of 1.2m on day 1 and 1.1m on...
by admin | Jan 28, 2026 | Flat water racing, River racing
New year, new beginnings, new events, old events, new news, read all about it here…. 2026 Started with a new event – the Dabulamanzi 5km Run, a time trial around the park starting at the same time as our paddling time trial on a Thursday evening. Well done to Rob...
by admin | Sep 10, 2025 | Flat water racing, Marathon racing, River racing, Surf ski racing
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...
by admin | Sep 4, 2025 | Flat water racing, General
He hasn’t paddled for months. He’s hardly been seen in the club house of a Thursday evening; the place that was always his ‘church.’ Yes, we’ve only just come out of winter, but that’s not why he’s been absent. The fact is, he’s been hiding, sneaking around like a...
by admin | Aug 19, 2025 | Flat water racing, River racing, Surf ski racing
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...
by admin | Jul 30, 2025 | Flat water racing, Marathon racing, Surf ski racing
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...
