by admin | Nov 28, 2024 | Flat water racing, General, River racing, Stand Up Paddle
The first river race on record in South Africa was that of the Vaal in 1939, and this weekend saw Dabs and JCC host the 75th edition of this historic marathon. It may not have been the largest field ever, especially given that it was the SA K2 Champs, but it was quite...
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...
by admin | Nov 7, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Surf ski racing
It was another busy week both at the club and away with lots of fun and games, and some racing, that started with a Halloween Evening Time Trial, which attracted witches and other scary things. Lots of fun was had – by both kids and adults. Well done to all who made...
by admin | Oct 15, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General
The away games last weekend where in Hangzhou where China hosted the inaugural ICF Canoe-Kayak Super Cup, with medals and prize monies in everything from Marathon to Slalom to Sprints to Polo and even Dragon Boat Racing, where South Africa had 4 representatives –...
by admin | Sep 24, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing
Following the Masters, it was the turn of the Juniors, the U23’s and the Seniors to contest the 2024 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Metković, Croatia. The first of the races was the Junior Girls and after a frenetic start there was a bunch of ten in...