by admin | May 20, 2026 | General
Dabs News – Revisiting 1983 One of our founder members, James (Jimmy) Skuse, was also the original scribe. He liked to drink as much as he like to write, and he liked to do both at the same time. Have a read of a Dabs News from over 40 years ago; beyond the obvious...
by admin | May 12, 2026 | General, Marathon racing
Thursday was a bitter-sweet evening for Elandrie, while Sunday was a windy and wavy morning for the K2 Marathon paddlers out at VLC. While things like the financials, legals, club facilities and safety were shared at the Annual General Meeting last Thursday, what most...
by admin | Apr 29, 2026 | General
Navy News – SA Surfski Champs and the Prescient Freedom Paddle 2026 Today we salute the Salty Sea Dogs and the boys and girls of our Transvaal Navy. The SA Surfski S1 Champs took place on Friday from Simons Town to Millers Point and back to Fish Hoek on a sunny, calm...
by admin | Apr 23, 2026 | General
The first race of the PSG Flatwater Marathon Series kicked off at ERK on Sunday, and while the forecasted rain never arrived, strong winds picked up in the day making Homestead Dam anything but flatwater with some tough headwinds but also some great downwinds. The...
by admin | Mar 25, 2026 | General, Surf ski racing
Part of the reason why Dabs is ‘The Best Canoe Club in the Whole Dam Universe’ is because of the annual Fenn High Altitude Surfski Challenge – there really is nothing like it in the whole wide world… The 15th edition was claimed by last year’s winner Mike Arthur who...
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...
