by admin | Feb 6, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, River racing
February kicked off with a flurry of activities, featuring Sprints at Dabs, River Races down South on the Dusi and up North on the Elands, and even with all that we still had guys go trip the Liebensberg… Dabs has never hosted a Sprint event, mainly because our...
by admin | Jan 29, 2024 | Achievers, General, River racing
300 boats were entered for the Drak, 285 finished, 27 of which were from Dabs. Interestingly there were 60 doubles that finished – all of whom would have been terrified at the prospect of a low top section on day 2, from Castleburn down to Underberg. As it happened,...
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 | Dec 13, 2023 | Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing
Date: Monday 8th to Friday 12th / Break / Monday 15th – Tuesday 16th of JanuaryTimes: Start: 09h00 (08h00 drop-off by arrangement)Finish: 16h00Venue: Emmarentia – Dabulamanzi Canoe Club K1 / K2 team boats / Guppies Boats / Kayaking-ergo / Motor-boat safety...
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...
