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...
by admin | Mar 9, 2026 | General, River racing
Two very different races on two different rivers that only a few take on – so only they can appreciate the amazing feeling of finishing a One-Hop and/or a Non-Stop. The ‘Dusi in a Day’ started as an informal event in the mid-eighties when paddlers first completed the...
by admin | Feb 25, 2026 | General, River racing
The 75th Dusi Canoe Marathon promised to be one for the history books with the prerace events suggesting that we would either see the first black K2 crew take a win or that the Popes incredible record of 15 wins would be broken. And being the Dusi, it also promised...
by admin | Feb 3, 2026 | General
If at first you don’t succeed… There’s a popular proverb that encourages persistence and determination in the face of failure, and this idea of ‘try and try again’ is what Chad Andrews and his team did really well in staging the race – and it’s also what some...
by admin | Nov 19, 2025 | General
The 2025 K-Way Sky Run will be remembered as the shortest ever, unfortunately missing most of the iconic mountain highs, because of the forces of nature. The Sky Run bills itself as the beacon for mountain runners seeking the ultimate challenge, but this year the race...
