by admin | May 23, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing
By all accounts, this was another really successful Dabs event that everyone enjoyed, largely because it was so super spectator friendly; with the start at the grass bank, the new portage and the finish in front of the club being right there for all to see. First up...
by admin | May 14, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing
On Thursday we had our 44th AGM, with the chair reporting 2023 as a year of growth; in all aspects. Growth in membership, our coaches, our professional athletes, our international representation, our juniors, our Dabs Darlings, and in our Scarcies. The type of growth...
by admin | Apr 22, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing
The second GCU Marathon event was run on Saturday on what was a beautiful sunny-summer-like morning at VLC. Ruoxi Hao (U12) won the 3.6km Guppy K1 race while Asher William Wilson (U10) was second. First girl home was Aara Mariam. First home in the 10km dash were the...
by admin | Apr 13, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing, River racing, Surf ski racing
On Friday evening the South African paddling community lost its finest servant ever; John (Hairy) Oliver. John became canoeing’s official timekeeper and administrator in 1990 and ever since he’s travelled to every corner of the country for everything from sprints to...
by admin | Mar 26, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing, Surf ski racing
The SA Sprint Championships, and the SA Schools Sprint Championships took place over the weekend at VLC with lots at stake as they were the selection events for 5 different international tours including the Paris Olympics, the Senior World Championships, World Cup...
by admin | Mar 19, 2024 | Achievers, Flat water racing, General, Marathon racing, River racing
The rains seem to have gone and the river season is drawing to a close, but the heat lingers on; and the heat will soon be on for sprints, marathons and even surf-ski! It seems that KZN’s Mtolo and Msia can’t stop winning the Non-Stop Dusi – they claimed...
