Dabs News
Here we share all Dabulamanzi’s news so that we can honour our paddlers, share the excitement of the activities that happen on and off the water and relive our favourite memories.
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Dabs News | The ERKie Marathon
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...
Dabs News | The Fenn High Altitude Surfski Challenge
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...
Dabs News | Gauteng Sprints and the Stihl Umko Marathon
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...
Dabs News | The Non-Stop and the One-Hop
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...
Dabs News | Dusi 2026
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...
Dabs News. The 2025 Vaal River Marathon in 2026.
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 other...
Dabs News | Januappy 2026
New year, new beginnings, new events, old events, new news, read all about it here…. 2026 Started with a new event – the Dabulamanzi 5km Run, a time trial around the park starting at the same time as our paddling time trial on a Thursday evening. Well done to Rob...
Dabs News | Surfski, Canvas Canoe, Plastic Kayak and Club Stuff
Last weekend there were 3 very different, almost fringe events, all which show how much there is to do in our wonderful world of paddling, even if it’s not this kind of fringe stuff…. The Carbonology PE2EL Challenge is not a race for the average paddler; actually it’s...
Dabs News – The Sky Run
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...
Dabs News | The Lions River Descent and the Orange River Descent
Two races were run on the same weekend with similar names, but miles apart in terms of location, look and feel, numbers and age profiles. Congratulations to the Midmar Canoe Club, Jaques Theron and team on the 2025 Lions River Descent. With a lot of hard work, clever...