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 | Down Downs and Down Winds
Last week some of our people played in two vastly different challenges, the 10 in 1 and the Harbour to Harbour. Thursday evening saw another running of the infamous 10 in 1, with the 2025 edition including a new option for the racing snakes; paddle the 10km Time Trial...
Dabs News | The 2025 Pete Marlin and Lowveld Croc Weekend
The last weekend of October saw one of the SA’s finest river races being run at the same time as one of SA’s finest surfski races. Over half a dozen of the Dabs guys who went up to the Lowveld Croc were at last year’s Pete Marlin, even though they were back markers at...
Dabs News | Navy News – World Surfski Champs
What a weekend! Durban got to host the 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships, attracting a record field of more than 500 paddlers from over 30 countries. DUC was chosen as the start venue, for multiple reasons, including the club facilities and the fact that...
Dabs News | Fish River and Surfski News
With it’s willows and weirs, thorn trees, testing rapids and long flats, there is no other river quite like it, and with it’s great Eastern Cape hospitality, there is no other race quite like the Fish which has served as the SA K2 River Champs for many years,...
Dabs News | The 2025 Liebenbergsvlei Clean Water Challenge
While we can’t say this was the best ever Liebenberg’s; almost all who went had the best time ever, thanks in part to the fantastic water and weather conditions. Unlike previous years we didn’t have a title sponsor so there was no nice goody bag with a shirt or...
Dabs News | Marathons, Rivers and Mad Men
It was a busy 10 days in Gyor Hungary for the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships, where we had a crew of over 20 representing South Africa in the Masters section which is run before the main events. Clint, who had been getting lonely on his own over in Europe was...
Dabs News | He Who Must Be Named And Shamed. Bryan Sad Sack Slater
He hasn’t paddled for months. He’s hardly been seen in the club house of a Thursday evening; the place that was always his ‘church.’ Yes, we’ve only just come out of winter, but that’s not why he’s been absent. The fact is, he’s been hiding, sneaking around like a...
Dabs News | Marathon, River and Sea Stuff
In international racing a champion was crowned in China but there were no stars in Spain, while locally Dabs cleaned up down in the Lowveld and our Navy Boys went to a 2 day challenge that didn’t have a second day… Congratulations to Hamish Lovemore on bagging two...
Dabs News | The Masonic 2018 Reloaded
The year the paddling stories were drowned by the party chatter...A few years back when WhatsApp chat groups had got popular, but long before the delete option became a thing, invites were sent out: “The Inaugural Masonic Reloaded Party. Rugby is at 5pm (SA vs NZ), so...
Dabs News | The Tugela 10’s
The Tugela 20's which doubled up as the KZN School Champs were once again held near Winterton over the weekend, but this year they had to be halved. Unfortunately foot and mouth disease on local farms meant that access to the river was limited which resulted in a...