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 End of Winter, the Spring TT, World Marathons and More
The ICF Masters Canoe Marathon World Championships kicked off in Vejen, Denmark on Monday morning with our first race of interest being the 65 – 69 K1’s. Chris Visser beat Colin Simpkins in a close race for the Bronze medal, behind Spain and Norway. In the Mens 45 –...
Dabs news: The Florida Flat and More
Saturday showed some signs of summer warmth for the Florida Flat Water Race, a 20km main event and a 5km race for the Guppies. Well done to young Kyle Armdorf for claiming yet another win. In the main race Wayne and Brad took the win as expected, followed closely by...
Junior International Championships in Ireland
A group of 26 under 18 canoe polo players, consisting of 8 girls and 18 boys attended the Junior International Canoe Polo Championships in Belfast, Ireland from 27 to 30 July 2023. The squad is made up of players from all across South Africa - one player from...
Dabs news – The Darlings Week
The Dabs Darlings and Scarc Sistas celebrated Women's Day at the club with 70 ladies attending. The event was sponsored by NCS, Mace and Interwaste which included a fine breakfast, interesting motivational and health speakers and lots of fun and games. Two new boats...
Dabs News – The River Racing Season
Hi guys. Winter may still be here, but spring is on its way, which means its nearly time for the river racing season and the famous Fish, with this being a K2 year. So, find a friend and plan to do the Liebensberg which is just over a month away. Its good training,...
Dabs news: Beyond our Borders
This weekend’s race was beyond our borders, on the other side of the Boerewors Curtain, there in Centurion, by Rietvlei Dam. It was damn cold, overcast, windy and not overly pleasant, but 45 boats still lined up at the start. As expected Wayne and Brad took the win....
Dabs news – Winter Training
Snow fell in Jo’burg on Monday morning, for the first time in over a decade. It wasn’t heavy but it still created much excitement, and with this, winter really became real. It was so cold that Marky Mark couldn’t get out of bed for the Tuesday school. Without his...
Dabs News: Tripping, Biking, Berg and Sprint Stuff
Last Sunday was a cold winter’s morning, but that didn’t deter a bunch of our Dabs Darlings who went on a Vaal trip with some old river dogs. This was them before they set off: Gabby, Caren, Claudia, Renschi, Sarah, Pippa, Sylvia, Kevin, Gavin, Peter, Michelle,...
Dabs news: Surfski, TT & Punishment
Down in Durban, it was the King of the Bay race last weekend. It’s a race with a difference in that this is one of the few opportunities where one can paddle out of the Durban harbour mouth. Well done to Tex and Gary for flying the Navy’s flag and for coming second in...
Dabs news – Dabs Dominators and Dabs Gees
It’s not news and if you didn’t know, then where have you been? But how could we not do a write up on our this. Following the SA Champs in St Francis, 21 paddlers were selected to represent South Africa at the World Marathon Champs in Vejen Denmark, of which 6 are...