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 – Winter, Marathon and Surfski Champs Weekend
Winter arrived properly in the second week of June, but that didn’t deter the stalwarts of the Tuesday Morning School as about 15 braved the near subzero temperature before sunrise while the sensible remained in slumber. With most of our racing snakes being out of...
Dabs news – Surfski, AGM and Comrades News
As predicted, the Turtle (Moelslang Moz) Tour didn’t disappoint. Those who went were stoked to have been. The general feedback was that it was incredible, the best ocean paddling ever; the currents were just amazing the weather was perfect. Plus the guys now have cool...
Dabs news – Dabs Paddler of the Year Information & Other Club Stuff
Hello again. We are introducing a new points system for the Dabs Paddler of the Year; based on sprints, marathons and river races at international, national and provincial levels. Attached is a spreadsheet as an example that details the applicable events and races...
Dabs news – Dabs Derakane Winter Time Trial Series
Stop fighting it. Winter is here and Dabulamanzi knows exactly how to tackle this... A Time Trial Series, a challenge, prizes, OBS and delicious foods. Make sure to tick down 8 Thursday Time Trials to qualify for the exclusive DABS Hooded Towel. The Series is running...
Dabs news – The Dabs Marathon and More
The fifth round of the Gauteng Marathon Series was hosted by Dabulamanzi on Saturday. After a grey, cold and wet week the sun shone on us. The guppies did their race (along with some old man wearing headphones who stoically stayed on the same course) and then the main...
Dabs news – More Marathon News and Three Cheers to our Paddlers
More Marathon News and Some Important Recognition This weekend’s racing was at VLC. First up were the Guppies, and it was great to see Greg’s son competing in his first canoe race – some say his style already looks better than his dads; go Jack! The main event was a...
Dabs news – Freedom Paddle & Centurion Marathon Updates
In our Freedom Paddle report we failed to recognise our last man home; with the third longest surfski time out there in those testing conditions. 40 single skis started the race, just 26 finished. Louis Eksteen was one of those, coming home in 4hours 19. That’s a very...
Dabs News – SA Sprint Championships
VLC hosted the 2023 SA Schools and Senior Sprint Canoeing Championships over the weekend with almost 70 Dabs and SCARC paddlers vying for spots on the various South African teams to race internationally later this year, including the Junior and Under 23 World...
Dabs news – SA Canoe Polo Champs & Freedom Paddle
The SA Canoe Polo Championships were held in March in Knysna, with 13 Dabs members representing Gauteng, who excelled. In the U18 Boys final, Gauteng had three Dabs players and they claimed the silver medal playing against Western Province; while the Gauteng U18 Girls...
Dabs news – Inspirational stuff!!
Three weeks ago, we were celebrating a whole lot of first after the Umko, and two weeks back we were recognizing our Dabulamanzi Darlings for heading off to Durban on their first tour when they went on a surfski trip. On Saturday our girls and guys were ticking off...