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 – And there we have it… the best HASSC by far!
The Dabs Scribbler does it again... Yoh! What an awesome day at Dabs. This year we had several celebrities on our beach. The current World Games Marathon Champion and heir apparent Dusi King Andy Birkett arrived with his young protégé Matt Fenn from East London, in...
Dabs news – Dabs Games 2023
So much fun was had, on what was a beautiful summers afternoon at Dabs. First up was a 400m K2 race where the driver was blindfolded and the back seat paddler had to give directions, which proved to be harder than one would have thought. MJ, aka SwemJay, and his...
Dabs news – Dusi Canoe Marathon 2023
A Dusi with lots of differences, one that won’t easily be forgotten. This year’s race didn’t start in Pietermaritzburg, and it didn’t even start near a river, instead it started on a polo field at the Bishopstowe Country Club with a 3km run down to the Msunduzi –...
Dabs news – High Altitude Surf Ski Championships 2023
DON’T BE SCARED HIGH ALTITUDE SURF SKI CHAMPS Hosted by Dabulamanzi Canoe Club 11 March 2023, at 3pm WEATHER· Every indication of a great beach day with a swirling downwind and massive swell. DRESS CODE · Think island! Baggies, bikinis, speedos and G-strings....
Dabs news – N3TC Drak Challenge Race 2023
Written by Clive Evans. The Drak Challenge, a fantastic river, a beautiful part of our country, a great vibe – one of the best races on the calendar. 27 and a half Dabs Characters flew our flag, 25 finished. Top of the pile was young Brad Boule who was stoked to...
Dabs news – Congratulations to our Canoe Polo players!
Congratulations to two of our Canoe Polo players who have been selected to represent the Canoe Polo Junior Development Tour at the Canoe Polo Junior International Championships (JIC) in Belfast, Ireland in July 2023. The Championships take place every second year...
Dabs news – Vaal is back on the calendar!
The Vaal River Canoe Marathon is back on the calendar and the Gauteng paddlers can't be more happy about it. 26 & 27 November 2022 - book it out! All paddlers are invited to take part in this two day race on the epic and clean Vaal River where you can be assured...
Dabs news – LBV Clean Water Challenge CANCELLED
Despite the very best efforts from the organisers to avoid any risk for the Land Owners and Farmers in the area due to the current Foot & Mouth issue, the decision has been taken to cancel the race for 2022. Learn more about the Foot-and-Mouth Disease below and...
Dabs news – No more student membership… but it gets better
Our club is growing and we want to see it grow even stronger. At Dabulamanzi, until very recently, we had 4 different paddling memberships, including the junior, student, senior and pensioner's membership. All young adults who left college or university had to start...
Dabs news – Dabs dominating the Fish River Canoe Marathon
The Fish River Canoe Marathon & Cradock does it again As the paddlers planned their trip down to Cradock, the locals prepared their town, river stretches, weirs and seconders' trails for the annual Fish River Canoe Marathon. With great excitement, paddlers from...