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 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...
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...