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 – Triumphant Marathon Season Wraps Up, Local Heroes Gear Up for Global and National Championships
Local Marathons are done and dusted; congratulations to the Protea Team selected for the World Marathon Championships in Croatia in September, including Christie who will be racing K1 and K2 and Clint who will be racing the Short Course. Good luck to all selected; and...
Dabs news: Winter Time Trials and Our Canoeing Comrades
The cold arrived in full force, and with it the first of the Dabs Derakane Winter Time Trial Series KZN Resins and Ineos. Thanks to Steve Beal for once again sponsoring the Winter Series. The deal is you need to do 8 Thursday Time Trials before the end of August to...
Dabs news – GCU Marathon Champs 2024
Winter arrived on the highveld for the Gauteng Marathon Champs at Roodeplaat, so this was the first event where we have had cold weather. It was fresh for the K1s on Saturday and then on Sunday conditions got worse; but this did make the K2 racing and results...
SA Marathon Champs 2024
South African Canoe Marathon Championships Set for June 14-16, 2024 at Roodeplaat Dam Roodeplaat Dam, Gauteng - A selection of South Africa's world-beating canoeists will gather at Roodeplaat Dam on June 14-16 to compete for national titles as well as places in the SA...
Dabs News: Florida Lake & Dabs Bonus Race Reports
The Florida Lake Marathon on Saturday was the first of the series races with a bit of a chill in the air so it was a cold start for the Guppies. Ruoxi showed his form and consistency in winning again and making his mom and dad properly proud, while Buhle took the...
Dabs news: The Inaugural Dabs Short Course Night Race
By all accounts, this was another really successful Dabs event that everyone enjoyed, largely because it was so super spectator friendly; with the start at the grass bank, the new portage and the finish in front of the club being right there for all to see. First up...
Dabs News – Thank You’s, Congratulations and Elite Participation in May 2024
On Thursday we had our 44th AGM, with the chair reporting 2023 as a year of growth; in all aspects. Growth in membership, our coaches, our professional athletes, our international representation, our juniors, our Dabs Darlings, and in our Scarcies. The type of growth...
Dabs news – Marathons, Awards & More
The second GCU Marathon event was run on Saturday on what was a beautiful sunny-summer-like morning at VLC. Ruoxi Hao (U12) won the 3.6km Guppy K1 race while Asher William Wilson (U10) was second. First girl home was Aara Mariam. First home in the 10km dash were the...
Dabs news – The 2024 High Altitude Surf Ski Championships
Another awesome day at Dabs! We had paddlers from Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth and even Cape Town on our beach for the 13th running of the world famous High Altitude Surf Ski Championships. This this was the biggest field to date with over 100 boats and almost...
Dabs news – A Sad End and Some Fresh Starts April 2024
On Friday evening the South African paddling community lost its finest servant ever; John (Hairy) Oliver. John became canoeing’s official timekeeper and administrator in 1990 and ever since he’s travelled to every corner of the country for everything from sprints to...