Durban – Tyron Maher and Brandon Van Der Walt got their double ski partnership off to the best possible start by racing away to win the third leg of the Bay Union Open Ocean Surfski Challenge in Durban Bay on Sunday morning. With the Indian Ocean whipped up by the South-Westerly wind that battered Durban on Saturday, the organisers opted ...

Durban – A strong team of eight paddlers have been selected to represent South Africa at the African Champs in Morocco from 16 to 31 August with a clear view of challenging for Olympic qualifications places that are available. After clearing the precise details with SASCOC, the results required to secure qualification for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo through ...

Event: 2019 Hansa Golden Crisp Fish River Canoe Marathon Championships: 2019 South Africa K2 Marathon Championships Date: 27 & 28 September 2019 Venue: Cradock, Eastern Cape Stages: Day One – Grassridge Dam to below Knutsford Bridge (48km) Day Two – Below Knutsford Bridge to Cradock Sports Complex (36km) Entries: Paddlers can enter for the race here – http://fishmarathon.org.za/?page_id=2880 The 38th ...

Durban – Brandon van der Walt grabbed his first win of the Bay Union Open Ocean Surfski Challenge on Sunday while on her birthday Bridgitte Hartley cemented her place on top of the women’s standings with a second win in the series. Racing a Westerly out-and-back course from the Durban Undersea Club, van der Walt powered away from last week’s ...

Paarl – Part of the international contingent of paddlers taking part in the Berg River Canoe Marathon that starts on Wednesday morning, Petr Mojžíšek of the Czech Republic and German Matthias Schmidt got a suitably warm welcome in Paarl as the cold front swept over the region bringing rains that be an important factor to the race. On hand to ...

Durban – Following the conclusion of the recent South African Canoe Marathon Championships, Canoeing South Africa has named a strong side for the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Shaoxing, China from 17-20 October. Topped by world champions Andy Birkett and Hank McGregor, the team of seniors, under 23 and junior athletes for the trip to the Far East will ...

Paarl – Western Cape Under 23 paddling ace Anders Hart has headed off-shore to find his partner for the 2019 Berg River Canoe Marathon and found it in the form of New Zealand surfski star Andrew Mowlem for the four day epic from 3-6 July. Hart put through his entry for the race taking place in a few weeks but ...

Paarl – As another cold front soaks the Cape winelands, organisers of the Berg River Canoe Marathon from 3 to 6 July have confirmed that good paddleable water can be assured and the clearing of alien vegetation is well advanced. “After a number of years of a very low river and impassable sections this year promises to be very different,” ...

Paarl – As the first rains of the winter drench the Western Cape, paddlers have started entering the 2019 edition of the Berg River Canoe Marathon which will be raced from 3 to 6 July, with younger elite racers throwing their hats into the ring early on. As the early bird entry process closed at the end of April over ...

Cape Town – Pre-race favourites Hank McGregor and Andy Birkett took full advantage of sublime conditions to race away with the overall title at the Freedom Paddle around Robben Island on Saturday morning, while Hayley Nixon won her second title as she and partner Michelle Burn wrapped up the women’s title. A record field took off from the Oceana Powerboat ...