Pietermaritzburg – With the dust of the well-trodden roads through the Valley of a Thousand Hills having just settled after a dramatic FNB Dusi, several hardy paddlers are preparing their assault on the annual Non-Stop Dusi Canoe Marathon presented by Lovemore Brothers on Friday. The ‘Dusi in a Day’ as it has become known is an onerous challenge run with ...

PIETERMARITZBURG, 22 FEBRUARY 2017 – Eight-time World Marathon Champ and Jeep Team paddler, Hank McGregor, accentuated his racing class with a sixth back-to-back win,and the overall series title in the FNB Surfski Series in Durban on 14th February 2017. After missing the first race in the 10-leg series, McGregor took a firm grasp on the men’s title with his unbeaten run since he joined ...

Durban – Three flawless days from Andy Birkett and Abby Solms in the toughest conditions in over a decade saw the pair march convincingly to their respective men’s and women’s titles at the 2017 FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon finishing at Blue Lagoon on Saturday. Andy Birkett’s three day performance was one of class and experience as he didn’t put a ...

Durban – A northerly wind on Friday night brought with it contrasting conditions to the FNB Surfski Series’ previous three races, however it was a welcome change for many as Michelle Burn took advantage of the bigger conditions to open up her account at the Thule Surfski Challenge. With the series having been dominated by benign conditions in the opening three ...

Pietermaritzburg – The FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon gets underway from 16-18 February and longstanding sponsors Hansa Pilsner have pulled out all the stops by acquiring the services of Springbok Nude Girls front man Arno Carstens to perform at the race’s after party at the popular Hops Riverside. Carstens, who needs no introduction, will be the headline act at the after ...

Pietermaritzburg – As time runs out for those hoping to get themselves a seeded position at the 2017 FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon paddlers’ focus shifts to the Campbell’s to Dusi Bridge seeding race on Sunday with the popular Dash ‘n Crash on Saturday providing all with a good pre-Dusi hit out with just three weeks until the three-race. The opening ...

Fish Hoek surfski star Jasper Mocké is eagerly preparing for the Peter Creese Memorial and Cape Point Challenge surfski events which take place in Fish Hoek over the next two weekends as the cream of the world’s surfski stars annually descend on the South Peninsula at this time of the year. The Euro Steel/Epic Kayaks star is eager to make ...

The ADreach Ocean Heroes series rocked North Beach with some exciting racing, when some of the best ocean athletes came into town for an all-out battle of the endurance, speed and skill. The waves were small, approximately two to three foot, however the wind and the long distances made for tough racing. The race format, which included a 1.6km ocean ...

As paddlers start gearing up for the 2017 FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon in February, the interest on the Highveld to have a race that will prepare paddlers for the three day journey has been heeded and in January 2017 paddlers from Gauteng and surrounds will have the opportunity to cut their teeth on a Dusi-type contest. With the recent decision ...

On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 06h00 GMT Chris Bertish, internationally acclaimed Speaker, Big Wave Surfer and Guinness SUP World Record Holder, launched off the Northwest coast of Africa in Morocco in the greatest solo, open ocean adventure ever attempted – to paddle across the Atlantic Ocean. He took learnings from his experience on countless prior world record attempts and ...