The STIHL Umkomaas Marathon 2020, happening on the 28th & 29th March, will be targeting both novice and international paddlers, who will tackle the Umkomaas River for a unique paddling experience. We are loving all the excitement around paddling and with very few paddlers reporting the dreaded ‘Dusi guts’ it is time to grab your […]
Inanda Dam – A dramatic power shift saw sisters Tamika and Bianca Haw take control of the women’s race on stage two of the 2020 Dusi Canoe Marathon while men’s race leaders Andy Birkett and Khumbulani Nzimande recovered from a mishap to take a second stage victory on Friday. It was a day of high […]
Underberg – Paddlers from around the world will join the cream of the country’s river marathon paddlers and a big field of canoeing enthusiasts in Underberg this weekend for the 27th edition of the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB canoe marathon, with the fickle weather the only joker in the pack. After delivering […]
The Memorandum to the Bill is 12 pages long so in the interest of easy reading we have divided it in to 2 parts. We have added our thoughts / concerns in italics 1 The National Sport and Recreation Amendment Bill, 2018 (“the Bill”), seeks to amend the National Sport and Recreation Act, 1998 (Act […]
As an extension of their commitment to the sport of paddling, Euro Steel have confirmed a partnership with the organisation, Save Our Rivers, which targets the ecological health of rivers in South Africa, for the benefit of all communities. This partnership follows the successful involvement with Team Euro Steel who have dominated the podium in […]
The STIHL Umkomaas Marathon 2020, happening on the 28th & 29th March, will be targeting both novice and international paddlers, who will tackle the Umkomaas River for a unique paddling experience. STIHL International have confirmed their backing of the race once again, and are keen to raise the awareness of this unique event amongst the […]
In what turned out to be a scintillating opening to the 2020 racing season the first shots were fired at the 50 Miler and Mfula to Inanda Dam this last weekend. All eyes were on the male race favorites to see if the training that Andy Birkett-Athlete and Khumbulani Nzimande had been doing in the […]
I was asked to write a little story about why anyone should do the Cape Point Challenge (CPC), So here goes … A few years ago I was doing a talk in Australia to a whole group of surf ski paddlers. The question was brought up: “Tell us about this crazy CPC”. After asking why […]
My previous two pieces focused on seconds (our unsung heroes) and paddling with children. This time I explore the logical extension of these themes: family time on the water. Most paddlers would love to share their passion for paddling with their families. This well-intentioned idea can have disastrous results. I believe that the biggest mistake […]
While most of us just grabbed our boats and headed down to the water to celebrate Paddle for the Planet (P4P) Jack Seymour had a plan. Turns out it was a fantastic plan; it raised lots of money and we were amazed to see the number of paddlers out in support of his event. The […]
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