Archive | Race Reports

Well done to all who participated at the full Breede River race this past weekend 6 and 7 September, at the SA K2 River Championships….! Hardly unexpected that the Birketts/Louws, McGregors/Mocke’s, VDWalts/Maclarens / Adie/Mocke’s etc – all those well known TOP internationally recognised canoeists filled the top podium positions! The first Gauteng boat to finish […]

The long flat 24km race annually hosted by Victoria Lake Canoe Club at Germiston Lake as a pre-FISH training race inevitably brings its challenges – usually weather as although spring warmth has arrived in Gauteng, once again the lake in Germiston had choppy waves and an icy wind….! Fortunately thanks to support from the Department […]

The FLCC Klip race on Saturday 16 August 2014 provided Gauteng with the trials for selection for the K2 team for the SA K2 Championships at Breede in September, while also heralding the start of spring, and may be one of the busier and more interesting of all the Klip races to date! While the […]

The short notice and late advice regarding the rescheduling of this race in Upington, a good 10 hours drive minimum from Gauteng main area’s, resulted in a very low turnout from Gautenger paddlers – especially as it is a 3 day event, needing more than 2 full days of travelling, making it a 5 day […]

Gautengers at Tugela 20’s!!! The predicted cold front swept through from the Natal regions into Gauteng on the Woman’s Day weekend of 9 and 10 August although the Tugela 20’s race was not as cold as it has been some years! The race has been traditionally recognised as suitable for new learner introduction paddlers to […]

The SA K4 Championships races took place at Shongweni Dam on the weekend 2 and 3 August in good conditions – although apparently a cold front is on the way to spoil the upcoming Tugela race! or add to its flavour and challenge! Awesome photos on the Umzinyathi Facebook page – DO enjoy! The fastest […]

26 July 2014 The cold front from the Cape missed us by a day and arrived on Sunday so the Centurion 9 Miler + flat water race at Rietvlei dam on Saturday 26 July was an amazingly and unusually pleasant warm day with flat calm water – very different from the expectations we have grown […]

16-19 July 2014 By now you will all have heard of the superb success of young Andy Birtkett who won the Berg River ultra marathon race, managing to stay ahead of Graeme Solomon, but herewith some feedback regarding those Gautengers who took on the longest canoe race in South Africa under extreme cold windy and unpleasant conditions as […]

19 July 2014 Gauteng paddlers, as well as a few out of province visitors, thoroughly enjoyed the exciting challenging experience of the raging Trichardspruit torrent, the Sasol Dam to Dam river race on Saturday 19 July.The wind was icy fresh and very strong as the paddlers gathered to enjoy the hot drinks provided by the local Secunda […]

6 July 2014 It was a chilly start to the FLCC winter Klip race on Sunday 6 July – with a 30km distance to face and threats of a cold front, newer paddlers were intimidated and only a few were brave enough to report for the point!  Although its only a day away from the […]