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HSSC – THE HIGH ALTITUDE SURF SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS OF GAUTENG – SATURDAY 3 MARCH AT 15H30 On Saturday afternoon I hope you are planning to have fun, win a new surf ski, receive gifts and meals…   You also have the opportunity of seeing legends in action. Our canoeists are the best in the world […]

The Single and Double SA Ski Championships will be held in conjunction with the Pete Marlin Race – East London – 3 and 4 November 2018

SA MARATHONS is confirmed to take place at St. Francis Bay on the 15 – 17 of June through the canals.

WORLD MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS  is being held at Vila Verde in Portugal   from the 3rd to the 9th of September. The Nelo Summer Challenge ski race is on the weekend before (just a few kms down the road). You would be able to kill 2 birds with one stone.

  MASTERS PRIZE MONEY DEBATE REQUEST:   Would you please publish this in your newsletter and let’s see what comments, and possibly  some suggestions for improvements, we get from paddlers.   At the recent Liebenbergsvlei race, certain masters-category guys were complaining because they were not awarded a prize at the prizegiving ceremony.   They were […]

SAMSA regulations and PFD’s. As very few of you will know (because almost nobody reads this official stuff), CSA has been granted the status of “Authorised Agent” by SAMSA. SAMSA is the South African Maritime Safety Authority. They basically control what is allowed and what is not allowed on all of the country’s waterways and […]

FEEDBACK – HANSA FISH MARATHON – SA K2 RIVER CHAMPIONSHIPS – 6 / 7 OCTOBER 2017 – CRADOCK!! The ever popular exciting Fish river canoe marathon took place past weekend in Cradock bringing us the excitement, thrill and awesome enjoyment of guaranteed big water with its admin, swims, boat breaks and adventures!! The Full Results […]

GAUTENGERS AT SA MARATHON K2 RACE – 13 AUGUST 2017 – FEEDBACK / REPORT The second day at SA Marathons in Pietermaritzburg saw the K2’s racing – Gautengers achieved a number of podium positions! With no Senior ladies from Gauteng participating, it was up to the Master lady’s to represent the province – well done […]

All righty folks! We have GREAT news! We have changed plans again, for the better (much better)!  You will have 2 DAYS on the river, woohoo!  Day 1 (Saturday) will be our original day 2 starting below  Spioenkop Dam wall at 10:00.  Day 2 (Sunday) new route downstream of day 1.  It overlaps the last […]