Hank McGregor has thrown the cat amongst the pigeons by slipping in an eleventh hour entry for the Berg River Canoe Marathon.
Eleven-time champion Hank McGregor has thrown the cat amongst the pigeons by slipping in an eleventh hour entry for the Berg River Canoe Marathon.
Ahead of the Berg River Canoe Marathon heavy rains have swollen the river, leading to it breaking it banks at numerous places on the race route between Paarl and Velddrif.
Within days of opening entries for the two-day Pete Marlin surfski race, the volume of entrants underscores its popularity with paddlers.
The Berg River Canoe Marathon will also conform to the regulations governing the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown according to race director Brandon Macleod.
Lisa Scott is poised to break a remarkable record for most finishes by a female paddler in the Berg River Canoe Marathon.
South African surfski paddlers put in an incredible display at the ICF Ocean Racing world championships on the west African island of Lanzarote on Sunday.
Ralph Teulings will start the 2021 Berg River Canoe Marathon on 7 July aiming for his 38th consecutive finish in the tough four day race.
The 2018 Dusi champion believes her Non-stop success will act as her base for the gruelling Berg River Canoe Marathon.
After an eight year absence from the Berg River Canoe Marathon, Gauteng-based paddler Siseko Ntondini will return in 2021.
Dusi Canoe Marathon champion Andy Birkett has added his name to the growing list of entries for the Berg River Canoe Marathon.
Canoeing South Africa has named a twenty three strong squad for the ICF Canoe Marathon Championship to be held in Pitesti, Romania.
Hamish Lovemore completed a breath-taking clean-sweep of gold medals when he and partner Hank McGregor successfully defended their national senior men’s K2 marathon canoeing title.
Hamish Lovemore stunned the national marathon championship at Zandvlei on Saturday by upstaging former world champions Andy Birkett and Hank McGregor.
The cream of the country’s marathon paddlers battled the cold Cape conditions and world-class fields on the first day of the SA Marathon Championships.
The Peninsula Canoe Club at Zandvlei in Cape Town will host the three-day South African Canoe Marathon Championships starting on Friday.
The Berg River Canoe Marathon’s organisers have confirmed that they have plans in place to stage the four-day classic from Paarl to Velddrif from 7 to 10 July.
A huge turnout of canoeists for the recent SA Sprint Championships at Shongweni Dam ensured the event was a success.
Shongweni Dam will host the Canoeing South Africa Junior, Under 23 and senior Sprint Championships from 24 to 2 April 2021.
Canoeing South Africa made the announcement of the national team on Friday hot on the heels of the National Championships completed in Durban last weekend.
Hank McGregor partnered Under 23 East London ace Josh Fenn to post a convincing eighty second win at the national surfski championships.
Thabani Msia and Msawenkosi Mtolo savoured retaining their title at the Non-Stop Dusi Canoe Marathon on Friday.
The 2021 Non-Stop Dusi brings down the curtain on the unusual rescheduled KZN canoeing calendar reshaped by the Covid-19 lockdown.
Nine-time champion Sbonelo Khwela will be back in 2021 with a renewed approach to the Dusi in a Day when the race gets underway on Friday morning
As the cream of the country’s surfski paddlers prepare to head to Durban this weekend for the Fenn SA Surfski Champs, the elite race has been spiced up.