McGregor and Jenkins raced the majority of the 70km of the race side by side, until world marathon champ McGregor powered his way to the front on the final corner to claim his third victory in as many years at the event.

The duo finished the first stage together, with the tussle resumed on day two and it wasn’t long before things turned to into a colossal battle with neither willing to give an inch on the water nor the slightest of psychological advantage.

With strong rains having arrived on Saturday afternoon and continued throughout the night the mighty Umzimkulu rose to the occasion and provided the perfect setting for the spectacle which developed between some of the country’s top river paddlers.

Summer series Results:

Download Alfies - Elandia
Download Nekkies Elandia
Download Osdrif - Elandia

The first event of the new Breede River summer series kicked off with 40 paddlers, including 2 international competitors, Joep van Bakel and Rick Daman taking time out on their last day in South Africa to take on the Cape rivers. The temperature in the Breede winelands hovered around the high 30’s, the water level was perfect, and the mood was set for a great weekend of paddling.

Fish Hoek – World marathon champ Hank McGregor added the cherry on the top of his most successful season ever by winning the Fenn Cape Point Challenge, presented by Hansa and Di Data, in a gruelling showdown with the Mockè brothers and defending champion Sean Rice.

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This will consist of 3 events on the weekend of 7/8^th January.

Saturday 7^th January 2012:

Race # 1:   Osdrif – Eilandia

                B-grade race, 19km, K1/K2

                Registration from 8.00am – 9.00am

                Race starts @ 9.30am

Lunch  @   12.00pm – 1.30pm (Will advise venue asap – this will be very close to Alfies bridge and paddlers are asked to bring their own lunch/picnic as catering will be limite  

Race # 2:  Alfies – Eilandia

                B-grade race, 11km, K1/K2

                Race starts @ 2.00pm

Sunday 8^th January 2012:

Nekkies – Eilandia

27km

K1/K2

Race starts @ 10.30am

Prizegiving @ 2.00pm @ Eilandia for the series (we will organize prizes for paddlers who have competed in all 3 events only)

World marathon champ has confirmed his entry for the 2011 Fenn Cape Point Challenge brought to you by Hansa and Di Data in Cape Town this weekend, eagerly looking forward to competing against what he describes as the strongest field assembled for a surfski race this year.

Fish Hoek Beach – Jasper Mockè snatched the final race of the Discovery Sunglass Hut Surfski series with a thrilling win in the Hansa Peter Creese Lighthouse race, leaving the final outcome of the series hanging in the balance as the series bosses study results to separate brothers Jasper and Dawid Mockè, both of whom won three races in the nine race series.

Strand - Dawid Mockè threw the race for the Discovery Sunglass Surfski series wide open when he won his second series title in the weather-affected Island Tribe Daniel Conradie Memorial race at the Strand.

With two races left in the series Dawid Mockè and his brother Jasper have both won two races, with Graeme Solomon, Tom Schilperoort and Sean Rice right on their tails with solitary victories each and a string of second and third places between them.

Granger Bay – Graeme Solomon took full advantage of the mild ocean conditions to race to victory in the Brian's Kayaks Mellerware Oceana Race, winning his first title of this summer's Discovery Sunglass Hut Surfski Series and becoming the fourth winner in six races.

East London - Durban surfski ace Matt Bouman outsmarted a quality field to win the Automall Pete Marlin Memorial surfski race in East London in superb big downwind racing conditions, using a direct inside line to set up a handsome two and a half minute victory margin.

The Marine SLC stalwart set off the with strong field of 140 surfski racers, minus the Mockè brothers, Tom Schilperoort and Grant van der Walt who are all en route to Hong Kong for next weekend's Hong Kong Dragon Run, from Orient beach in East London bound north for Yellow Sands beach in classic 15 knot South Westerly conditions.

Mat Bouman (Picture by Bruce Viaene)

Attached is a 2 week general programme (nov 7 - nov 20) for juniors and seniors. Everyone can use as much from it as matches his/her stamina.

Download Junior Nov 7 -20

Download Senior Nov 7 - 20

Download Junior Nov 21 -Dec 4

Download Senior Nov 21 -Dec 4

Download Junior Dec 5 -18

Download Senior Dec 5 -18

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R4500 ono cash

For Sale:- MATREX K1 Kevlar

R4000

Call Louw Strydom 072 083 2947

African Canoe Polo Championships 1 & 2October 2011

On the weekend of 1&2 October 2011, the City of Cape Town together with the V&A Waterfront will host the African Canoe Polo Championships 2011.  The Championship, to be played in the V&A Waterfront Canal, Amsterdam site (next to the City Lodge on Dock Road), will see the Namibian Senior and Junior teams challenging South Africa for a berth at the World Championships to be played in Proznan, Poland in 2012. The event will also include an interprovincial tournament. The event is due to run from 9am - 5pm on Saturday 1 October and the final matches to be played between 9 -1 pm on Sunday 2 October.

We are delighted to announce that the 6th staging of the Dubai Shamaal International Surfski Race on Friday 25th November.  The venue and course for this year remain unchanged and we are looking forward to some good winds on the day.  The race is aligned with The Dragon Run in Hong Kong once again and so we look forward to hosting our international paddlers once again down at the Dubai International Marine Club.  We urge all interested parties to also register on our facebook page "Dubai Shamaal Surf Ski Race

The event will run from the 23d to the 25th of November with race day being Friday 25th. 

Details of registration, ski rental and preferential Hotel Rates to be announced on the 30th September on Shamaal.com website.

Now that the petrol price is going to keep increasing how much does it cost to get to the weekend river races? What amount you should be offering someone for taking you and your kayak to the river and back.

Often it's the owner of the vehicle that gets the short end of the stick! Have a look at the table below and see how much you should be offering towards the petrol and tyre costs.

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