Are these your booties left behind at "Die Stroom" - end of this weekend races? (found)

Did you lose a zippy splash cover on the race this weekend? (found)

Did you borrow a red & blue splash cover at the start of Nekkies-Elandie race? (not returned)

If you have any info on the above please contact Richard Kohler 0832996569

Download full results go HERE

The 38 km section of the Breede River between Drew Bridge and Die Stroom, Swellendam, provided high drama in Western Cape canoeing circles when the two favourite crews on the day, the National K2 crews of Ant Stott/Graeme Solomon (KZN/Pen) and Ernest van Riet/Heinrich Schloms (Maties/ Paarl), were upstaged by the young and determined Matie and Peninsula Canoe Club's Pierre-Andre' Rabie/Patrick Birkett who took the race down to the wire, ending it in a final sprint for the line as well as Gavin White/Zaren Courtney (Pen/CTY), who were 3rd home on the day, the National crews placing 2nd and 4th overall!

                                  Pierre-Andre' Rabie/Patrick Birkett (Pic by Tracey-Lee Anderson)

The WCCU canoe race scheduled for this weekend and on Saturday 28^th August is the 38 km section of the Breede River that flow between Drew Bridge and Swellendam (Die Stroom) and is also the final one day K2 race of the season, the annual Breede River K2 Marathon being run on Saturday/Sunday 4^th and 5^th September – i.e. neeeext weekend.

With the rains of the past few days and more scheduled for later this week, paddlers will be pleased to get back onto this most paddle-able of rivers and a beautiful one at that, two previous Breede River one day races having been moved to other venues (Berg River) because of a lack of water, so it has been with a huge sigh of relief that all are heading for the Breede River valley again.

EVENT: PCC Boat Auction

DATE: 12^th September 2010

TIME: 11:00am start (Viewing at 10:00am)

VENUE: ZANDVLEI

REMARKS: Loads of 2^nd hand K1’s K2’s, Surfski on show.

Cash only.

Everything HAS to go!

Go HERE for full results

With the Breede River running at its lowest levels since 2004, it was decided by the WCCU Exco. on Thursday that the annual running of the McGregor Bridge (Robertson) to Diggton Farm (Bonnivale) would be moved to the Berg River and the 30 km Gouda Bridge to Bridgetown section, as there was sufficient water there and it was ideal for the occasion, sponsored for the 1st time by Bamboo Warehouse, one of the Directors of which is the iconic Western Cape paddler, Graeme Solomon, who won his SA National canoeing colours for the umpteenth time in 2010 (he first won back in the mid 1990's).

And as it turned out, Solomon (Peninsula CC), not only was the winner of 'his' event, but with his 2010 SA K2 partner to Spain next month for the World Canoe Marathon Championships, Ant Stott - the manager of Bamboo Warehouse in KZN, enhanced an already stellar field, Ernest van Riet (Maties) and Heinrich Schloms (Paarl) also having been chosen for the SA team at the World's next month. Throw into the  mix, Pierre-Andre Rabie, an SA U23 team member last year, Edgar Boehm jnr, an SA Junior from several years back and it was always going to be a good race, but no-one could have predicted just how dominant the Stott/Solomon combination was going to be, they winning by more than 5 minutes over their fellow Protea's, van Riet/Schloms.

Apologies but once again the lack of rainfall has meant a last minute change of race venue for this weekend.  We are changing the course from Robertson/Bonnievale to Gouda – Bridgetown.  There is no water at Secunda Weir and no water below sliding weir – they are still pumping water out of the river at Nekkies to fill Brandvlei Dam.   

The Bamboo Warehouse Gouda Bridgetown K2 will start at Gouda Bridge at 10am, registration from 8.30 am.  Please note the following very important info and pass this onto your seconds please:

!!! PLEASE DONT DRIVE ON THE FARMERS CROPS AT GOUDA BRIDGE !!!

1) THERE IS ALREADY A GROUP THAT HAS BOOKED BRIDGETOWN FOR THE WEEKEND FOR A CONFERENCE, THEY ARE VERY KINDLY ALLOWING US TO USE THE PARKING LOT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE MAIN GATE, TO THE RIGHT OF THE HALL,

2) THERE WILL BE THE USUAL FOOD/DRINKS AVAILABLE IN THE GUEST HOUSE BEHIND THE PARKING LOT,

3) TOILETS/HOT SHOWERS IN THE GUEST HOUSE ONLY. 

3) NO ONE IS ALLOWED ONTO THE GRASSY AREA IN FRONT OF THE DORMITORIES EXCEPT FOR THE OFFICIALS, 

4) NO-ONE IS ALLOWED TO USE THE ABLUTION FACILITIES BEHIND THE DORMS. 

 YOU CAN WATCH THE PADDLERS COME IN ON THE RIVER BANK BELOW THE PARKING LOT.  PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF THE OTHER GUESTS AS THEY ARE VERY GENEROUSLY ALLOWING US TO SHARE THE KAMPTERRIEN FOR THE DAY.