W.C.C.U. made good showing at the annual Orange River canoe marathon, held in the Hopetown-Douglas region of the Northern Cape, and in seriously BIG water – over 300 cumecs!.

Winning the K2 Senior Open Men’s Class was Ernest van Riet/Heinrich Scholms (Maties/Paarl), Senior Ladies class (Jackie Barnes/Jemma Hofmeyer – UCT/Pen), U21 (Andrew Birkett/James Birkett – both UCT),  Mixed Doubles (Mike Owen/Robyn Kime – both Maties),  Senior Men’s K1 (Lance Kime – Maties), Veterans (Herbert Conradie/Phillip de Wet – Paarl/Fis), Grandmasters (Giel van Deventer/Peter Tucker – Paarl/Pen).

Results:

Senior Open section – K2 – Double canoes.

1. Ernest van Riet/Heinrich Schloms (Maties/Paarl) 4 hours 18minutes 01 seconds.

2. Andrew Birkett/James Birkett (UCT) 4:19:06

3. Robyn Kime/Mike Owen (Maties) 4:36:02

Senior Open Ladies

1. Jackie Barnes/Jemma Hofmeyer (UCT/Pen) 4:36:02

2. Tarryn Goble/Jessica Goble (Rhodes) 6:11;44

U21

1. Andrew Birkett/James Birkett (UCT) 4:19:06

2. Grant Pollock/Kurt Brauteseth (UCT) 5:50:04

Veterans

1. Herbert Conradie/Phillip de Wet (Paarl/Fis) 5:42:02

Grandmasters.

1. Giel van Deventer/Peter Tucker (Paarl/Pen) 5:22:10.

K1 – Single Canoes

1. Lance Kime (Maties) 4:37:31

2. Mynhardt Marais (Paarl) 5:58:57