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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAAndre’s Farm to the Meyerton Caravan ParkAfter the last two Klip races which were from the Pipes and included very technical tricky sneaks and difficult maneuvering through the trees, the VLC Klip race will be pure good fun – plop plop plop down the Klip rapids!! It adds to the fun to yell RIDE EM COWBOY or YEEHAA as you bounce along the rapids!
Come along and enjoy the fun, gain experience, learn from your mistakes, get some training in which is bound to be a lot more fun than round and round in circles at the dams / lakes!
Dress warmly with heli’s and chill cheaters as any swim in the cold water may mean you will not have a chance to warm up for the rest of the race and can lead to hypothermia…… but
fast hard paddling on the flats between the rapids should warm you up properly and we have all survived mid winter swims without any long term damage so be brave – you are a canoeist !!! we’re a tough breed!!!
Mine rapid, Henley Weir Portage, Henley Weir Crossing, Broken Weir, Little Klip Rapid, Sportsground rapid and Sportsground Bridge, Pump house rapid, Double Drop and home to Caravan park!
For the beginners and those NEW to the Klip river, if you would like a detailed description of the rapids and what to expect and some advice on what is generally recognized as the best lines to use, please feel free to email me and I will gladly send you a novice description which MAY be helpful!
This stretch of Klip is great fun for your seconds and family who may also want to take photos – they can catch you at the Henley Weir Portage, at Sportsground rapid or bridge (they wont make it to both and catch you both times unless you have a couple of swims along the way!) at Double Drop and then there is the exciting finish at caravan park rapid which tends to have a high swim probability of about 40% of the field! But luckily at that stage you are home already with warm clothes, and hot drinks near at hand! (not hot showers YET but the toilet sub committee ARE working on that thanks to the monies raised by yourselves - at the Toilet Race!)
OR convince your second to come along in order to have a toasted sandwich and coffee at the Little Klip Coffee shop where they can spend an enjoyable hour while waiting for you and even catch you going through the rapid!
There will always be a pre race briefing which is really important for paddlers to listen to as any changes or problems that may have arisen in the past days will be addressed.
Watch out for your landing if you shoot the Mine Rapid on the right channel as the eddy at the bottom seems to throw unsuspecting paddlers out – surely a result of lack of concentration because the relief at having made the rapid successfully and knowing it is behind you makes you relax and a little caution may be a good thing as you land in the pool at the bottom!
Two areas requiring some attention would be the Saloojees Bridge (otherwise known as one of the many Heidelberg Bridges) which is a few kms after Henley Weir which is badly tree blocked but has sneaks on both the extreme RIGHT which is tight and difficult to line up with, or the far left which is definitely a more recommended choice to avoid tangling with the tree logs in the middle in front of the bridge. The current before the bridge is kinder to a left crossing than a tight right turn and line up for less experienced paddlers.
At Broken weir, remember to shoot on the LEFT side of the river NOT right – how do you know you are approaching Broken Weir? There is a pumphouse on the RIGHT bank just before the rapid and you can HEAR THE RUMBLE of the water over the rocks!!
Seconding / shuttling – make arrangements with other paddlers in your area and take turns arranging a second – do a quick shuttle to the finish with the second bringing you back to the start timeously!
Best luck, - ENJOY and have fun!!!
Jennie Dallas GCU RACE PROMOTOR!!! ----------ooooo----------- FUTHER AHEADSLALOM IN SACSA recently ratified a new SA Slalom Committee headed up by KZN’s Ant Wewege. The new committee will be holding a National Slalom Regatta on the weekend of 24th and 25th July on the Ash River course near Bethlehem. All those in SA interested in developing this sadly declining aspect of canoeing are encouraged to come along, race and also discuss the future of the sport Date : Saturday and Sunday 24, 25 July 2010 Entry: Come early so you can help set the course and you get to race for free. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECKnysna Lagoon Challenge\n This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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East London Downwind Series
Registration will take place on WEDNESDAY 7 JULY after the time trials at BCC - with some cold HANSA from SAB There will be a chill zone after each race - Snacks, free beer, and massages. Worthwhile prizes and lucky draws at the end of the series à to the value of R30,000 !! IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY COMPLETED AN ENTRY FORM, PLEASE DO SO (SEE ATTACHED)
THE FIRST 90 ENTRIES WILL RECEIVE A FANTASTIC Downwind Series LONG SLEEVE FLEECE TOP !!!!
SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS FOR DETAILS, DATES AND COURSES.
Enquiries: Martin Glaum 082 572 2013 or Mike Smit 083 655 2090
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Race Director Anton Erasmus has recently announced the final dates for this years Southern Shamaal (Port Elizabeth to East London) surfski race.
They are 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th December 2010. So its only a quick 2 days leave for locals.
The format will be the traditional one which we have come to know with the race being turned in extreme conditions. Qualifying times and distances will be strictly enforced and Anton has had chats with Peter Cole & Billy Harket to assist in this regard. Safety is always a concern on these epic longer distance races so we need to make sure everyone that starts the race is fit enough to cope with any sudden Big Easterlies that blow in.
Finish will be at Orient Beach, closer to the time Anton will be looking for volunteers to assist with the logistics of the race. Why not use Breede and Fish as your training base, and then it's just a chip and a put. You can do it !!
See you on the water.
Regards
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WPWindhoek Berg River canoe marathon entry date extended.Cape Town – The organisers of the 2010 Windhoek Berg River Canoe Marathon have extended the closing dates for entries by a week to cater for the anticipated last minute rush of entries. The second entry received at the race HQ came from Berg icon Giel van Deventer, signalling his intentions of completing a record 41st Berg. Van Deventer and André Collins hold the record of 40 Bergs successfully completed. Any questions relating to the above can be directed to the Race Secretary, Laura van Heerden on 0847002742 or
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GADABS CHALLENGE & DABS FESTIVALAll paddlers from all clubs far and wide should keep the morning of Sunday 8 August free in your diary as Dabulamanzi Canoe club will be putting together the biggest paddling event Gauteng has ever seen!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KZKNCU WINTER 200m SPRINT SERIESThe long awaited winter sprint series draws closer with the first event at Camps Drift on Sat 24th July. This will make it the first KNCU event after the Scottburgh Brighton Ski Classic on 17th July which marks the end or the Winter Ski series, and the day before the Alexander Caruth No 1 which marks the start of the KNCU River season for 2010-2011.
The whole KNCU Winter Sprint Series will consist of three events this year, the other two are set for Sat 31st July at Shongweni Dam and then back to Camps Drift on Sat 21st July for the final event which will be preceded by the ever popular NCC Boat Auction. All racing as you can see below is over 200m only in K1 for individuals and K4 for club teams.
The 2010 Series is an new experimental venture for KNCU designed to both widen awareness and participation in Sprint Racing in KZN and widen the base of knowledge and expertise for setting up and managing Sprint Events in KZN. In this first year Natal , Fezela and Ngwenya Canoe Clubs have combined to present the regattas in Pmburg and Umzinyathi will be holding the second one at Shongeweni. The new 200m 6 lane course sponsored by Mark Lynn and Cameron MacKenzie is designed to be portable with the intention to expand the number of regattas to more venues in the years ahead.
THE PROGRAM
An all-day event depending upon entries. 08h00 – 09h00 Entry and Registration 09h00 - 13h00 Heats and Semi-Finals, or, if there are too many entries, just timed heats only. One race every 5 minutes. 13h00 – 14h00 InterClub K4’s 14h00 – 16h00 Finals Followed by the prize-giving and a braai/sheep on a spit.
RACING CLASSES– all races are 200m only. K1 Guppy U8 - U10 – U12 Juniors U14 – U16 – U18 Seniors and U21 Sub-Vets and Vets Sub-Masters and Masters Sub-Grand Masters and Grand Masters (Male and Female in each case)
Inter-Club K4 Club teams consisting of 1 male and 1 female boat in each of the following three age-groups U18, Senior and Master Classes.
----------ooooo----------- WHAT JUST HAPPENEDMORE SLALOM NEWS today’s racing from Seu in Spain where the 1992 Olympics took place. One of our Juniors, Katleho Success Mahlaba, took part in the K1 men’s race. Success is over there for Junior Worlds in a few weeks and was drafted into this, his first ever World Cup. It was a serious baptism of fire and he struggled in his 1st run but was heaps better in the 2nd. The rules have changed in slalom though, and now your best time for both runs counts and unfortunately he came last. BUT he’s in good company because in 1996 Seu was also my 1st ever World Cup in Europe, and I also came stone last! So he’s going to have to take it on the chin and move on. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST RIDERS FINISH 2400KM FREEDOM CHALLENGEDiemersfontein Tuesday 29 June 2010
Ball and Nel's lights were seen crossing the dam wall at Diemersfontein at 1:48am. Despite the late hour Ball's two children were wide awake and excited by their father's return. The adventure racing duo were part of the first group of riders to leave Pietermaritzburg on Saturday 12 June 2010 and successfully completed the 2400km race in 16 days and 20 hours. Whilst they had not set out to win the race or new records they were determined to remain the first two tyre tracks on the race course. Entering the last third of the race the determined pair started riding substantial distances and, over the last few days, worked off very little sleep as they rode deep into the night.
Alex Harris, the Freedom Challenge dark horse, arrived in Diemersfontein 12 hours after Ball and Nel, finishing on Tuesday June 29th at 14h10. Harris who started in Pietermaritzburg three days behind them, was forced to chase the two across the country, "you know what it's like chasing after 2 tire tracks for 14 days and to know that you are moving faster then them but still can't catch them" Harris completed his race in 14 days 8 hours and 10 minutes, the second fastest recorded time in the history of the Freedom Challenge. Whilst this was Harris’ first Race Across South Africa it was not his first time on the race course "I spent time in some of the tricky sections to make sure that I didn't have any navigation issues" Harris credits his quick time to sticking to his race strategy. "My strategy was to ride strong every day and avoid doing risky portages at night". True to his strate gy Harris arrived at the final support station at Trouthaven at 15h40 on Monday. When some of the other serious contenders and veteran campaigners might have pushed into the night, Harris bunked down for the night; "I wanted to do Stettyns in the light so I could see the path but also to appreciate the beauty of the valley after a very long race" Firmly settled in at Diemersfontein, Harris must now wait to see how the rest of the field fares. Leading contender, Carl Crous, left the support station at Cambria on Sunday night at midnight and rode up the length of the Baviaanskloof to Willowmore, arriving in the late afternoon. Leaving again at midnight he continued across the expanse of the Moordenaars Karoo to Prince Albert. However, like so many of the riders further back in the field he was lashed by gale force winds and often forced to push his bike. Despite arriving in Prince Albert in the early afternoon and marginally ahead of Harris on lapsed time, he stopped for the day, stating “The wind has taken it out of me. My race is over”. However, by midnight he was on the move again and it must now be seen whether he can better the pace of Harris over the last 500 kms of the race.
For more information: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GATOILET RACEAlthough it would appear that Mick Jaggers’ appearance in Bloemfontein did not provide sufficient support to get the English team past Germany, the support provided by the Gauteng Paddlers to repair the municipal toilets was tremendous – we should have been in the world cup – heart….. it takes HEART and I guess we’ve got it!!!
Thanks guys – from the entries which were over 50 boats – a goodly number for an unplanned race, to the generous donations for hot dogs (our organizers never want to sell them again at normal prices!), donations received from FLCC for rolls, Oros and condiments, subsidized time keeping charge, paddlers waiving their prize monies, GCU waiving their levies –(Well, we were gonna touch them next for the monies needed so they had an invested interest!), support from Esor (Bernie Crone) for massive earth moving equipment and hard work and efforts from Gavin Steyl and the tree clearing crews using money, time and effort – we raised an amount in small excess of R4000 – well done!
The reason for needing to fix up the ablutions at Caravan park which is a municipal facility fallen into disuse having been vandalized, is the problems with Dave’s farm where the use of the farm for canoe races was withdrawn due to personal problems and the financial need to sell the land so alternatives were looked for.
After discussions with the municipality in Meyerton, they agreed to provide exclusive use of the ablutions for canoeists who will hold the keys, maintain and repair as required for the monies that paddlers normally pay for use of facilities. The municipality provides a gate guard and patroller as well as keeping the grounds in condition with grass cutting and litter collections. There are Male AND Female ablutions with more than one toilet/shower to share and canoeists used the Danie Maclean park historically as a finish spot . It also provides excellent entertainment for seconds and family members to watch their paddlers shooting the final and possibly most tricky rapid! Good photo spot too!
Trainees, learners and proficiency preparation trips are frequently arranged at caravan park with brunches and lunches for family members and the unavailability of these toilets has been a sad loss for regular trippers as well which also prompted the drive to attempt to recover the situation.
Back to the fundraiser race, the mobile toilet units that we had organized for the start and finish for the race did not materialize – we still have no idea what went wrong with this communication / arrangement! Our apologies…..! we will track down the elusive toilets and driver and take appropriate action!!
Feedback once again is that the top paddlers loved the stretch to race on as it provided more interesting technical challenges than just plop plop plopping down the fairly simple Klip rapids as usual, with numerous obstacles to manouevre but less boat damaging than the rock strewn Jukskei river. Paddlers likened the stretch to demanding technical races such as the Liebensvlei Tracker race and the stretch provided learners with a crash course in handling tree infested areas. Learners were only able to participate due to low and slow winter water levels as in fast flowing rivers these tree blocks and sneaks could be extremely dangerous to canoeists – please do not underestimate the danger of tree blocks in fast flowing water! Certainly more work had been done on the section since last weeks race, but there are still tight turns and submerged logs where doubles got stuck, however the number of withdrawals was greatly reduced from 10 to 3! Of course, the sunny day and pleasant temperatures helped!
The winner of the race was Alex Roberts (DAB) by one second finishing the 26km stretch in 1:53:45 in a sprint finish against Ryan Simonato (JCC) who finished in 1:53:46, while the third place position was taken by Tom Ngcobo of Likkewaan Club in 1:58:33 (U21).
The juniors have come out of hibernation and Emile Theunissen (FLCC) finished fourth overall as the first Under 16 and top junior in 1:58:54 beating FLCC’s Shaun Maphanga by some two minutes! ( In fairness Maphanga has let his canoeing training slide as he participated in his first Comrades this year earning a Bill Rowan medal! )
Roy Clegg (VIC) finished in 7th place as the first SUB VET in 2:02 with ERK’s A team winning the K2 race in 8th place in 2:03 - Vallon Kupferberg and Jarryd Breeds.
Gavin Steyl who has been practicing on this stretch and has no doubt a few hidden sneaks in place finished as first Sub Master in 2:04 with the next winners in being the first Mixed Double with Sydney Olwagen and Martin Kerr (JCC) in 2:12. Warren Ziervogel finished as first Vet in 2:13 (JCC) The winning Sub Grand Master in this K1 race was Jan Leonard (WAT) in 2:33 with Delport Van Schalkwyk as the first Master in 2:38 (Crocs).
Well done to Kevin Holmes who finished as the first and only Grand Master on this sunny winter day (DAB) in 2:45 and the ladies – K2 3:02 – Minnie Kretzschmar and Jennie Dallas (FLCC) and Christine Human the top and only K1 lady finisher (DAB) in 3:07!
Thanks again to Gavin and crews who have worked in this stretch to provide training and challenge opportunities for Gauteng paddlers, also to FLCC who organized the entries, start and finish as well as refreshments and Watuni for providing the sweeps.
JENNIE DALLAS GCU ---------------------------------------------------------------
SCHOOLS LEAGUE RACE
Florida Lake Canoe Club hosted the school league race on an amazingly warm balmy sunny pleasant day on Saturday 26 June with more than 30 juniors participating with more than half of the participants being development paddlers proving the efforts from Gauteng Canoe Union and clubs to integrate the sport are making great strides!
Since clubs have to organize and manage their own school league races now, it was certainly a challenge as it was the first time and there were a number of hiccups to overcome but it is highly doubtful that the juniors had any complaints as they had a super time with prizes gifts and toys donated as prizes, as well as feasts of food from hotdogs, doughnuts, juices, oranges and chips provided for those who could not afford to buy their own.
The older juniors ended up doing an additional 1km lap as a result of following their leaders, which no doubt will improve their training program and look good in their log books although it caused some confusion for the lap counters!
The next School League race will be hosted at Dabulamanzi on the long weekend of 9 August – LADIES DAY…..WOMEN’s DAY!
Results were as follows: U 8 (3km) Jarrod Walker – JCC – 25.59 Byron Tewson - Dabs – 32.55
U 10 (4km) Jonathan Jooste – Lik – 28.44 Bradley Boulle – Dabs – 35.15
U 10 Girls 4km: Caroline vd Linde – Lik – 28.43
U12 (4km) Freddie Kock - ACD - 27.31 Charl Smit – ACD – 27.33 Jason Boulle – Dab – 33.59 Novice League Winner: Lagan van Greenen 35.49
U 14 Girls: 9km Rebecca Herbert – FLCC 62.45 Palesa Mathe – FLCC 73.05
U 14 Boys: Colin Ledwaba – VLC 51.56 Sibusiso Mkhuzangwe -VLC 52.01 Archie Moncho – FLCC 55.32 Novice League winner: Conor Trican – FLCC 71.36
U16 Girls: Tiietetso Machate – ACD 65.13 Karima Hare – FLCC 73.26
U16 Boys: Dugan Afonso – Dabs 49.20 Sifiso Cebekhulu – Dabs 50.11 Eduan Dippenaar – Lik 53.38 Novice League : Njabulo Ndlovu SOW 61.30, Samuel Zina 62.16
U 18 Boys: Siseko Ntondini – SOW 50.11 Thulani Ngamlane – SOW 50.12 Tshisido Bobo – SOW 51.39
Novice ladies: Beginners: 1km - U 14 – Aphiwe Mpambank / Asanda Ndlovu (SOW) 12.27, 27.28 9km - Senior Lady: Nelly Mphapuli – FLCC – 68.46 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WPHERMON to GOUDEThe Hermon Bridge to Gouda Bridge, 32 km section of the Berg River, one of the several 'day races' that lead up to the 'BIG ONE' itself, the 2010 Windhoek Lager Berg River Canoe Marathon, was contested on Saturday 26th June on low water levels but in prefect weather conditions. Low levels being approximately a metre lower than the previous weekend when the annual Swartland K1 canoe marathon had been held in almost perfect conditions and where the weather played along with the river was at a medium level. This lowered water level meant that several of the tree blocks that canoeists had managed to paddle over during the 'Swartland', either had to be portaged, ramped, or struggled through, thus slowing down the overall pace of the race, the winners coming home in just under 2 hours 30 minutes. Racing on such levels also requires clever tactics - knowing where the blocks are so as to get to them first to help with the getaway break whilst those behind are struggling through - but which can also work against paddlers, as the canoeists behind, seeing someone up front struggling, may look for and find simpler ways through. And further back in the field, those paddlers with less experience and skill and who don't know the river and its obstacles as well often cause bottlenecks which frustrates and slows down the field behind them - often with colourful language! With the field of over 90 canoeists lining up in typical Berg River starting conditions - i.e. fairly thick mist, the paddlers got away when Scott Baker fired the gun, sprinting away down a narrow, slowly flowing river until reaching the first tree block when the leading bunch of some 10 paddlers was whittled down to 6, Lance King (Milnerton) Pierre-Andre Rabie (Maties), Graeme Solomon (Peninsula), Sean Rice (Pen), Alasdair Glass (Pen) and Greg van Heerden (Mil), as just a narrow gap allowed paddlers through virtually one at a time. Back in the field, in about positions 15 to 20, two canoes jammed the gap and turned broadside after being rammed from behind and then from the side, which created general chaos and led those paddlers behind this snarl up to opt to portage or some, to find a sneak through the block by ducking and pulling through branches on river left. King, back on the Berg after campaigning in Plettenberg Bay at the annual S.A. Canoe Marathon Championships, where he sustained a strained Achilles Tendon, cracked on the pace and soon, with Rabie and Solomon had established a leading group of 3 paddlers, paddling away from the rest of the field. Some 6 km from Zonqwasdrift and at the same tree block that gave Solomon trouble in the Swartland canoe marathon, fate stepped in again and whilst Solomon struggled to get through it (after going in first), King and Rabie took a better, clearer route to paddle away from him to go under the Zonqwasdrift bridge a good minute and a half in the lead. For the remainder of the race, King and Rabie swopped the lead until over the final few hundred metres, the cat 'n mouse game turned into a serious sprint for the line with King taking the race by 1 second from Rabie (see attached photo - left, Pierre Andre Rabie, Maties, 2nd, and right, Lance King, Milnerton, 1st - PLEASE CREDIT JOHN HISHIN, Drumbeat Photography - a higher resolution photo is available of required for publication purposes). Solomon was third, over 5 minutes off the pace. In the Women's race, Jemma Hofmeyer (Peninsula) had an easy cruise to victory over Milnerton's young U18 paddler, Marisa Pretorius and her clubmate, Women's Vet. paddler, Lisa Scott, despite an early hiccup at the first tree block, where she was forced to portage because of the chaos in it. Thereafter, in her own words, it was 'smooth sailing to the end - a very enjoyable race'. The Paarl Juniors continue to show their talents and in particular the two U16 paddlers, Luke Stowman and Michael Farringer, who were 1st and 2nd in the Junior category (excellent 11th and 14th overall placings respectively), whilst their clubmate, Joseph Williams, an U18 paddler (17th overall) was third. The depth in the Junior sections, in particular at the Paarl and Milnerton Clubs is really showing through with these first class results and are good news for the W.C.C.U. in general. Now the other clubs need to step up to the mark - which they are doing at Peninsula and the Maties, where junior programmes have also been established. The prize giving was held at the Gouda Hotel, reminding older paddlers of those halcyon days when after virtually every Berg River day race (and in particular the Gouda - Bridgetown and Hermon Gouda races) were celebrated at the wonderful 'watering hole' and the legendary 'Green Parrot Pub', the decorations of which have to be seen to believed and from which venue canoeing legends were born - just ask Paul Brouwer!). Next weeks Berg River day race, the 28 km section from Wellington (Lady Loch Bridge) to Hermon, will also double as the W.C.C.U. K1 River L/D championships, so a good turnout is expected and as rain is expected during the week, will help, as this section is notorious for its tree blocks.
RESULTS. Senior Men 1. Lance King, Milnerton - 2 hours 28 minutes 01 seconds 2, Pierre-Andre Rabie, Maties - 2:28:02 3. Graeme Solomon, Peninsula - 2:33:20
Senior Women 1. Jemma Hofmeyer, Peninsula - 2:57:36 - (26th over all) 2. Marisa Pretorius, Milnerton - 3:05:41 (37th) 3. Lisa Scott, Mil - 3:10:45 (46th)
Junior Men 1. Luke Stowman, Paarl - 2:45:40 (11th) 2. Michael Farringer, Paarl - 2:49:35 (14th) 3. Joseph Williams, Paarl 2:51:26 (17th)
Junior Women 1. Marisa Pretorius, Mil - 3:05:41 (37th)
Novices 1. Desiree van Riet, Mil - 3:24:43 (64th)
Sub Veterans 1. Graeme Solomon, Pen - 2:33:20 (3rd) 2. Greg van Heerden, Mil - 2:34:12 (5th) 3. Hennie du Plooy, Mil - 2:52:44 (20th)
Veteran Women 1. Lisa Scott, Mil - 3:10:45 (46th) 2. Lis Har, Pen - 3:33:39 (73rd) 3. Romy Findlay, Pen - 3:36:34 (74th)
Veteran Men 1. Joe Kearney, Pen - 2:50:16 (15th) 2. Richard Kohler, Mil - 2:52:14 (18th) 3. Jami Hamlin, EVP - 2:54:34 (22nd)
Sub Masters 1. Chris de Waal, Mil - 2:42:34 (9th) 2. Rob Hart, Pen - 2:46:21 (12th) 3. Donnie Malherbe, Paarl - 2:51:19 )16th)
Masters. 1. Daantjie Malan, Maties - 2:48:20 (13th) 2. Ian Glass, Pen - 2:54:29 (21st) 3. Paul Lange, Pen - 3:02:11
Sub Grandmasters 1. Andre Rabie, Paarl - 2:52:43 (19th) 2. John Lee, Mil - 3:00:09 (29th) 3. Rob MacLean, Pen - 3:01:43
Grandmasters (60 - 64 yrs) 1. Giel van Deventer, Paarl - 3:00:37 (30th) 2. Willem van Riet (snr) 3:17:01 (58th)
Great Grandmaster (65 - 69 yrs) 1. Edgar Boehm (snr), Pen.
Super Grandmasters (70 yrs plus) 1. Jannie Malherbe, OUT. 2. Charles Melck, Mil.
Rob MacLean Media Liaison - W.C.C.U. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KZ
Race Report: CMH Toyota Pirates Umhlanga Pirates This race leaves paddlers with NO Illusions of their current fitness levels and is an Ideal training race for the Discovery Scottburgh to Brighton on 17 July. This years race saw a lot of paddlers team up in Double ski in preparation for the Scottburgh Brighton which has a Doubles focus this year. McGregor boasted another win at the popular CMH Toyota Pirates Umhlanga Pirates race which formed the eighth leg of the Discovery Sunglass Hut Surfski Series on Sunday in wet winter conditions. The ladies race was a titanic battle between rising stars Bob Operman and JoBurgs ANNA ARWIDI. Arwidi is busy builing her experience in the ocean and decided to come down to Durban at the last moment. In the end Arwidi triumphed in a winning time of 3:16:21 with Bob finishing in 3:23:21. These ladies showed true GRIT in very tough Paddling conditions. SUMMARY OF RESULTS Doubles: Mixed doubles: ----------ooooo---------
GENERAL NEWSNEW KNCU ADDRESSESWith the change in KNCU financial secretary from Winsome to Therese Wallace there is the usual need to change the postal address for KNCU. It has been decided to go to a post box so that we won’t have the problem again. Therese will be starting on July 9th.
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NEW KNCU POSTAL ADDRESS
P O Box 12135, Dorpspruit 3206.
The secretary’s email for Therese will remain the same This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Physical address for the office: 25 Boyd Road, Prestbury 3201 Cell phone: 072-9999178
All registrations continue to go to Lorna at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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I will circulate the new fax number for Therese as soon as we finalised this.
Regards, John Oliver --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEIL POWELL relocatesSome of you may have noticed that Neil Powell who was usually at every race, doing timekeeping and giving the paddlers a hard time about lack of proficiency, or registration, has been very scarce of late!
Some months ago Neil advised GCU office that he was planning to relocate to Natal and although this was anticipated to take place at the end of July, the opportunity arose for Neil to depart at rather short notice during June. Neil is therefore no longer a Gautenger!!! Based in Natal, Neil will probably get involved with the KZN Canoe Union / work with John Oliver – who knows where the path will lead for his future in the canoeing world of South Africa.
From Gauteng, I am sure you will all join us, the GCU office, in wishing him the very best for his future projects and plans, and thank him for the time and effort put in to canoeing during the past years which have been greatly appreciated despite his rather sticky run-ins with a number of paddlers who did not abide by the rules over the years!
The duties that were managed by Neil have been redistributed rather hastily in various ways and a number of different persons are picking up the loose ends from race reportings, pre entries and timing at races etc although he is still managing the GCU website at this stage.
While there may certainly be hiccups as new people scramble to fill the gaps left by Neil’s unexpectedly sudden departure, we are sure that we can count on Gautengers to provide assistance and support during the interim phase while procedures and responsibilities are re-allocated and be patient in the event of any delays or problems that may arise in the short term – confident in the knowledge that these rough patches will soon be smoothed out and run like the proverbial clock in due course!!
In the meantime, should you have any queries or problems that you would normally refer to Neil, kindly contact Michelle in the GCU office at 011 888 7234 or in This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ;
Jennie Dallas For: GCU -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C-Kayak MauritiusWillows Adventure Sports now offers two exciting kayaking experiences to Mauritius The first offer is: “A TWO WEEK “BEACH HOPPING”, SELF-SUPPORTED CAMPING EXPERIENCE FOR THE ‘HAPPY CAMPERS’. A 180 KM CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE ISLAND.” Bookings for the December trip are now open. The second offer is: “A ONE OR TWO WEEK (YOU CHOOSE) “HOTEL HOPPING” PADDLING EXPERIENCE. PADDLE THE CALMER MOST PRISTINE SECTIONS OF THE COASTLINE. “This is for those who enjoy viewing some of the best scenery in the world from the seat of a kayak with all the comforts included.” Bookings for the trips in October now open. For more details contact Les Willows of Willows Adventure Sports. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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The Liquid Adventures offers Kayak trips around Mauritius covering the whole of the island, visiting untouched pieces of Mauritius and the adjoining Islands These kayak trips depart from various locations on the island depending on the length of tour and time of year, and the trips last between 4 and 12 days. The kayak trip is suitable for everyone and anyone, and our two seater ocean kayaks are fast and stable. The Sea kayak is the ideal small craft to explore the coast line from the sea. We use mainly tents whilst on the trip, and hotels before & after the trip. All accommodation and food is provided for – just bring yourself ! There are no set dates as we run the trips throughout the year, and over the school holidays for schools. It guarantees to be the best fun you will ever have in a kayak……whilst in paradise ! All the details at:- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------ooooo----------- SMALLS
Demo Paddles on SALE
M3 Glass x1 R450 M3 Kevlar x1 R750 M3 Kevlar Carbon x1 R850 M3 Full Carbon Race x3 on Carbon shaft R1250 or on Glass shaft R1000. M333 Full Carbon x4 on Carbon shaft R1250 or on Glass shaft R1000 M333 Kevlar x1 R750 M4 Full Carbon Skinny shaft x1 R1000 M5 Full Carbon x3 to be assembled on Fixed or split shafts R1500. (Sprint Blade)
Maxpaddle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K3 Wanted ------------------------------------------------------- K2 Noka (Slimline) - R2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm selling my Sabre K1 for R3500.00. The condition is like new only used once.
Dekker Erasmus
0832729896 GA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There might be some of you who are still deciding to do the BERG. Late entries will still be taken until the 7th of July. For those of you that have done the new stretch on our own berg river yes the Klip, this is your chance. The section from Pipes to Henley weir is very similar to the first two days of the BERG and provide excellent training for this prestigious race.
Here is the deal for those that do not want to be away from work that long and is thinking to do the BERG. Ryno’s trailer is full and I was not planning to take a trailer this time, but had a few request.
If by coming weekend you book your boat on my trailer at R600 I will take it down for you. Will pick it Up at Dabs on the 9th and bring it back to Johannesburg the week after the Berg. I can take 18 boats and would only consider towing the trailer if I can get at least 10 boats on the trailer.
Come on guys and girls let us go and give those capies a hard time. How can we expect them to come and do the Vaal if we do not support their race?
Saal de Jager 0823210091 Likkewaan Canoe Club ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have a baby eagle for sale Its red,full carbon,kick stick,understern rudder,platform seat,all original. Done 1 season of sprints. James Speed 084 442 9397 033 339 7397 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it KZ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hammerhead Surfski - Durban R700. Call: 0711 408 350 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Sale : Double Surfski - Mark2 , Excellent Condition Price R3000 Contact : Lieben on 0824668861 KZ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watch World Cup Soccer on the Big Screen. Rent a Projector and screen from Swift Computer Rentals. Phone Bart Fokkens 0n 082 4557934. Durban 031 5723073 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Boats For Sale
Canoe Sport Scorpion K2 – Standard River Construction. Fair condition. Done one Dusi. R2000 Stealth K1 ( Baby Eagle Hull) - Light weight construction flat water training boat with T bar steering and over stern rudder.. – R1000 Baby Eagle – Original Hungarian imported boat. Platform seat, under stern rudder and T bar steering. – R1000 Eagle K2 – Sprint/Marathon boat with over stern rudder. – R2500 River K2 - Knysna Racing Thor K2 with Pumps. New for 2010 Dusi. Damaged in race and professionally Repaired. – R3000
Tim Cornish
O83 660 7229 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wanted to buy, I am looking for a K1 Mustang, Cleaver, Excalibur or something similar. Must be in good condition. ----------------------------------------------------------- FOR SALE
1 RENEGADE with Kevlar hull made by Kayak Centre in very good condition: R3000.00
1 Old ACCORD made by Popes : R400.00
Contact Guy Searle 0828997567 Hillcrest, KZN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have the following for sale:
a) Guppy Canoe:bought 2nd hand for R1100;looking for R600 b) 2 Guppy Paddles:bought 2nd hand for R420 each;looking for R200 each c) Standard Paddle:bought 2nd hand for R400;looking for R200 d) 3 childrens life jackets:bought new for R228 each;looking for R120 each e) 1 childs life jacket(large):bought new for R300;looking for R150.
The above can be viewed in Hilton. R1500 for everything! I am selling as moving overseas.
thank you,
Martyn Hay 0839581012. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a Stingray surf-ski and albatross paddle to sell as I am relocating.
If you can help with your data-base and advertising I will really appreciate it .
God bless.
Daniel Du Plessis Chief Executive Officer Solid Light Inc.
+27 83 610 1049 Skype- seaflight2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi John Please can you put in a request in your smalls to see if anyone is selling a predator or a reagle or any boat similar. Looking to do the Fish. They can contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My daughter is looking for a good stable surfski size 4 or adjustable. She likes the hammerhead but is not overly fussy. A deal maker I am told would be a purple or pink one! If any one has a ski for sale, they can contact me on 082 908-588 (after work hours) or on This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K2 Predator for sale Only done one Dusi, still in excellent condition. Perfect boat for Fish! Price : R3000
Max Havemann 0833491398 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thule roof racks for sale. Suitable for vw Polo/classic or similar - R2000 specs as follows: 754 Foot pack 861 Bar 1589 Kit Contact Roger 083 569 1591 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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