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The 20 km Wyzersdrift K2, raced on the Breede River in fairly low conditions and between the Darling Bridge at the foot of  Bain’s Kloof and Wyzersdrift, had 83 paddlers complete the section, this the second of the K2 races on the Breede River of the K2 season and which will culminate in the annual Breede River K2 Marathon on 3^rd/4th September.

The somewhat smaller field was more a result of the race being held at the end of a long weekend, but the competition was no less as intense up front and between the various categories racing. 

  Final sprint for the line by the winning K2 and K1: Lance King (Milnerton) the K1, Edgar Boehm jnr/Alasdair Glass (Peninsula/Peninsula)  in the K2

The first canoe across the line was again the K1 of Lance King (Milnerton), when he was able to outsprint the Peninsula Canoe Club pairing of Edgar Boehm jnr/Alasdair Glass, after these two crews had raced virtually alone from about 5 kms into the race when they broke up the leading bunch after the second portage,  leaving Ivan Kruger/Stuart MacLaren (Cty/Cty) in their wake. Not that it was plain sailing for these leading crews, Boehm/Glass getting stuck under the railings of a low-level bridge that they thought they could get under (!) and then having to give chase after King by portaging across the tip of an island when they had taken an incorrect channel in the latter stage of the race. Coming together without about 2 kms left, a game of ‘cat and mouse’ developed until in the final sprint, King was able to get his nose ahead of the double to be first canoe home.

There was again a paucity of Senior Women’s K2 crews (just 2), Marisa Pretorius/She-Earl de Wee (Mil/Paarl) – who are also a Junior (U18) crew, being home first from the Pen/UCT combination of Shannon MacLean/Cleo Forster, who developed steering problems with about 6 km to go.

Women’s K2 (and Junior U18 crew) 

The Mixed doubles, featuring 9 K2’s were led home by the Milnerton pairing of Chris de Waal/Lisa Scott (5^th overall), Maties Robyn Kime/Mike Owen coming home 2^nd , with Paarl’s Mzamo-Wayne August/Anina Koch  taking the 3^rd position. As was noticed on the Saturday Breede race, the Mixed Doubles section of the Breede River races is going to be very competitive indeed this season with any one of perhaps 4 crews who can take the title, so interesting times ahead in that category.

Mixed Double, Chris de Waal and Lisa Scott (Milnerton/Milnerton) 

Ivan Kruger/Stuart MacLaren (Cty/Cty) were the 1^st U21’s home, followed by Paarl’s Emile Minnaar/Jerome Willemse in 2^nd.

In the Junior categories, Paarl’s Michael Farringer/Daniel Pretorius posted the excellent overall position of 4^th to be the top U16 paddlers on the day with Michael Pretorius/Charles Nieuwoudt (Mil/Prl) in 2^nd spot.

  U16 K2, Michael Farringer/Daniel Pretorius (Paarl/Paarl)

Marisa Pretorius/She-Earl de Wee (Mil/Paarl) and already mentioned were the 1^st U18 paddlers in a K2 to complete the race.

There was quite a large contingent of K1’s who competed, Lance King (Mil) taking 1^st, his K2 partner (!!) Heinrich Schloms (Paarl) 2^nd whilst Master’s canoeist, Paarl’s Mynhardt Marais was 3^rd across the line.

Results: (k2)

Top 10.

1.    Edgar Boehm jnr/Alasdair Glass, Pen/Pen, 1 hour 18 minutes 56 seconds

2.    Daan du Toit/Hennie du Plooy, Mil/Mil, 1:23:17

3.    Ivan Kruger/Stuart MacLaren, Cty/Cty, 1:23:52

4.    Michael Farringer/Daniel Pretorius, Prl/Prl, 1;29:17

5.    Chris de Waal/Lisa Scott, Mil/Mil, 1:30:00

6.    Daantjie Malan/Anton Truter, Maties/Mil, 1:31:24

7.    Robyn Kime/Mike Owen, Maties/Maties, 1:32:19

8.    Marcel Basson/Justin Swart, Prl/Prl, 1:33:02

9.    Herbert Conradie/Giel van Deventer, Prl/Prl, 1:33:29

10. Kevin Goodspeed/Craig Mockford, Mil/Mill, 1:35:13

Senior Women

1.       Marisa Pretorius/She-Earl de Wee, Mil/Prl, 1:45:32

2.       Shannon MacLean/Chloe Forster, Pen/UCT, 2:16:32

Mixed Doubles

1.    Chris de Waal/Lisa Scott, Mil/Mil, 1:30:00

2.    Robyn Kime/Mike Owen, Maties/Maties, 1:32:19

3.    Mzamo-Wayne August/Anina Koch, Prl/Prl, 1:41:43

Junior U16

1.    Michael Farringer/Daniel Pretorius, Prl/Prl, 1:29:17

2.    Michael Pretorius/Charles Nieuwoudt, Mil/Prl, 1:50:31

Junior U18

1.    Marisa Pretorius/She-Earl de Wee, Mil/Prl, 1:45:32

U21

1.    Ivan Kruger/Stuart MacLaren, Cty. Cty, 1:23:52

2.    Emile Minnaar/Jerome Willemse, Prl/Prl, 1:44:39

Sub Veterans

1.    Daan du Toit/Hennie du Plooy, Mil/Mil, 1:23:17

2.    Marcel Basson/Justin Swart, Prl/Prl, 1:33:02

Veterans

1.    Chris de Waal/Lisa Scott, Mil/Mil, 1:30:00

2.    Herbert Conradie/Giel van Deventer, Prl/Prl, 1:33:29

3.    Kevin Goodspeed/Craig Mockford, Mil/Mil, 1:35:13

Sub Masters

1.    Kevin Bouwer/Adam Whittington, Mil/Mil, 1:39:31

2.    Etienne Buys/Piet van der Westhuizen, Prl/Prl, 1:41:25

Masters

1.    Daantjie Malan/Anton Truter, Maties/Mil, 1:31:24

2.    Veronica Jones/Colin Miller, Pen/Pen, 1:58:19

Sub Grandmasters

1.    Eric Farringer/Edgar Boehm snr, Prl/Pen, 1:42:55

2.    Christo Smit/Robin van Rooyen, Mil/Mil, 1:43:32

Grandmasters

1.    Angus Hemp/Charles Melck, Pen/Mil, 2:16:32

K1’s

1.    Lance King, Mil, 1:18:55

2.    Heinrich Schloms, Prl, 1:23:38