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Archive for February, 2012
Introducing the Jacana
Just in time for the GT Drak Challenge, a new K1 arrives on the market that ups the ante on a design that has already wormed its way into the hearts of plenty of river paddlers. Dave Macleod took it for a spin and puzzled over what the hell the name means… [...]
Marc | Feb 29, 2012 | Comments 0
Change A Life set to continue Non-Stop dominance
Pietermaritzburg – The thriving Change A Life canoeing academy looks set to resume its stranglehold of The Unlimited Non-Stop Dusi canoe ultra-marathon with several class crew representing the outfit in a race they have dominated in recent years. Despite defending champs Thulani Mbanjwa and Sbonelo Zondi yet to confirm their entry due to a troublesome [...]
Claire | Feb 29, 2012 | Comments 0
Young Dusi surprise package all set for Non-Stop showdown
Pietermaritzburg – The title race in this year’s The Unlimited Dusi canoe ultra-marathon on Friday has suddenly been thrown wide open by doubt over the participation of the defending champion and the late entry of the Under 23 combination of Lance Kime and Kwanda Mhlope, who provided one of the standout performances in The Unlimited [...]
Claire | Feb 29, 2012 | Comments 0
McGregor shines in tough race seven conditions
Durban – Friday evening’s Dion Wired Surfski Challenge, race six of the Varsity College Marine Surfski Series once again proved just why Durban’s ocean paddlers are feared around the world as Hank McGregor led a courageous field around the Durban bay despite a stiff North-Easterly wind and challenging ocean conditions making life very difficult for [...]
Claire | Feb 25, 2012 | Comments 0
Non-Stop Dusi adventure for Kime
Pietermaritzburg – Just twenty-four hours after three time Dusi winner Andy Birkett confirmed his participation in this year’s The Unlimited Non-Stop Dusi canoe marathon, ladies’ triple Dusi champ Robyn Kime has followed suit and will also tackle the one day event on 2 March in a single kayak. [...]
Claire | Feb 24, 2012 | Comments 0
Dusi champ Birkett to do Non-Stop
Pietermaritzburg – With the dust hardly having settled after The Unlimited Dusi, triple champion Andy Birkett has set his sights on another elusive achievement, completing the gruelling The Unlimited Non-Stop Dusi in a single kayak. The Unlimited Non-Stop Dusi sees paddlers tackle all three Dusi stages in a single day with very few rules and [...]
Claire | Feb 23, 2012 | Comments 0
Birkett and Graham retain title in peerless Dusi performance
Durban – Defending champions Andy Birkett and Jason Graham won The Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon title in emphatic fashion, turning in a superlative performance of running and paddling on the 36km final stage from Inanda dam to Blue lagoon in Durban to win the hotly contested race going away from Hank McGregor and Len Jenkins [...]
Claire | Feb 19, 2012 | Comments 0
Defending champs stamp their authority on day two of The Unlimited Dusi
Defending champions Andy Birkett and Jason Graham turned in a superb performance of running and paddling to take a complete stranglehold on The Unlimited 2012 title on a day of high drama that saw them add a further three minutes to the lead they had over the two challenging boats, setting themselves up for a [...]
Claire | Feb 17, 2012 | Comments 0
Psychological advantage for defending champs
Defending champs Andy Birkett and Jason Graham snatched the early psychological advantage when they edged out the Dream team of Thulani Mbanjwa and Sbonelo Zondi in an end sprint on day one of The Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon. After a battle which swayed back and forth between the Big three men’s crews throughout the 37 [...]
Claire | Feb 16, 2012 | Comments 0
The Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon preview
With a bumper field of over 1800 paddler assembled for the start of the 61st edition of The Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon, the K2 championship race is poised to provide three days of cut-throat racing from Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg to Blue lagoon in Durban, with no clear favourite in either the men’s and women’s [...]
Claire | Feb 15, 2012 | Comments 0