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17-07-2014

Birkett holds lean Berg day two lead

An icy cold, rainy and windy start greeted the paddlers as they set off from Zonquasdrift on the second day of the 2014 Berg River Canoe Marathon on Thursday and in the end, it was KwaZulu-Natal visitor Andy Birkett who crossed the line first and claimed the leader’s yellow bib while Abby Adie produced another stellar performance to retain her women’s race lead ahead of stage three’s 75km slog.

17-07-2014

Reigning King stumped on Berg day one

A bright but chilly start turned into a nightmare for defending Berg River Canoe Marathon champion Lance King who laboured to fourteenth place overall following an early swim after the only short portage of the day, a day which belonged to Graeme Solomon and Abby Adie who claimed the men's and women's race leader's yellow bib respectively ahead of the grueling 48km second stage on Thursday.

24-06-2014

Grand Master Lee McGregor back for 2014 Berg

62 year old Lee McGregor has had a change of heart and has set his sights on the 2014 Berg River Canoe Marathon from 16 to 19 July, hoping to improve on the staggering eighth place finish he produced last year.

11-06-2014

Hank McGregor reaffirms Marathon Champion status

World Marathon Champion Hank McGregor entrenched his status as the continents premier paddler by mastering the icy Highveld weather and a large and very powerful field as he claimed his eighth South African Marathon K1 title.

05-06-2014

Great Britain’s Sam Rippington - Going Where No Woman Has Gone Before

How does it feel to be the first, the best, the only? To achieve something, when it has been nearly tangible for years, while pouring out all strength, just trying to beat out the rolling seconds of clock? Sweating while the blade rips through the water and the bow laps the surface of each rolling wave.

30-05-2014

Interview with marathon star Hank McGregor

Benoni's Homestead Lake hosts the South African Canoe Marathon Championships on 7 and 8 June, with the standard of competition expected to be at an all-time high. Included among the entrants are reigning and three-time world champion Hank McGregor and under-23 world champ Andy Birkett.

23-04-2014

José Ramalho beats Spanish Armada at the Amsterdam Waterland Marathon

The 42nd edition of the Amsterdam Waterland Marathon has been won by José Ramalho. In a time of 1.42.15 José was the first paddler to sprint across the finish line in a very compact race.

12-04-2014

Youngest ever marathon world champion Cam Schoeman retires

Former K2 world marathon champion Cam Schoeman (pictured right) has announced his retirement from competitive paddling. The Natal Canoe Club star can look back on a sparkling career laden with highlights.

04-04-2014

Safari: Preview 42nd Amsterdam Waterland Marathon and Edwin de Nijs interview

Organiser and retired twice European Champion Edwin de Nijs provides an insight into what we can expect at this year's distance paddle in Amsterdam as well as a glimpse into his own paddling hay-days.

01-04-2014

Czech marathon athletes Jakub and Anna Adam(ova) love racing in South Africa

World class Czech professional paddlers Jakub Adam and Anna Adamova arrived in South Africa six months ago, ready to tackle the Fish River Canoe Marathon. After transitioning impressively to river paddling, they returned to home this past week having put together some fine results, highlighted by podium finishes in the Dusi Canoe Marathon.

16-03-2014

U23 World Champ Andy Birkett reflects on last year and looks forward to 2014

Andy Birkett teamed up with Sbonelo Zondi to claim his fourth Dusi Canoe Marathon title in February. Now he is turning his attention to flat-water marathon racing, a discipline in which he was crowned under-23 world champion in 2013.