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The Winter Warrior Time Trial Challenge
An effort to get the winter blues out of our paddlers and get SUPS onto the water, grew into a much bigger event than we ever thought possible! The Winter Warrior challenge went countrywide, involving experienced and beginner paddlers alike, all of them churning out...
Back to Back SUP at the BERG & VLEI CLASSIC
The Berg & Vlei classic - a spectacular weekend-long SUP competition which turned into a mini-reunion! The Berg and Vlei Classic spanned two days, showcasing Cape Town's vibrant Stand-Up Paddle (SUP) community with a mix of surf and flatwater competitions. Day one...
King Of The Bay 2024
REPORT BY MURRAY JAMES This year’s annual King of the Bay race in Durban took place under sunny skies with a low wind, and paddlers had to work against the clock to finish before the predicted heavy Westerly arrived. With roadworks at the port entry, the organisers...
The return to Century City – a SUP DASH!
An old favourite was revived this year, with the return of SUP racing to the Century City Sports Festival - a weekend full of active and competitive fun in all sporting disciplines. The SUP DASH was a 750m technical course on 14-foot racing boards, involving a...
A Warm West Coast Welcome to 2024 paddling
Race report by Faz Perin, 10km SUP paddler.... This year's entry to the event was seamless! The West Coast Canoe Club kept us up to date via their Facebook page with all the relevant info and routes, and the registration on the morning was quick and efficient. The...
ICF World SUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
While we were sleeping…. The SA SUP Team tackled the ICF WORLD SUP Championships in Pattaya, Thailand! On the other side of the world (generally at around 3am our time) our little team from South Africa was taking on some of the biggest names in the ICF World SUP...