To whom this may concern,  We regret to inform you that the SA Stand-Up and Paddleboard Championships will not take place in St Francis this year. The decision was made due to low interest and the high costs to host the event, which would not justify the low number of...

As Freedom Paddle Race Day became an impending reality, a potential squall opened the floodgates for the usual pre-race jitters. The race organisers took it all in their stride, changing tactics and issuing conditional lists. This was done to help the 410 registered...

​The Prone paddlers set out with the long course participants, making some team and individual trips to Robben island. The four teams of 2 paddlers swopped out every 7.5 kilometres to make up the race distance. Their prone Freedom Paddle experience is described here...

Only three of seven paddlers stayed the full Freedom Paddle course. Conditions were gnarly enough to chase away even some of the very best. Due to this weather, the SUPS were prevented from rounding the island, but still did a hefty 22km there-and-back course, just...

The dawn of a lazy, rainy Muizenberg Saturday rolls in with glee as the bed beckons loudly…. but then you remember the surf comp is on and that trumps the call of the mattress!! Boards out, suits out…. and the memorable pull of the tide has you running! The gentle...

On a rare summer's day in Cape Town, between the stormy Cape Doctor’s south easterly gusts, we are presented with weather fit for paradise. Today our race day claimed that status, rewarding our paddlers with calm waters and sunny bliss. It was sprint racing that was...