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...

Velddrif, home of the West Coast Canoe Challenge. "Sign up,” they said….. “It’ll be a flat water race,” they said…. The weather, however, seemed to think it was time for some effort after the lazy days of December, and blew in some challenges for the first race on the...

(Feedback by Gary Van Rooyen) Thursday’s forecast predicted epic KITING weather for the SUP race day!! The paddling die-hards tightened their tie-down straps and left home. They were off to the well-known Breede River Lodge hosting the “Pili Pili Whale of a Race" in...

In the middle of June, when paddlers have grown weary of the Cape’s windless winter days, the banter on the local chat group can quickly escalate into a very interesting plot.   A restless Young Gun, ever eager for more paddling, passes a glib comment to the SUP...