Evergreen paddler and surf lifesaver Matt Bouman stamped his mark on his local race by winning the annual SBS Pirates-Umhlanga-Pirates surfski race by an emphatic three minute margin on Saturday. Bouman had to keep looking over his shoulder to make sure visiting Cape surfski star Mark Keeling was not going …
Race two of the 2022 Durban Winter Surfski Series saw the grading system of the series come to the fore with the Marine Golden Mile Challenge on Sunday. The series adopted the grading system as a way to give those paddlers that are outside the top division in the men’s …
It is with sincere regret that we advise that the Bay Union King of the Bay had to be postponed due to the current high levels of sewerage pollution in the Port of Durban, as well as the Durban beaches being officially closed until further notice. This tough decision was …
Durban – As bad weather continues to batter Durban the organisers of the Marine Winter Surfski Series have postponed the Marine Golden Mile Challenge which was due to be held at Marine SLC on Sunday morning. With the municipality upgrading the weather advisory to a Level 10 warning and many …
The Marine Grading Race, race one of the 2022 Durban Winter Surfski Series, saw recently crowned national ocean racing champion Hank McGregor claim the honours on Sunday. McGregor continued where he left off after the national championships last week and finished over two minutes ahead of Matt Bouman in second …
The 2022 Durban Winter Series kicks off this weekend as surfski paddlers from Durban enjoy the stellar winter conditions that the famous Durban beachfront has to offer with the series Grading Race on Sunday. The Winter Series has become popular over the years as paddlers enjoy the ideal conditions on …
East London paddlers Josh Fenn and Nikki Birkett scooped the plum singles crowns at the Scottburgh to Brighton surfski marathon, Fenn winning the race on debut, while the local crew of Brett Hadiaris and Hamish Lovemore cantered home to take the overall line honours at the end of the tough …
With surfski paddling riding the crest of a wave during the Winter Surfski Series, a big field of tough paddlers will set off from Scottburgh’s main beach shortly after sunrise on Saturday morning for the annual 46km Scottburgh to Brighton surfski marathon. Billed by many surfski paddlers and lifesavers as …
National champions Hank McGregor and Michelle Burn delivered powerful individual performances to win the iconic Pirates Umhlanga Pirates surfski classic titles on Saturday in mild ocean conditions. McGregor, who is starting to taper for the ICF Surfski World Championships in three weeks time, was peerless in the conditions that offered …
As the thriving winter surfski series builds to its climax, the world’s oldest surfski race sets off with a big field taking on the iconic Pirates Umhlanga Pirates race early on Saturday morning for the 26 kilometre out-and-back trip to the Umhlanga lighthouse from Pirates Surf Lifesaving Club. The six …
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