Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk Defend Their Freedom Paddle Title
Defending champions Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk successfully reclaimed their Prescient Freedom Paddle title around Robben Island, holding off a determined challenge from Rosie Edwards and Saskia Hockly in Cape Town on Freedom Day.
Hockly and Nixon Headline Thule Season Starter Surfski Series
Under 18 paddler, Saskia Hockly, won the women’s single ski race at the Thule Season Starter, while the overall line honours went to Hilary Bruss and Hayley Nixon, who marked her return to racing after the birth of her child.