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.
Kira Bester Powers Away to win 2025 SA Ocean Racing Champs Title in False Bay
Kira Bester powered away from the chasing pack to be crowned the South African champion after winning the South African SS1 Ocean Racing Championship race from Simon’s Town to Fish Hoek in benign surf conditions in Cape Town on Friday
Homegirl Jade Wilson Races to Career-Best Pete Marlin Surfski Win
It was hard work out there but hometown Jade Wilson read the conditions well to race to a career-best first place in the 2024 Pete Marlin Surfski Race, finishing ahead of Nix Birkett and U23 world champ Georgia Singe in East London on Saturday
New World Champ Kira Bester Leads Potent SA Team to Glory
The South African women were completely dominant in the 2024 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships, with Kira Bester winning overall for the U23 gold and Michelle Burn finishing second to claim the senior title
Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk On Course to Defend their Breede River Marathon Title
Defending champs Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk were the stronger crew on Day 1 of the Breede River Canoe Marathon from Robertson to Bonnievale on Saturday and enjoy a solid 66-second advantage to start stage two to Swellendam on Sunday
Michelle Burn Conquers Rolling Seas to Claim SA Singles Surfski Title
Michelle Burn made the best of windy conditions to win the 2024 women’s singles title at the Euro Steel SA Surfski Championships presented by Fenn in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday
Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk Break Away to Win SA Surfski Champs Doubles in Durban
Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk powered away on a flat sea off Durban to comfortably win the Euro Steel SA Surfski Championships presented by Fenn doubles title in Durban on Saturday
Kira Bester and Pippa McGregor Steam Away to Win Freedom Paddle Around Robben Island
Kira Bester and Pippa McGregor were in a class of their own in a strong women’s field to notch up their first victory together when the two took an early advantage win the 27km Prescient Freedom Paddle around Robben Island on Saturday
Jenna Nisbet Shakes Berg with Early Bird Entry
Durban-based elite racer Jenna Ward-Nisbet has shaken the women’s race of the Berg River Canoe Marathon by adding her name to the Early Bird entries for the 240km classic. #GoGirls
Melanie van Niekerk Wins First National Surfski title
Melanie van Niekerk wins her first national surfski title ahead of Kira Bester and Michelle Burn in Cape Town.
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Rising Stars Shine at 2022 SA Schools and Senior Sprint Champs
The country’s best and up-and-coming sprint paddlers battled it out for national selection at the 2022 SA Schools and Senior Sprint Championships at Lomond Dam.
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Bridgitte Hartley and Pippa McGregor Win Prescient Freedom Paddle Race
Powerhouse crew of Olympic sprint medallist Bridgitte Hartley and Pippa McGregor cruise to victory at the Prescient Freedom Paddle surfski race.
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