Classic sea battles expected
DURBAN – The waiting is almost over and the world’s best are eagerly looking forward to the weekend action as Durban, the “Home of Surfski Paddling”, prepares to host the 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships. The finalised programme will see the battle for mixed doubles world titles on Saturday and the main attraction, […]
Parade of Nations Launches World Champs
DURBAN – A colourful parade on the Durban Point Promenade of all the paddlers taking part in the event launched the 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships on Thursday afternoon. More than 500 paddlers from more than 30 nations will be taking part in the two days of racing on Saturday and Sunday, and […]
Bester confident of defending her title
DURBAN – Defending World Champion, Cape Town’s Kira Bester, could not hide here delight as she talked about the course and conditions chosen for the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Durban this weekend. “I am excited,” the 23-year-old said on Thursday, and then added again for extra emphasis: “I’m excited.” On Wednesday the […]
ICF Ocean Racing days confirmed
DURBAN – The race schedule for the 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships was confirmed on Wednesday with the two championship races set for Saturday and Sunday. The more prestigious singles (SS1) race has been given the prime slot of Sunday which is predicted to have the best wind and surf conditions within the […]
Race courses finalised for world champs
DURBAN – The ripple of overseas paddlers arriving in Durban has turned into a tsunami of excitement as the international surfski racers register at the Durban Undersea Club (DUC) for this weekend’s ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships. The excitement went up a level on Wednesday afternoon with the announcement of the courses and finalised […]
“Flash Gordan” looking for a repeat in Durban
DURBAN – The overwhelming theme of the top men in Durban for the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships this weekend is that it will be a tight race, and that message was echoed by German defending champion Gordan Harbrecht as he predicted “many paddlers” could claim his title. The former German sprinter turned ocean […]
Uli aiming for sixth singles medal in a row
DURBAN – One of South Africa’s unsung sporting heroes is 24-year-old Cape Town surfski paddler Uli Hart, who this weekend in Durban will be hoping to pick up his sixth ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships singles medal in a row. The 2024 South African Surfski Champion comes into his first official senior World Champs […]
Hockly a good bet for World Champs
DURBAN – Team Euro Steel’s Saskia Hockly will be hoping her victory in the world’s oldest surfski race on Sunday will be the pre-cursor to even more glory at this weekend’s ICF Canoe Ocean Racing Word Championships – but she faces a much sterner test at the weekend. With the routes and days of the […]
Birkett & Lovemore battle to SA K2 title
CRADOCK (Eastern Cape) — The winners of the 2025 South African K2 titles at the Fish River Canoe Marathon over the weekend took vastly different routes to claim victory, with women’s winners Hilary Bruss and Bridgitte Hartley cruising home by almost 20 minutes, while Andy Birkett’s and Hamish Lovemore’s win was in doubt until just […]
Tight battle for men’s title
The 2025 South African K2 Championships being held in conjunction with the Fish River Canoe Marathon looks to have been whittled down to a two-horse race for the men, while it would take a dramatic incident to stop Bridgitte Hartley and Hilary Bruss from claiming the women’s title. The opening stage from Grassridge to Knutsford […]