The South African Surfski Championships in Durban will have an extra edge with a bit of extra motivation for the top competitors.
The South African Surfski Championships in Durban will have an extra edge with a bit of extra motivation for the top competitors over an above national titles.
“It is also the second leg of the lucrative three-legged Euro Steel Surfski TRPL Crown which started with thein April in Cape Town and ends with the Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race in East London in November. The lack of wind predicted for Saturday has meant the organisers have swopped the order of racing to give the more important singles event better conditions. That means the S2 race will now be an out-and-back route from DUC on Saturday, and the S1 or singles race on Sunday will see paddlers going from DUC to Umdloti.
Their biggest challenges should come from Uli Hart and Matthew Fenn, or Kenny Rice and Nic Notten, while Ron Benjano and Mark Keeling are likely to be close.In the women’s race, there is once again a strong contingent. The flat conditions could make Saskia Hockly and Christie Mackenzie hard to beat, while the young canoeing junior World Champions Holly Smith and Georgia Singe, and Jenna Nisbet and Bridgitte Hartley are all sure to be prominent.
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