After producing the standout performance of the 2016 N3TC Drak Challenge, Owen Gandar is keen to repeat or even better, his 2016 third place effort when the two day canoe marathon takes place on the uMzimkulu River in the Southern Drakensberg on 21 and 22 January. While not quite being in the same shape as
Having withdrawn from the 2016 N3TC Drak Challenge with illness halfway through, 2012 champion Hank McGregor feels that a different approach to the race is in order as he prepares to take on the 2017 river marathon season after a successful period in his surfski when the popular Drakensberg showdown takes place from 21-22 January.
Murray Starr sounded an early warning shot ahead of the N3TC Drak Challenge by winning the tough FastDrak ultramarathon that covers the entire two-day Drak Challenge route in one paddle. The cheerful Stellenbosch University paddler took full advantage of the excellent water conditions to canter home six minutes clear of the on-form Maritzburg College schoolboy
2016 runner-up Jenna Ward will be hoping that two weeks in Thailand shortly before the 2017 N3TC Drak Challenge canoe marathon will help more than hinder her performance at the two day contest that takes place on the uMzimkhulu River in the Southern Drakensberg on 21 and 22 January. While Ward’s Euro Steel team mate
When the field set off for the start of the KZN Mixed Doubles champs on the uMzimkhulu River on Sunday there were a few raised eyebrows, as triple N3TC Drak Challenge champion, Len Jenkins arrived at the start venue of Swartberg Road bridge. The Durban based racer had completed the 26 kilometre trip through the
With the N3TC Drak Challenge just weeks away, and the influx of holiday makers leading to a significant increase on recreational users of the uMzimkhulu River, the local marshalls club has completed a river rescue refresher course to enable them to best deal with any crisis that might emerge. The N3TC Drak Challenge is ably
Pietermaritzburg ace paddler Abby Solms will become the most successful paddler of all time at the competitive and popular N3TC Drak Challenge Canoe Marathon on 21 and 22 January if she completes her seventh win in the women’s race in 2017. The 27 year old Team Euro Steel star has five back-to-back wins in the
Despite some destructive storms, many of the dams and rivers in KwaZulu-Natal are still desperately low as the region struggles with the aftermath of the La Niña drought, forcing many canoeists to look to the mountain waters of the Mzimkhulu for their training for the upcoming N3TC Drak Challenge and the FNB Dusi Canoe
The organisers of the N3TC Drak Challenge Canoe Marathon in Underberg on 21 and 22 January have shifted the race headquarters from the Underberg School to the Underberg Country Club on the outskirts of the town to offer more space and new opportunities to participants of the popular event. “We are continually looking at ways
Triple N3TC Drak Challenge defending champion Andy Birkett has vowed to be back on the start line aiming to complete a fourth win in a row at the popular and highly competitive 72km two-day Southern Drakensberg-based race on 21 and 22 January. The Pietermaritzburg-based Euro Steel star is working his way back to top form
