The word is out. The 2021 N3TC Drak Challenge will take place on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 January 2021.
After a miserable 2020 thanks to the Covid-19 lockdown we are confident that by the end of January we will be out of the Coronavirus woods and ready to get you back doing what you love – paddling on the uMzimkhulu!
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Andy Birkett claims Drak Challenge title record
Andy Birkett paddled to a runaway victory in the 2020 N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB and in the process became the sole holder of the record for the most number of titles in the Underberg classic. Going into the 27th edition of the two day 75 kilometre …
Birkett peerless on testing Mzimkhulu
Six times champion Andy Birkett turned in a low-water river marathon masterclass to take control of the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB by winning the 26km first stage by almost two minutes. The East Londoner started cautiously and had to pick his way through the frantic seeded …
Stars set to collide at Drak classic
Paddlers from around the world will join the cream of the country’s river marathon paddlers and a big field of canoeing enthusiasts in Underberg this weekend for the 27th edition of the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB canoe marathon, with the fickle weather the only joker in …
Giant-killer Ntondini makes late Drak call
Following his giant-killing third place performance at last year’s N3TC Drak Challenge presented by FNB Siseko Ntondini has made a last minute call that he will race the 2020 edition of the two-day Southern Drakensberg classic this weekend. Ntondini showed quality all-round river skills to finish on the podium …
Drak Adventure Weekend shows importance of event tourism
As the organisers of the events that make up the FNB Drak Adventure Weekend in Underberg from 1 to 2 February, local businesses say the weekend highlights the critical role that sports tourism plays to the regional economy. Last year the event brought around R2,2 million in direct investment …
Changing of the guard in Drak women’s race
The door is open for a new name to be inscribed on the Margi Oliver trophy for the women’s champion at the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB canoe marathon this weekend, as the stranglehold on the title held by Abby Solms comes to an end. Eight times …
Six times champ Andy Birkett shrugs off looming record
Six times champion Andy Birkett will return to Underberg as the hot favourite to retain his title at the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB canoe marathon, and in the process establish himself as the race’s most prolific winner. That doesn’t enter the mind of the laid back …
Four poised to join Drak Super Trout club
Four paddlers are poised to join the elite group of eleven who have completed twenty or more editions of the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB canoe marathon, earning them the title of ‘Super Trouts”. Kevin Middleton, Hugh Raw, Anthony van Tonder and Bruce Wenke have each finished …
