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Preparations are well under way for the 26th edition of the N3TC Drak Challenge bin Underberg on 19 and 20 January, and it will once again form a leg of the International Canoe Federation’s World Series. During the winter the host club Canyon Kayak Club have been hard at work, cleaning up the river, continuing…

The fickle weather left the uMzimkulu River running very low, forcing the organisers to shorten day one of the 2018 N3T Drak Challenge, however Andy Birkett and Robyn Owen claimed the respective men’s and ladies spoils, on a day of drama and incidents that moulded the final overnight leaderboard. The racing was white hot off…

The 25th edition of the N3TC Drak Challenge will once again throw up an exciting showdown in both the women’s and the men’s races when the race gets under way on a testing low uMzimkhulu River on Saturday. The two-day rain-dependant race is the first of the years major races and despite the lack of…

0 – the number of compulsory portages on the race 1 – the number of international winners of the race – Max Hoff (Germany) in 2007 3 – the number of weirs on the race 3 – the number of times the race has been started at the Trout Hatcheries due to low water –…

A fascinating showdown in the foothills of the Southern Drakensberg is looming as a very strong field of female paddlers square off in what is likely to be a fascinating tussle for the vacant N3TC Drak Challenge women’s title this weekend. Seven times winner and defending champion Abby Solms won’t be taking part as she…

While Owen Hemmingway aims to extend his record for the most finishes in the N3TC Drak Challenge canoe marathon, there are four stalwarts aiming to join the elite quartet of paddlers to have completed the two-day, 70km outing twenty times or more. Two of the aspiring “Super Trouts” are East Griqualand locals in Greg Hitchins…

Brothers Alan and Andrew Houston and sisters Jordan and Cana Peek might be partners for the upcoming FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon in February, but come the N3TC Drak Challenge on 20 and 21 January they will be staunch adversaries on the uMzimkhulu River. “Drak is such a prestigious race in KZN, and my favourite K1…

Organisers of the N3TC Drak Challenge on 20 and 21 January have confirmed an innovative new scheme that will, for the first time, allow for a water release to supplement the level of the uMzimkhuklu River on the first stage of the race. The race is heavily dependent on rainfall in the days before the…

Ten time world champion Hank McGregor showed ominous signs of his best form on the weekend as he won his second title at the tough 60km FastDrak race in the build-up to the important N3TC Drak Challenge on 20 and 21 January. A relaxed and measured McGregor mastered the low uMzimkhulu River and the challenges…

Underberg – Hungarian canoeing ace Adrián Boros has added his name to the entry for the N3TC Drak Challenge on 20 and 21 January 2018, as he sets his sights on the full programme of major canoeing races in South Africa this summer. Boros, who was the K2 world champion with his team mate László…