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…
After the successful KZN Mixed Doubles Champs on the weekend, the N3TC Drak Challenge has added a team event to its race options, allowing paddlers to enter as two K1 craft, and enjoy the popular two-day outing on the uMzimkhulu through Underberg on 20 and 21 January. Initiated in 2016, the Mixed Doubles Champs organised…
The fun-loving sport fanatics who make up The Cows have set their sights on the N3TC Drak Challenge canoe marathon in the Southern Drakensberg on 20 and 21 January, aiming to add momentum to their national fundraiser for the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation. After launching a ‘Paddling Herd’ at the Fish Marathon in October, The…
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the popular N3TC Drak Challenge Canoe Marathon on 20 and 21 January has been taken to a new level by the introduction of the FNB Drak Music Experience concert on the Saturday afternoon headlining the hugely popular local singer songwriter Matthew Mole. The concert is designed to integrate the large community…
The stakes in the women’s race of the N3TC Drak Challenge canoe marathon on 20 and 21 January have been raised by the news that top Dutch river racer Eef Haase has entered the event. With seven times winner Abby Solms out of action with her first child due in the New Year, the door…
Four-time champion Andy Birkett has committed himself to returning to the N3TC Drak Challenge on 20 and 21 January, motivated more by his deep love for racing on the uMzimkhulu River rather than a record setting fifth back-to-back win. The 26 year old from Pietermaritzburg, who finished second in the senior men’s K1 race at…
The popular two-day 62 kilometre N3TC Drak Challenge Canoe Marathon celebrates its 25th anniversary this year on 20 and 21 January, with the event now well established in the trio of South Africa’s best supported canoe races. Entries for the 2018 race opened this week and look certain to attract another field of close to…
Andy Birkett scooped his fourth N3TC Drak Challenge title as he out sprinted the reigning world champion Hank McGregor at the end of a riveting 65km canoe marathon that also entrenched Abby Solms as the race’s most successful paddler when she won her seventh women’s title. From the first stage start at Castleburn in the…
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