Overnight leaders Andy Birkett and Abby Solms were in a league of their own throughout the second stage of the 2016 N3TC Drak Challenge as they completed the successful defence of their men’s and women’s titles. In a day that saw then men’s top ten shaken up dramatically when second placed Hank McGregor was…
Despite the region being in the grips of a severe drought, a week of rains left the Mzimkulu River at an excellent medium level for the 2016 N3TC Drak Challenge that got underway on Saturday with two-time defending champion Andy Birkett gaining the slightest of advantages while “Drak Queen” Abby Solms demolishing the ladies field…
An air of mystery and intrigue hangs over the N3TC Drak Challenge that takes place on the uMzimkhulu River outside the Southern Drakensberg town of Underberg this Saturday and Sunday as forecasts of thunderstorms, capable of replicating the drama of 2013 when the river level changed from low to flooded overnight, contrast the current drought…
Czech Republic paddling star Jakub Adam will add a distinct international flavour to the N3TC Drak Challenge Canoe Marathon this weekend, which also serves as the first leg of the International Canoe Federation’s Classic Series. The 29 year old Czech hero is no stranger to South African rivers having taken on a number of FNB…
With a big field expected for the N3TC Drak Challenge Canoe Marathon in the Drakensberg this weekend, the memory and legacy of a legendary paddler will be commemorated by the presentation of the Alick Rennie Fellowship Award. Rennie was a much loved and respected river paddler who represented South Africa at the Barcelona Olympics in…
Six times N3TC Drak Challenge champion Ant Stott is relishing a return to the Mzimklhulu River on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 January, sizing up his sixteenth Drak medal on the race he rates so highly. Stott’s name has been noticeably absent from the results sheet over the last two years, following a reign on…
The organisers of the weekend’s N3TC Drak Challenge have given the green light for the popular paddling race to go ahead as scheduled on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 January, ending months of speculation about the water level in the uMzimkhulu River that has been hard hit by drought. Following a thunderstorm high in the…
While the big field of paddlers tackles the popular two-day N3TC Drak Challenge Canoe Marathon on 23 and 24 January, they will be supporting a ramped up campaign with the race backers to try and rid the Mzimkulu Valley of alien invader plant species, and, in particular, the water-intensive Black Wattle. Every paddler that enters…
2015 N3TC Drak Challenge runner-up Lance Kime is thrilled by the recent news of the uMzimkhulu River finally filling ahead of the Southern Drakensberg’s popular two day canoe marathon on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 January with the Euro Steel star relishing the challenge of another strong elite men’s field.
A perfectly placed Drakensberg downpour has dramatically eased the pressure on the organisers of the N3TC Drak Challenge on 23 and 24 January after months of dismally low water levels in the uMzimkhulu due to the ravages of the El Niño fueled drought that is gripping the country. With ten days to go to the…
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