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As the clock counts down to the unique quartet of events that make up the FNB Drak Adventure Weekend in Underberg on 1 and 2 February, the event organisers have moved boldly to align themselves with the latest global guidelines for sustainability and environmentally-friendly event management practices. The guideline entitled Plastic Game Plan for Sport…

Now well established as one of the premiere multi-day canoe races in South Africa, the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB canoe marathon has become a robust event that pools resources of a wide variety of community organisations, each of which derives important income for their contributions. The labour-intensive registration process at the Underberg…

Following a tumultuous end to 2019, South African paddling king Hank McGregor will be at the 2020 N3TC Drak Challenge, presented by FNB, from 1-2 February but won’t be putting any pressure on himself to contest for the title. McGregor had a tough final three months of the year after he was diagnosed with shingles…

Spanish ace paddler Kiko Vega has confirmed plans to jet back to South Africa for the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB after an impressive top ten debut in 2019. The veteran blonde haired flyer is a former winner of the iconic Sella Descent in his home country, and has become fascinated by the…

Six-time champion Ant Stott will be back to race his eighteenth N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB on 1 and 2 February, saying that the iconic two-day outing on the Mzimkhulu River is a race that he places a high priority on. Stott showed his solid current form with a second place in the…

After storming through the field to finish fourth in last year’s N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB, Alan Houston says he is in better shape and wants to race onto the podium in 2020. The Mooi River raised 22 year-old was a distant ninth after the short, sharp first stage last year, racing on…

The two athletes who finished second in last year’s N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB, Stew Little and Jenna Ward, signalled their intentions of going one better in 2020 by winning the tough FastDrak race in tough, low water conditions. The race covers the famous Drak course in one day, with two portages, and…

Under 23 paddling star and Dusi K1 champion Christie Mackenzie is considering a trip to Underberg for the 2020 N3TC Drak Challenge, in partnership with FNB, but will have to do some juggling as her new academic year begins the week of the Southern Drakensberg classic from 1-2 February. The Varsity College student finished fourth…

20 year-old Underberg resident Stew Little makes little secret of his desire to one day win the prized N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB canoe marathon title, and wants to harness the pressure from his hometown supporters to help him get there. “I learnt to paddle on the Mzimkhulu. I love this river and…

Pop rock icons Prime Circle will headline the third FNB Drak Music Experience concert at the Underberg Country Club on Saturday 1 February 2020 with quirky indie rockers Desmond and the Tutus. Prime Circle have been popular hit-makers on the South African music scene since 2000, with seven studio albums that have gone gold or…