Stew Little signalled his intent to occupy a spot on the overall podium at the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB on 19 and 20 January by winning the FastDrak on Sunday in tough, low river conditions. The Underberg-based Euro Steel athlete raced much of the 42km race on his own and powered away…
Eleven times world champion Hank McGregor has made no bones about the fact that he wants to win the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB on 19 and 20 January 2019, and phoned his friend and defending champ Andy Birkett to warn him that he wants to reclaim the Drak title he last won…
Paddlers entering the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB will have the option of entering in a team following confirmation from the race organisers that they will retain the format that was introduced as an experiment last year. The concept is largely social and allows two paddlers to enter as a team and opt…
Olympic medallist Bridgitte Hartley has set her sights on adding the women’s title at the N3TC Drak Challenge, in partnership with FNB, to her CV, as her foothold on the domestic river marathon scene strengthens after a successful 2018 season. She impressed winning the recent Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon in Cradock, making her the…
With the arrival of the first big rains of the summer, confirmation has come that the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB will host the provincial and national singles river canoeing championship title deciders for 2019 on 19 and 20 January. As one of the premiere K1 races in South Africa the two-day race…
As paddlers continue to enter the 26th edition of the popular N3TC Drak Challenge canoe marathon in partnership with FNB on 19 and 20 January, tribute is being paid to the two locals who pioneered the paddle down the section of the Umzimkhulu River that now hosts the popular two day race. While the accessible…
Athletes and their families in Underberg for the FNB Drak Adventure Weekend are in for a musical treat on Saturday afternoon 19 January, following the announcement of a stellar line-up for the second FNB Drak Music Experience at the Underberg Country Club. The concert pulls together athletes and their seconders and families in the Southern…
Underberg local paddler Stew Little has been turning heads with his meteoric rise at the start of the summer canoeing season and now wants to deliver a top result at his local major, the N3TC Drak Challenge in partnership with FNB on 19 and 20 January 2019. The 19 year old Varsity College/Euro steel paddler…
With entries for the N3TC Drak Challenge canoe marathon, in partnership with FNB, starting to arrive at the race office, paddlers are eyeing the arrival of the summer rains that herald the start of what has become known as “Drak Season” in the Southern Drakensberg. The organising club, Canyon Kayak Club, has expanded the events…
As canoeists return to the uMzimkhulu River that runs through Underberg after the onset of the summer rains they will notice several important changes resulting from the ongoing ecological drive to manage problems facing the river ecosystem. During the winter when the river runs very low, tree fellers have been hard at work in the…
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