Andy Birkett and Nicky Notten played a last minute master card to come from behind to win the Fish River Canoe Marathon on Saturday from Jasper Mocké and visiting French international Cyrille Carré. Mocké and Carré were the first to negotiate the big Cradock Weir twenty minutes from the end Read more…
The organisers of the Fish River Canoe Marathon have confirmed the deaths of two participants on the first stage of the race on Friday. 53 year old Pretoria paddler Axel Marggraf died after falling out of his K3 canoe in Soutpansdrift rapid, while 31 year old Amanzimtoti resident Dean Chiazzari Read more…
The 46km first stage of the 39th edition of the Fish River Canoe Marathon ended with both the men’s and women’s favourites finishing together, setting up a thrilling final stage of the iconic race on Saturday that is also deciding the SA K2 River Championships. After taking an early lead Read more…
The appetite for the 2021 Fish River Canoe Marathon is evident in the stacked entry list of potential race winners for this year’s South African K2 River Marathon Championships starting on Friday at Grassridge Dam. After the event was cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic the canoeing fraternity Read more…
After an extended search for a paddling partner for the 2021 Fish River Canoe Marathon, defending K2 champion Jasper Mocké has roped in French marathon ace and former Fish runner-up Cyrille Carre for this year’s race starting on Friday. Carre has recently represented France at the ICF Canoe Marathon World Read more…
When the seeded women’s K2 batch gets under way on the first day of the Fish River Canoe Marathon on Friday morning 8 October, the title contenders will be keeping a close eye on the new crew of Jordan Peek and Pippa McGregor, who have vowed to take on the Read more…
After years of challenging for the Fish River Canoe Marathon title, the Louw brothers of Greg and Ryan have decided for the social approach in 2021 as they rope in Greg’s wife Cathy for a K3 expedition from 8-9 October. The Cradock born and raised brothers are members of an Read more…
Two-time defending K2 champion Jenna Ward will team up with the young and exciting Under 18 star Saskia Hockly for the 2021 Fish River Canoe Marathon from 8-9 October following a whirlwind return from Romania. The pair will fight it out for the K2 title at the ICF Canoe Marathon Read more…
Multiple Fish River Canoe Marathon winner Hank McGregor and his partner Hamish Lovemore will be in a race against time to get to this year’s race from 8-9 October after they return from the Marathon World Championships in Romania. The pair will be representing South Africa in the men’s K2 Read more…
Bridgitte Hartley and Christie Mackenzie have confirmed their entry for the Fish River Canoe Marathon on 8 and 9 October, excited to take their form from the world marathon championships in Romania the week before into the race. Hartley and Mackenzie were the dominant women’s crew on the final stage, Read more…