Races in South Africa

South Africans don't seem to shy away from races with crunching shore break or marathon distances (like the PE2EL).

Race Calendars

Border Canoe Club Event Calendar (formatting on computer may be strange (designed for phone?) and you may need to use scroll bars quite a bit to see everything)
Canoeing South Africa Event Calendar
Dabulamanzi Club Calendar
KNCU (KwaZulu-Natal) Race Calendar
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Canoeing South Africa seems to be coordinating a fair amount of the surfski racing activity in conjunction with the Lifesaving clubs that originated many of the most venerable races in South Africa. Member website
SA Surfski Championships probably best to look on Canoeing South Africa for requirements, location, dates, deadlines…
- (The Canoeing South Africa website doesn't seem to have much in the way of a search function, but if nothing else you can probably find something in the event calendar (2025 champs - April 25 – 26, in Fish Hoek)) The WCCU Western Cape Canoe Union website has been giving us a phishing warning, so maybe it's not the best website to be visiting. You can get signup docs from Canoeing South Africa.
Euro Steel Triple Crown website (occasional news about these races) promo video
- Freedom Paddle
- Durban Downwind/SA Ocean Racing Champs - Durban Undersea Club Events
- Pete Marlin
Marathon Canoe Racing
Self-Timed Races/Courses/Challenges
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Durban 2025 ICF World Champs 3 day Race Window Oct. 17-19 with 4 days of practice runs beforehand Oct. 13-16

Durban
- Da'Real Downwind Series 2019 video
- DUC (Durban Undersea Club) & PWSC (Point Water Sports Club)
  - Annual - Durban Downwind/SA Ocean Racing Champs -
    - Durban Undersea Club Events
    - Point Water Sports Club Events
  - 2025 ICF World Champs Race
    - Race Details
    - Video Discussion of Race Course if North East Wind
    - (Facebook) Race Related Announcements
    - Hosted by DUC and Point Water Sports Club
    - If we have any information about securing a surfski for the race it will be listed here
- Marine Surfski Series
  - Facebook Page
  - Marine Series Youtube Videos
- Pirates LC Wall and Back Fall Race Series 2019 video
- Scottburgh Brighton
Richards Bay
- Durban to Richards Bay Harbour to Harbour 160 km (new in 2024 with just 6 paddlers) Barry Lewin video
- Richards Bay - Mtunzini Mouth to Mouth, 2020 video
Ocean Festival Scottburgh includes Leatherback Rum Race 2023 video
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2021 Scottburgh - Brighton Race

East London
- Border Canoe Club Events
  - Pete Marlin
  - PE2EL 250 km race Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) to East London

Cape Town
- Cape Town Surfski facebook group supporting surfski racing
- Clifton Bulldog Series
- Downwind Dash Race Series
- West Coast Express (past website shutdown in 2020 - will come back?)
- Robben Island
  - Freedom Paddle 2022 race video
Fish Hoek
- Friday Nighters - "Seadog" Races February - March
- Cape Point Challenge (Witsand to Fishhoek 52 km)
  - Surfski.tv Video Playlist
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Pete Marlin Race, photo from race website photo gallery

Doubles Racing in South Africa

Photo: Scott Cummins Facebook