The 2022 edition of the two day Dis-Chem Pete Marlin Surfski Race will take place in East London on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 November, with the added weight of hosting the Eastern Cape surfski title deciders this year. Started in its current format in 2010, the weekend of downwind …
Hank McGregor erased the memory of his nightmarish accident right at the end of the singles race on Saturday by teaming up with local star Josh Fenn to win the doubles race at the Dis-Chem Pete Marlin Surfski Race on Sunday. Raced over nineteen kilometres from Glen Eden to Nahoon …
Both newly crowned surfski world champions Nicky Notten and Michelle Burn retained their titles at the Dis-Chem Pete Marlin on Saturday on a day of high drama. Capetonian Notten was first to the finish at Yellow Sands at the end of the 22km single ski title decider, repeating his 2019 …
The record field of surfski paddlers that has entered the Dischem Pete Marlin this weekend is in for a treat as wind and weather conditions look set to line up perfectly to allow the organisers to stage two days of excellent and varied paddling off the Border coastline. The race …
The race for the men’s title at the Dischem Pete Marlin Surfski classic in East London on the weekend took a new turn with the late entry for double former winner Matt Bouman. The evergreen Umhlanga ace, who won the Pete Marlin in 2011 and again in 2017, slipped in …
When the batching for the singles race at the Dischem Pete Marlin on the weekend of 30 and 31 October was released on Thursday, it confirmed the remarkable recovery from injury of East London-based paddler Nikki Birkett. Birkett badly cut the fingers of her left hand in a swim at …
As the entries continue to stream into the Dischem Pete Marlin surfski race HQ, the elite end of the field lining up to be one of the most competitive ever as paddlers prepare for their title challenges over the weekend of 30-31 October. The race is traditionally one of the …
2018 DisChem Pete Marlin Surfski Race champion Jasper Mocké will return in 2021 hoping to regain his singles title against what is expected to be a stacked field of paddlers for the race set to take place over the weekend of 30-31 October. Mocké teamed up with Frenchman Cyrille Carré …
Former age group surfski world champion Jenna Nisbet’s challenge at the 2021 Dischem Pete Marlin surfski race nearly didn’t happen but she has vowed to be back in East London for the two-day event from 30-31 October. Nisbet is currently in Romania preparing for her K1 and K2 races at …
East London – With a month to go and already a record field of surfski paddlers entered, East London paddlers are excited to welcome the visitors from every corner of the country to the iconic Dischem Pete Marlin weekend of races on 30 and 31 October. Andy Birkett, who is …
