East London – The creme-de-la-creme of South African ocean paddling converges on East London (KuGompo City) this weekend with the SA Championships titles on the line at the Pete Marlin Surfski Race on Saturday and Sunday. The “Pete Marlin” attracts a strong field every year, aiming for one of the …
EAST LONDON – Nic Notten and Jade Wilson won the Pete Marlin Surfski Race from Yellow Sands to Orient Beach on Saturday, and with their respective wins claimed the 2026 South African Ocean Racing Championship titles. Notten, the 2021 World Champion and a three-time Pete Marlin winner, paddled a perfectly …
EAST LONDON – Jade Wilson made it two from two when she partnered Saskia Hockly to the S2 (doubles) title at the Pete Marlin Surfski Race on Sunday and collected her second SA Championship title for the weekend. East London’s Wilson and KZN’s Hockly were comfortable winners in the S2 …
The journey to the 2026 Pete Marlin Surfski Race and SA Champs – doubles and singles – has begun with entries now open for one of South Africa’s premier ocean races. The 2026 event will be held on October 31st and November 1st, with SA S1 Champs scheduled for the …
EAST LONDON – World-renowned marathon canoeist, Andy Birkett, proved to be double trouble for his rivals at the Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race weekend in East London as he won the SS2 race with Matt Fenn on Sunday to add to his singles victory on Saturday. Sunday’s 17km SS2 (double …
EAST LONDON – The Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race attracts paddlers from near and far, and that was reflected in the tight battles for the titles with Andy Birkett securing a popular home-town win while New Zealand’s Dani Richards squeezed home as the women’s champion on Saturday. Both races were …
