East London – The Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race takes on a double dose of added significance in 2023 when the country’s top ocean racing paddlers will be fighting for both S1 and S2 national titles in East London on November 4-5. Entries opened on Monday for the weekend of …
EAST LONDON – Nic Notten held off an Australian challenge to claim the men’s title at the Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race on Saturday, while Jade Wilson benefited from a navigation error from defending champion Kira Bester to claim a popular home-town win in the women’s race. Notten made full …
East London – SOUTH Africa’s top surfski paddlers can look forward to a healthy payday on November 4th and 5th when the Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race in East London pays out almost R140 000 in prize-money. The prize-money justifies the race’s South African Championship status, with the winner of …
East London – A stellar field of the country’s top off-shore paddlers headline a big entry for the annual Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race which takes place off the East London coastline on November 4-5. The weekend consists of a singles race on Saturday and a doubles race on Sunday. …
The dates for the 2025 Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race have been confirmed as 25-26 October, with registration on Friday 24 October. This date fits in perfectly with the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Durban on 17-19 October, and allows local and overseas visitors to enjoy a double …
East London – The Biogen Pete Marlin Sursfki Race in East London has become one of the country’s “most prestigious paddling events”, and once again on November 4-5 a big field packed with repeat entrants will line up for the two-day downwind extravaganza. Among the entrants are all 12 paddlers …
East London – Gauteng is not an area that springs to mind when thinking about offshore surfski paddling, but a strong contingent of inland paddlers will be making their annual trip to East London to take part in the Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race on November 4-5. One of the …
Andy Birkett and Nicky Notten ended the 2022 Dis-Chem Pete Marlin surfski weekend by reversing the double ski result of last year, as local Border paddlers featured in three of the top four crews come. Birkett and Notten pulled away from the defending champions Hank McGregor and Josh Fenn in …
Hank McGregor erased the memories of the nightmare of last year’s race by winning the Dis-Chem Pete Marlin singles title in a thrilling duel with new world champion Kenny Rice, while junior Saskia Hockly rocked the race by claiming the overall women’s honours. McGregor led Rice into the last turn …
East London – The weather conditions for the Dis-Chem Pete Marlin surfski weekend off the Border coastline look set to deliver optimal downwind paddling conditions for the huge field of paddlers converging on East London this weekend from every corner of the country. With a steady South Westerly wind forecast …
