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 …
EAST LONDON – Led by husband and wife Andy and Nix Birkett, the Eastern Cape Canoe Union and the Border Canoe Club in particular made a clean sweep of the doubles race and SA Championships at the Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race on Sunday. Andy and young partner Matt Fenn …
EAST LONDON – The South African ocean paddling community is set to once again make their annual pilgrimage to East London on the weekend of November 2-3 for the Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race, the country’s biggest surfski event. The downwind race off the East London coast has grown to …
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 – 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 – A strong field of world beaters – headlined by three recently crowned World Champions – will line-up to compete for the women’s title at the Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race in East London on Saturday and Sunday. Heading the field and defending her race title will be …
EAST LONDON – The Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race will see a huge showdown for bragging rights in the men’s event from a potent entry of all South Africa’s top paddlers, and an Australian interloper thrown in to add to some intrigue on November 2-3. The Pete Marlin is comfortably …
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 …
