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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The four South African paddlers who raced onto the podium at the World Surfski League Irish Coast Paddling Championships on the weekend have all confirmed their entries for the upcoming Dischem Pete Marlin Surfski Race in East London on 30 and 31 October, turning up the heat on an event …
We are so excited to be welcoming paddlers back to East London for the Dischem Pete Marlin on the last weekend in October! After last year the FOMO has been real, and we plan to make up for it. Everything will be safe and fully compliant, and we will work …
Within days of opening entries for the two-day Dischem Pete Marlin surfski race in East London on 30 and 31 October, the volume of entrants underscores the popularity of the race and the urgency in the paddling community to make up for the event that was cancelled under the lockdown …
