Lowveld Canoe Club remains a force to be reckoned with
Wihan Venter and Craig Lewis from Nelspruit travelled to Gauteng to participate at the Gauteng Canoe Union trials securing their selection to the provinces team to participate at the SA K2 River Championships on the same river in November.
The East Rand Kayak club recently hosted a 33km race on the Vaal River from the Dam Wall near Deneysville to Three Rivers.
The long tough hard slog on the mostly flat water of the Vaal river which always feels sluggish normally has head winds, but the weather was perfect in mid September, for the paddlers trying out their doubles championships for the SA K2 River Championships race which will be on this river in November, and hoping for selection to the GCU team to represent the province at the event. The SA K2 River Championships event will take place from the Dam Wall to Parys on the weekend of November 2 and 3.
The river race was also a great opportunity to iron out partnerships for the Hansa Fish River Marathon in the Eastern Cape town of Cradock, as it was the last Gauteng based river race before the 80km wild white water event.
The few interesting and challenging rapids on the Vaal river sorted out the good combinations from the swimmers in short thrift while surprised fishermen looked up in interest as nearly 100 boats ploughed through their local fishing spots and friendly residents waved from their patio’s!
Wihan Venter and Craig Lewis from Nelspruit travelled to Gauteng to participate at the Gauteng Canoe Union trials securing their selection to the provinces team to participate at the SA K2 River Championships on the same river in November, by finishing as the first Sub Veteran age group (35+) in a time of 2 hours 45 minutes as the 14th double to finish the race.
