McGregor makes it six out of six

Salt Rock’s Hank McGregor took his sixth back-to-back win and clinched the overall series title in the FNB Surfski Series in February.

The eight-time World Marathon Champ and Jeep Team paddler, McGregor took a firm grasp on the men’s title with his unbeaten run.

The annual FNB Surfski series is made up of 10 weekly races. Having missed the opening race of the 10-leg series, Hank won all six of the races he took part in, ultimately earning him the series title.

McGregor, who has won every major river race and Surfski race in South Africa – and many titles across the world – claimed his ninth Surfski Series title just 48 hours before starting the 2017 FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon.

After winning the final pre-Dusi seeding race – Campbell’s Farm to Dusi Bridge on January 29, McGregor secured the no. 1 seed start for the 2017 Dusi.

McGregor suffered a setback on day one when he snapped his paddle at Musson’s Weir less than an hour from the start. He finished the day in third with a time of 02:51:09 behind Andy Birkett (1st) and Sbonelo Khwela (2nd).

Day Two saw a strong finish from McGregor, crossing the line in second in 03:14:58 behind Andy Birkett (3:05:17).

Enduring the toughest Dusi conditions over three days, on the final day, McGregor finished fourth overall in an accumulated time of 09:09:29, behind Andy Birkett – 1st in 08:32:54, Sbonelo Khwela in 2nd in 08:56:23, and 3rd Thulani Mbanjwa in 09:04:28.

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