Two-time 60km Sappi Karkloof Marathon winner, Jeannie Dreyer (partner of 2015 WPA winner Martin Dreyer) is looking forward to enjoying the region’s renowned trails as well as the chance to challenge for a rare third race crown when the 2016 Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival takes place at the Karkloof Country Club on 4 and 5 June.
After announcing her departure from Yachting Australia several months ago, Australian Sailing Team’s Cora Zillich official departure takes places this week.
Reflection on the World Paddle Awards as a concept and the value for paddlesports.
With a huge year ahead on the water, the 2017 World Paddle Awards promises to be one of the biggest yet and is sure to attract a star studded audience. The organisation is therefore very proud to announce Nelo Kayaks as the host of the third annual awards ceremony which will be held at Montebelo Aguieira Lake Resort & Spa, Portugal.
The Olympic Games is the biggest sporting event on the planet, where the best athletes from all over the world fight for glory. To recognise the achievements of our paddlesport athletes at this pinnacle, the World Paddle Awards will introduce four new award categories to its list, which will be presented once every four years.
At a gala dinner in Hillcrest on Sunday evening, South African paddling icons Hank McGregor and Bridgitte Hartley were named African Canoe Federation’s Men’s and Women’s Paddler of the Year for 2015, bringing down the curtain on the 2016 ICF Canoe Sprint African Championships held at Shongweni Dam this past weekend.
My experience at the World Paddle Awards event was a combination of reconnecting with old friends but also making new ones.
Rob van Bommel had a dream, and that dream was to create an international event that celebrated the most remarkable men and women from the world of competitive paddlesports, along with their extraordinary achievements.
Canoe Slalom great Richard Fox was on hand to host the second World Paddle Awards Ceremony earlier this month at Sant Pere de Ribes near Barcelona.
The 10-time world champion believes the second edition of the WPA was a success following its debut in Augsburg last year.
Inaugural Foundation award winner and member of WPA academy Katayoon Ashraf was bestowed with the honour of presenting Martin Dreyer with the Foundation Award at the World Paddle Awards Ceremony near Barcelona earlier this month.