The 2019 edition of the Berg River Canoe Marathon is set to have a distinctly youthful feel to it with a number of young stars putting their hands up to take on the four day epic from Paarl to the West Coast fishing town of Velddrif from three to six July. While the Berg always attracts a core of hardened[…]
The race for the team title at the Berg River Canoe Marathon from 3 to 6 July has been shaken up by news that defending champions Graeme Solomon and his Hungarian partner Adrián Boros have been confirmed for the tough four-day race from Paarl to the West Coast fishing town of Velddrif. The evergreen Solomon was elated to win the[…]
As another cold front soaks the Cape winelands, organisers of the Berg River Canoe Marathon from 3 to 6 July have confirmed that good paddleable water can be assured and the clearing of alien vegetation is well advanced. “After a number of years of a very low river and impassable sections this year promises to be very different,” says race[…]
