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2018-01-10

Women's surf ski field wide open for South African series

[canoeicf] With arguably the strongest ladies field ever, the 2018 FNB Surfski Series will see the cream of the South Africa's women ocean racers go head-to-head over the exciting ten race series starting on Friday, 12 January at Marine Surf Lifesaving Club. With two consecutive titles in the past two years,... >>

2017-11-19

Hill shows he is king of the ocean racing waves

[canoeicf] Australia’s Cory Hill has tamed wild race conditions in Hong Kong to successfully defend his ICF Ocean Racing World title, holding off a late challenge from South Africa’s canoe marathon world champion, Hank McGregor . Hill took the lead early, and once again proved he is the master of the big... >>

2017-11-18

Chilled Hill happy to hover under the radar

[canoeicf] Australia’s Cory Hill has a reputation on the ocean racing scene as a pretty laid-back character, an image that is well deserved. It’s become a bit of a secret weapon for the South Australian-born paddler, lulling unsuspecting opponents into believing he doesn’t really care, before delivering a... >>

2017-11-18

Nixon makes most of ocean race that became a marathon

[canoeicf] South Africa’s Hayley Nixon has broken through to become the third ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Champion in as many races, mastering the flat conditions in Hong Kong to storm to an impressive title. Nixon took the lead after the first turn and never looked back, firstly beating back the challenge... >>

2017-11-17

Eray waits on the wind in quest for third World Championship medal

[canoeicf] Michele Eray can still remember in minute detail how she snatched the inaugural ICF Ocean Racing women’s world title back in Portugal in 2013. She can give a blow-by-blow description of how the race unfolded, who passed her, who she passed, and the mistakes her opponents made that opened the door... >>

2017-11-17

World champions hoping for tough conditions in Hong Kong

[canoeicf] Defending World Champion Teneale Hatton and her 2013 predecessor, Michele Eray , look set to get their wish of strong winds for Saturday’s ICF Ocean Racing World Championships in Hong Kong. New Zealand’s Hatton and USA’s Eray both believe strong winds and choppy conditions will give them the... >>

2017-11-17

Hatton plans to use disappointment to lift her to world title

[canoeicf] It’s not just because she is the defending world champion that New Zealand’s Teneale Hatton wants to do well at this weekend’s 2017 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in Hong Kong. She also feels she has a point to prove, after missing New Zealand selection for the 2016 Rio Olympics in... >>

2017-11-16

Scene set for first Ocean Racing World titles in Asia

[canoeicf] The first edition of the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships to be held in Asia has drawn more than 400 athletes from 33 countries to Hong Kong, with the powerful South African team already identified as the early favourites. The third edition of the World Championships will be contested on... >>

2017-11-15

South Africa the team to beat at 2017 Ocean Racing World Championships

[canoeicf] The South Africa surfski team that has been selected for the ICF Ocean Racing World Championships is a strong one, aiming to dominate the medal positions in both the men's and women's showdowns in Hong Kong this weekend. The team is looking to improve on its last showing at the international ocean... >>

2017-11-08

Lodge elected chair of ICF Athletes Committee

[canoeicf] British paracanoeist Tim Lodge has been elected Chair of the new International Canoe Federation Athlete Committee. Lodge was elected by his fellow committee members to take on the role, taking over from Danish sprint and marathon paddler Henriette Engel Hansen , who was in the position for two... >>