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- 2022 Series dates confirmed
  24th Jun 2022Its happening! The popular Siyaphambili Open Ocean Surfski Challenge is back! Get your diaries out – Race One is 10 July, with two consecutive weeks of singles races, followed by two doubles racing Sunday mornings!...
- Relay race closes 2021 series
  17th Oct 2021HTML clipboard Surfski paddlers brought the ground-breaking Siyaphambili Surfski Series to an end with a competitive and spirited single and double ski format contest at the Indwe Risk Management Citadel Relay Race at the Point Waterfront on Sunday. Race One winner Gene Prato set the tone with a fast first lap on the 5,1km course set up along the Durban beachfront, with hardly any wind or swell to help the paddlers. He handed over to his double ski team mates Colin Simpkins and Luke Achmad who returned with the first all-double ski team crew of Brad Pearse and Julia McAlister right on their tail. Former surfski world champion Haley Nixon partnered Siyaphambili athlete Thubalithle Banda, part of a team with former Springbok wing Justin Swart and Lungelo Shange to finish third. Many of the Siyaphambili paddler were partnered with experienced Durban surfski regulars, showcasing their enthusiasm and strength and their rapidly developing surfski skills in the relay race. “Running this series has been an important part of the process of empowering the members of the Siyaphambili Club to administer their club and host events that provide a source of income for the club,” said club co-ordinator Jacqui Boyd. “The support from the Durban surfski community has been fantastic,” she added. “The regular involvement of the Geriatskis helps to teach the young paddlers important open ocean surfski skills, and today’s race where every Siyphambili paddler was included in one of the relay teams evidences that ongoing relationship. “It has been tough hosting this series in October when weather conditions are often unpredictable, but the core surfski community has supported the three races and given the club a boost in so many ways,” she concluded. SUMMARY OF RESULTSINDWE RISK SERVICES CITADEL RELAY RACEDouble/Double Teams1 Shaine McAlister/Bruce Pender-Smith, Brad Pearse/Julia McAlister 1.07.222 Hayley Nixon/Thubelihle Banda, Justin Swart/Lungelo Shange 1.08.523 Skye Prato/Don Gobey, Bruce Glenday/Richard Hogg 1.12.204 John Dimmick/Senzo Ncgobo. Greg Vogt/Mikaila Brown 1.13.505 Ian Marais/Craig McIntosh. Buckey Symons/ Keelyn Tucker 1.14.306 Steve Evans/Nigel Oxenham, Trevor Vernes/Jorg Wellinger 1.14.407 Menanteau Serfontein/Kwanele Mngoma. Lynn Combrink/Wandile Dube 1.16.218 Derek Hauptfleisch/Keigan Clarke, Gary Clarke/Karen Botha 1.24.11Single/Double Teams1 Gene Prato. Colin Simpkins/Luke Achmad 1.08.282 Grant Smith, Gavin Searle/Kwanele Banda 1.12.533 Duncan Cartwright, Charl Massyn/Lyn Bennett 1.15.504 David Aikins, Wally Bodin/Steven Taylor 1.16.075 Dave Fraser, Lwandile Gaza/Peter Manning 1.21.206 Craig Smith, Sean Mc Kenna/Neville Grunow 1.28.067 Terence Galloway, Leigh-Anne Fisher/Kay-Lyn Todd 1.38.55Single/Single Teams1 Gareth Miles, Gavin Botha 1.23.592 Paul Cormack, Jayden Jansen Van Rensburg 1.25.183 Brandon Jackson, Gary Bowler 1.29.324 Vanessa Mayhew, Tracey Nuss 1.30.055 Monique Boshoff, Lucy Markewicz 1.31.11...
- Relay Race format
  11th Oct 2021Race format 3 x 4km laps Team format: 2 x singles or 2 doubles or 1 x single and 1 x double 1st ski will do lap 1 2nd ski will do lap 2 Both skis will do lap 3 Ski 2 has to wait for ski 1 to go around the flag on the beach before they can start their lap. Ski 1 can only start the 3rd lap with ski 2 once ski 2 has run around the flag...
- Ussher/Taylor top double ski race
  10th Oct 2021For the second week running the Siyaphambili Surfski Series had to adapt to blustery October winds but the rejigged course for the Citadel Double Ski Race gave experienced and novice paddlers a taste of downwind pleasure followed by a tough paddle back into the wind. The south westerly gale peaking at 15 knots forced the organisers to set a two-lap sausage course inside Durban Bay aimed primarily at looking after the safety of the many novice paddlers that support the series. As a double ski format event, many seasoned paddlers opted to paddle with novice paddlers and give them a safe first experience in downwind ocean paddling conditions. With a number of big name paddlers away racing the Fish River Canoe Marathon in the Eastern Cape, local stalwarts Mark Ussher and Duane Taylor took full advantage to grab the overall line honours. Julia McAllister and Lyn Bennett mastered the heavy weather conditions well to take the women’s honours, while the short course line honours went the way of Debbie Gillet and Kate-Lynn Todd. The race started with a minute of silence for Dean Chiazzari, the popular Toti Canoe Club paddler who has spent many hours coaching and mentoring the young paddlers at the Siyaphambili Surf Ski Club. Chiazzari died of a suspected heart attack in Cradock on Friday. The three-race series concludes with the popular relay format race on Sunday 17 October. SUMMARY OF RESULTSCITADEL DOUBLE SKI RACELEG TWO OF THE SIYAPHAMBILI SURFSKI SERIESOverall1 Mark Ussher/Duane Taylor 1.02.302 Bruce Glenday/Richard Hogg 1.05.203 Duncan Cartwright/Charl Massyn 1.05.304 Joe Tereblanche 1.07.065 Skye Prato/Don Gobey 1.07.266 Trevor Vernes/Jorg Wellinger 1.07.397 Kwanele Banda/Keelyn Tucker 1.07.598 Billy Harker/Mikaila Brown 1.08.439 Steven Taylor/Dave Aikens 1.08.4610 Julia McAllister/Lyn Bennett 1.09.59 (1st women)11 Steve Evans/Nigel Oxenham 1.11.4112 Thubelihle Banda/Wandile Dube 1.11.5113 John Dimmick/Senzo Ngcobo 1.12.2314 Mark Lewin 1.13.4115 Ian Marais/Dave Fraser 1.13.4216 Anthony Scott/Lynn Combrink 1.14.3117 Brandon Jackson/Rob Drummond 1.15.0018 Paul Cormack/Jayden Jansen Van Rensburg 1.16.1219 Greg Vogt/Keegan Vogt 1.27.02 Short Course1 Debbie Gillet/Kate-Lynn Todd 42,032 Karin Botha/Gary Clarke 42,53 Lucy Markewicz/Tasnim Nabbie 44,114 Derek Hauptfleisch/Keigan Clarke 44,25 Craig Smith/Sean Mckenna 45,336 Stephen Law 46:00:007 David Douglas/Samuel Douglas 46,098 Gary Bowler/Catherine Hampton 48,279 Monique Boshoff/Joshua Olsen 48,4710 Tracey Nuss/Vanessa Mayhew 50,2911 Luke Ferreira/Hayden Lee/Fraser Williams 53,3312 Jacqui De Billot 56,5813 Terence Galloway/Leigh-Anne Fisher 57,3...
- Prato starts series with a bang
  3rd Oct 2021Regular Durban surfski pacesetter Gene Prato got the Siyaphambili Surfski Series started with an explosive victory in the Indwe Risk Services Singles race on Sunday.Prato cantered home almost three minutes ahead of second-placed Brendon waters on a course altered to suit the heavy weather conditions battering Durban on Sunday, keeping the paddlers in the shelter of Durban Bay for a multi-lapped course. HTML clipboard Regular Durban surfski pacesetter Gene Prato got the Siyaphambili Surfski Series started with an explosive victory in the Indwe Risk Services Singles race on Sunday. Prato cantered home almost three minutes ahead of second-placed Brendon Waters on a course altered to suit the heavy weather conditions battering Durban on Sunday, keeping the paddlers in the shelter of Durban Bay for a multi-lapped course. Siyaphambili club Under 16 star Lungelo Shange provided the new host club with the result to toast as he finished a solid sixth overall. Former surfski world champion Hayley Nixon, who is also a passionate trustee of the Siyaphambili project, made a statement about her return to her best racing form by winning the women’s title comfortably. In the short course race another Siyaphambili star hit the headlines when Kwanele Banda was first back to the finish at DUC two minutes clear of Mikaila Brown, who was also the first woman to finish the short course. The race was hosted and administered by the Siyaphambili Surfski club as part of the broad project to empower the youngsters from south of Durban with the skills needed to administer their club and succesfully host races. The three-race series moves onto the Citadel double ski race next Sunday, before concluding with the popular relay format race a week later.1 Gene Prato 0:53:54.782 Brendon Waters 0:56:30.823 Bryce Lawson 0:58:06.874 Bruce Pender-Smith 0:59:28.005 Michel De Rauville 0:59:58.266 Lungelo Shange 1:00:39.947 Grant Smith 1:00:51.598 Mark Ussher 1:00:55.309 Gavin Searle 1:01:02.6310 Mark Lewin 1:01:18.2611 Greg Vogt/Vanessa Mayhew 1:03:03.51Women1 Hayley Nixon 1:04:09.972 Tracey Nuss 1:11:18.053 Jacqui Boyd 1:12:46.334 Michelle Gregory 1:17:00.82Short Course1 Kwanele Banda 0:33:09.252 Mikaila Brown 0:35:45.923 Keelyn Tucker 0:37:57.084 Menanteau Serfontein 0:38:02.895 Jayden Jansen Van Rensburg 0:38:24.416 Luke Ferreira 0:38:50.177 Luke O’Connor 0:39:09.338 Terence Galloway/Leigh-Anne Fisher 0:40:04.329 Gary Bowler 0:40:21.1010 Sean McKenna 0:40:38.30Siyaphambili Surfski Series 2021Sunday 10 October – Citadel Doubles raceSunday 17 October – Relay race...
- Three race plan for 2021 series
  3rd Oct 2021The popular annual spring surfski series based at Durban Undersea Club gets under way on Sunday 3 October with three races on consecutive Sundays and a new identity as the thriving Siyaphambili Surf Ski Club takes charge of the series.Started as a development initiative to take Surfski paddling to within the reach of eager youngsters south of Durban, the paddlers have improved markedly in the past few years and this year celebrated Lungelo Shange’s selection to compete as part of the South African team to the Olympic Hopes regatta in the Czech Republic earlier this month.Coached by Mhlengi Mngadi and Toti Canoe Club coach Dean Chiazzari, the project has been the brainchild of the Durban Undersea Club and the Paddling Academy under the guidance of Jacqui Boyd, and the club is now formally registered with the KZN Canoe Union.With many of their paddlers starting to feature higher up the standings at regular surfski series races, Boyd says the series will give the men and women a chance to learn the skills needed to administer the club and run races.“They will run each race, right down to doing the required Covid check-ins and ensuring full compliance, all the safety checks and doing the lucky draws,” said Boyd.Based on the format successfully started in 2019, the series will shift it’s focus every week to concentrate attention on single skis, double skis and then team relay format racing.The races take best advantage of the prevailing weather conditions and wherever possible they take paddlers down to the open ocean off the Bluff from the race base at the Point.With the surfski season building towards the popular Dischem Pete Marlin race in East London at the end of October, the Durban surfski community is sure to turn up in numbers to support the trio of races on the first three weekends of October.Siyaphambili Surfski Series 2021Sunday 3 October – Indwe Risk Services Singles raceSunday 10 October – Citadel Doubles raceSunday 17 October – Relay race...
- 2021 dates confirmed!
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- Team event wraps up 2019 series
  28th Jul 2019The curtain came down on the well-supported Bay Union Open Ocean Surfski Challenge on Sunday morning with change the order of the day as the annual JD Sebenza BuildIt Geriatskis relay race was decided at the Durban Undersea Club. With paddlers getting the option of racing in one of three team options – two single skis, two double skis or a single and double ski team – the elite paddlers were spread across a variety of contests on the day. Gene Prato and Tyron Maher won the key single/single ski race, though they were predictably a minute slower than the double ski team winners Shaine McAlister/Marc Descoins and Dave Harker/Justin Swart. Prato and Maher were set to go toe-to-toe with Maher’s partner to victory in the recent Berg River Canoe Marathon Hamish Lovemore and his partner Jason Eckstrand, but that ended when Lovemore was forced to withdraw after injuring his arm in a freak deep water collision. That coming-together was as a result of some confusion over the location of the turning buoy on the first of four laps on the long course as paddler struggled to locate the buoy which was some distance further and closer inshore than expected. With Lovemore nursing a badly swollen forearm after the collision, that left the door ajar for Prato and Maher to race away to claim the prize, with Eckstrand opting to gallantly paddle the remainder of the team event on his own to hang onto second place. The potent combination of Stewart Little, Caitlin Mackenzie and Cameron Hudson took the honours in the single ski/double ski competition ahead of the team of Grant Smith, Nicholas Horn and Gavin Searle. The women’s race also proved to be an interesting outing for the pre-race favourites Jenna Ward and Kyeta Purchase. With their main focus being on their K2 challenge at the World Marathon Championships in China in October, the Sunday morning series has been a key part of their base training phase. “We wanted to get in twenty kilometres training today and we landed up getting 23,5 kilometres done, so that my marathon done for today,” said Purchase, as the race ended up being longer than advertised due to the confusion of the siting of the turning buoy. “It was more that we were expecting but in this training phase every mile counts,” she added. “Paddling in the sea just makes you fitter and stronger.” “It was such a fun format and to do a relay race like this to end the series was cool,” said Ward, as the Euro Steel duo once again ended up testing themselves against some of the elite men’s crews. “Kyeta and I got onto the water before the race and did ten kilometres, and when we realised the race was turning out to be longer than we expected, it was more than we bargained for but it was good training,” she added. The K2 partners will have to do battle against each other in the upcoming Bay Union King of the Bay next weekend and the Gara Dolphin Coast Challenge as both are single ski format races, before they turn their attention as a unit to the Hansa Fish in September that will decide the SA K2 titles. The short course honours fell to the double ski team of Alice Edward/Paige Horn and George Edward/William Pearse, while the SUP laurels went to the trio of Jaqueline Lecourt De Billot, Matthew Swemmer and Lande Williamson. SUMMARY OF RESULTS JD SEBENZA BUILDIT RELAY RACE 1 Shaine McAlister/Marc Descoins/Dave Harker/Justin Swart 1:36:15.00 2 Gene Prato/Tyron Maher 1:37:16.90 3 Gary Waud/James Tutton/Don Gobey/Skye Prato 1:38:01.44 4 Stewart Little/Caitlin Mackenzie/Cameron Hudson 1:38:20.42 5 Lyn Bennett/Quintus Van Der Merwe/Ian Walker/Jarryd Walker 1:39:03.47 6 Grant Smith/Nicholas Horn/Gavin Searle 1:39:24.52 7 Jason Ekstrand/Hamish Lovemore 1:39:28.68 8 Allan Hold/Geoff Thompson/David Aikins/Wally Bodin 1:41:15.34 9 Brendon Delport/Richard Lowe 1:42:11.24 10 Barry Lewin/Bradley Allen 1:42:53.66 11 Max Howard/Georgina Howard/Bryce Lawson 1:42:57.16 12 Colin Simpkins/Stretch Struwig 1:43:20.50 13 Gustav Kriese/Neil Evans 1:44:08.41 14 Charl Massyn/Vanessa Mayhew/Duncan Cartwright/Tracey Nuss 1:44:13.47 15 Joe Terblanche/Reynard Van Antwerpen 1:44:31.91 16 Jason Ward/Bryce Maher/Trevor Maher 1:45:32.21 17 Jenna Ward/Kyeta Purchase 1:47:02.87 18 Trevor Vernes/Jorg Wellinger/Derek Hauptfleisch/Joshua Hauptfleisch 1:48:50.34 19 Gavin Botha/Grant Fowlds 1:50:14.87 20 Terry Henebrey/Debbie Gillet/Michel De Rauville 1:51:24.15 21 Dave Fraser/Ted Waldburger/Lynn Combrink 1:51:57.15 22 Lungelo Shange/Brad Pearse 1:53:14.88 23 Jade Dundas-Starr/Emmi Wood/Gavin Dundas-Starr 1:54:24.05 24 Stuart Carter/Daryn Brown 1:54:59.50 25 Allan Lawrie/Clive Hockly 1:55:08.13 26 Jacqui Boyd/Louisa Van Staden/Wilma Deyzel/Debbie Lewis 1:55:16.92 27 Cara Waud/Amy Peckett/Shannon Parker-Dennison 1:58:09.06 28 David Button/Jacquie Button/Robert Strachan/Sally Strachan 1:58:21.66 29 John Dimmick/Pieter Botha 1:58:25.67 30 Sabina Lawrie/Saskia Hockly 1:59:04.95 31 Clint Lawson/Bruce Mcdonald Brian Goble 2:02:43.17 32 Mark Johnson/Russell Solomon/Jacqui Moynihan 2:07:33.21 33 Siobhan Sharp/Monique Boshoff 2:07:56.31 34 Thubelihle Banda/Senzo Ngcobo 2:11:13.33 35 Benjamin Maehler/Jonathan Maehler 2:12:25.73 SHORT COURSE 1 Alice Edward/Paige Horn/George Edward/William Pearse 1:19:03.44 2 Matthew Doyle/James Law/Matthew Petzer/Luke Achmad 1:21:44.18 3 Tamryn McKie/Carmel Billson/Byron McKie/Nikki Aitken 1:27:36.14 4 Ciarda Sharp/Brendan Sharp/Darren Stone 1:29:28.78 5 Stuart Roberts/Raymond Strover 1:35:32.46 6 Mhlengi Mngadi/Ethan Fuller 1:37:36.79 7 Peter Gilmore/Roy Carty 1:38:02.24 8 Graham Boys/William Trotter 1:39:41.65 9 Kwanele Banda/Kwanele Mngoma 1:42:00.04 10 Jeff Schaller/Diana Rietz 1:43:46.66 SUP 1 Jaqueline Lecourt De Billot/Matthew Swemmer/Lande Williamson 2:05:47.46 2 Jon Ivins/Niel Oets 2:12:28.87 3 Karisa Grace/Jeanne Grace 2:23:53.3...
- Maher and Van Der Walt impress
  21st Jul 2019Tyron Maher and Brandon Van Der Walt got their double ski partnership off to the best possible start by racing away to win the third leg of the Bay Union Open Ocean Surfski Challenge in Durban Bay on Sunday morning. With the Indian Ocean whipped up by the South-Westerly wind that battered Durban on Saturday, the organisers opted to stage the Geriatskis Double Ski Race in the bay and set a northerly out-and-back course from the race base at Point Undersea Club to Blue Lagoon and back. Maher, fresh from his win in the recent Berg River Canoe Marathon, struck a deal with last weeks race winner Van Der Walt to partner up for the double ski season leading towards the Dolphin Coast Challenge. “We took it easy in the beginning and just hung onto the diamond,” said Maher. “There were some good bumps left over from the big South Wester so we decided to put the hammer down after about three kilometres. “Hamish Lovemore and Hamish Mackenzie hung on for a little bit before we managed to open up a gap. Then we just had to concentrate on keeping a rhythm going,” said Maher. “We turned into the wind and then just ground our way back to the finish.” It was the first outing in a boat together and Van Der Walt was pleased with how the race went in the tricky, rough sea conditions. “We played it pretty much by ear from the start and then went out on our own,” said Van Der Walt. “Gene Prato and Oliver Burn upped the pace so we came over to them,” he said. With Maher steering the double ski, Van Der Walt said that his ability as the sea got rougher gave them a significant advantage. “Tyron (Maher) just started linking together the runs as the bumps got bigger. “We were able to keep the boat speed up which helps to catch those runs when they come. That was the secret to our success today,” said Van Der Walt. The women’s race saw Jenna Ward teaming up with Kyeta Purchase with the main challenge coming from world champ Hayley Nixon and Louisa van Staden and Sabina Lawrie and Saskia Hockley. Ward said that the race was an ideal opportunity for the duo to work on their training for the world marathon champions in China in October. “We felt today was a good chance to jump into a double and test ourselves against some of the men’s combinations,” said Ward. “It was a tough racing in the wind but luckily Kyeta (Purchase) was strong in the back and we were happy with it as a training session,” she added. “We had a good start which set us up and we were able to sit with some of the guys,” added Purchase. “Going there was fun in the runs and bumps but on the way back it was no fun at all going straight into the wind but I guess it is also just part of the training,” said Purchase. Cam Hudson showed little after effects of his 70km paddle at Shongweni Day on Mandela Day as he cantered home as the first single ski, followed by the irrepressible Billy Harker and Allan Lawrie. The short course, also raced on a northerly out-and-back lap to Pirates SLC and back was won by Teegan Hardwick and Alice Edward ahead of Carmel Billson and Tamryn Mckie, with Stuart Carter the first single ski home. Michael Klos was the first of seven SUP paddlers home. The final race of the Sunday morning series next week is the Geriastskis Team Relay Race offering the same options of a six kilometre short course and a twelve kilometre long course race. SUMMARY OF RESULTS GERIATSKIS DOUBLE SKI RACE 1 Tyron Maher/Brandon Van Der Walt 0:55:13.58 2 Hamish Lovemore/Hamish Mackenzie 0:56:11.49 3 Gene Prato/Oliver Burn 0:57:34.60 4 Brendon Delport/Richard Lowe 0:57:56.57 5 Shane Millward/Carl Folscher 0:59:17.10 6 Barry Lewin/Tracey Van Greunen 0:59:21.12 7 Alex Masina/Jarryd Walker 1:00:19.60 8 Sam Butcher/Matthew Millward 1:00:43.32 9 James Matthews/Rowan Matthews 1:01:13.81 10 Juan Maree/Craig Sparks 1:01:32.70 WOMEN 1 Jenna Ward/Kyeta Purchase 1:01:37.11 2 Hayley Nixon/Louisa Van Staden 1:04:53.95 3 Sabina Lawrie/Saskia Hockly 1:06:06.65 4 Siobhan Sharp/Monique Boshoff 1:18:52.89 SINGLES 1 Cameron Hudson 1:06:20.86 2 Billy Harker 1:11:02.68 3 Allan Lawrie 1:13:00.21 4 Daryn Brown 1:15:04.26 5 Jeremy Douglas 1:15:17.00 6 Guy Collyer 1:16:09.78 7 Shannon Parker-Dennison 1:24:30.08 8 Clive Hockly 1:24:39.41 SHORT COURSE 1 Teegan Hardwick/Alice Edward 0:45:43.03 2 Carmel Billson/Tamryn Mckie 0:46:58.70 3 Jody Taylor/Duane Taylor 0:47:39.94 4 James Law/Matthew Doyle 0:47:47.41 5 Stuart Carter 0:47:50.87 6 Pieter Botha/Ethan Fuller 0:47:54.23 7 Paul Scruby/Wandile Dube 0:47:57.90 8 John Dimmick/Senzo Ngcobo 0:48:05.63 9 Richard Cliff/Shane Misdorp 0:48:15.21 10 Joshua Hauptfleisch/Derek Hauptfleisch 0:48:45.25 SUP 1 Michael Klos 0:59:50.00 2 Matthew Swemmer 1:03:25.00 3 Jon Ivins 1:11:32.00 4 Mia Foster 1:13:57.00 5 Karisa Grace 1:21:27.00 6 Jeanne Grace 1:22:06.00 7 Lande Williamson 1:24:09.00...
- Vd Walt, Hartley claim Citadel spoils
  14th Jul 2019Brandon van der Walt grabbed his first win of the Bay Union Open Ocean Surfski Challenge on Sunday while on her birthday Bridgitte Hartley cemented her place on top of the women’s standings with a second win in the series. Racing a Westerly out-and-back course from the Durban Undersea Club, van der Walt powered away from last week’s runner-up Gene Prato, Tyrone Maher and Stew Little to claim his first win in the series, after finishing second to Hank McGregor last weekend. “The four of us at the front pushed the pace pretty much from the gun, as we were trying to work out which line to take and where the turn can would be,” said van der Walt. The leaders turned around a rubber duck that was hastily established as a turning point and then turned for the downwind return leg to Vetch’s Beach. “I was in front after two kilometres and got away and managed to keep it there all the way to the finish, but the pace was firing!” said the Maritzburg College schoolmaster. He added that he was looking forward to next weeks Geriatskis double-ski race as he will be paddling with Tyron Maher as part of their preparations for the Dolphin Coast Challenge. Master lee McGregor raced to an impressive sixth overall, Oscar Chalupsky making a welcome appearance in his old home town was ninth and Under 23 Marathon star Alex Masina wrapped up the top ten. In the women’s race Hartley led home a carbon-copy top three of the series opener women’s podium as she outlasted Jenna Ward and Kyeta Purchase in the rolling swells. “It was a tough race and I decided to go out hard from the start again and stay on some of the men’s waves,” said Hartley. “On the return leg I managed to catch quite a few runs and track from left to right, which helped me to take the win again,” the Euro Steel/Nelo athlete said. Jenna Ward was second in the women’s race ahead of Kyeta Purchase and visiting Australian Under 23 paddler Montannah Murray. Connor Botha was the first junior home and Lungelo Shange took the prize for the best development paddler. Hamish Mackenzie and Tayne Thompson shaded last weeks double ski winners Quinton Rutherfoord and Mark Perrow to take the doubles title, with Gavin Searle and Donna Winter taking the mixed doubles title. The third race of the Sunday morning series next week is the Geriastskis Doubles Race offering the same options of a six kilometre short course and a twelve kilometre long course race. SUMMARY OF RESULTS CITADEL RACE 1.Brandon van der Walt 48:23 2.Gene Prato 48:42 3.Tyron Maher 49:40 4.Herman Chalupsky 50:13 5.Lee McGregor 50:23 6.Stew Little 51:04 7.Oliver Burn 51:45 8.Brendon Delport 51:49 9.Oscar Chalupsky 52:21 10.Alex Masina 52:42 WOMEN 1.Bridgitte Hartley 52:48 2.Jenna Ward 55:57 3.Kyeta Purchase 56:00 4.Montannah Murray 58:41 5.Lyn Bennett 1:00:20 DOUBLES 1.Hamish Mackenzie/Tayne Thompson 47:54 2.Quinton Rutherford/Mark Perrow 48:42 3.Matt Millward/Shane Millward 50:00 4.Colin Simpkins/Joshua Simpkins 50:56 5.Gavin Searle/Donna Winter 51:59 SUP 1.Matt Swemmer 58:53 2.Jean Grace 1:17:40 SHORT COURSE 1.Murray Smith/Dylan Smith 44:33 2.Lungelo Shange 45:34 3.Dylan Riddle/Caleb Daly 46:27 4.Stuart Carter 47:07 5.James Law/Matthew Doyle 47:33...

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