Thesen Island
Basking in the calm water of the Knysna Estuary, Thesen Island has always played a central role in Knysna‘s history.
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SUP
Gravity SUP Challenge 2013
The Gravity SUP Challenge on Saturday 17 August introduces a SUP event with a choice of 2 race distances at this year’s Gravity Adventure Festival.
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Gravity Adventure Festival 2013
The Gravity Adventure Festival — South Africa’s Original Adventure Festival — takes place on the weekend of the 16 August 2013.
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Around the Island 2013
I completed the Around the Island 2012 as part of my training for IronMan. It’s a great open-water swim — even though I found the back section with the kelp a little unnerving! This year the event is being presented as part of a weekend of watersport in Langebaan.
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Knysna Lagoon Challenge 2013
The Knysna Lagoon Challenge is part of the annual Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival and will take place at the Knysna Yacht Club on Sunday 30th June, 2013. This is a flat water canoe race across the Knysna Lagoon to the Knysna Heads. There are four race categories: the main race is a K1 race, but K2’s and surfskis are also welcome to enter.
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Sea Dog Surfski Time-trial series 2012/2013 continues
The Sea Dog Paddle Series is held every Friday at 18h00 at Fish Hoek Beach at the Fish Hoek Lifesaving Club. The motley crew that pitch up on the beach each Friday adhere to the tag-line “Never Cancelled”. This was how I got back into paddling in 2012 in preparation for Totalsports Challenge 2013.
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DownWind Dash
The DownWind Dash is held on Wednesday’s, and is a paddle from Milnerton Lighthouse to Big Bay Blouberg in downwind conditions (when Cape Town’s prevailing summer South Easter is blowing). Mastering downwind paddling seems to be the aspect of the sport that paddlers seem to aspire to, and it certainly is not as easy as you might think it would be. The reward when getting it right is a thrilling ride which will keep any ocean-lover coming back for more!
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The Knysna Big 5 2013
I have run the Knysna Half and the Knysna Marathon, but this year I have gone big and entered the Knysna Big 5 Sport Challenge! The Challenge is now in it’s 4th year. Whilst each event has it’s own organiser, the Big 5 Challenge is organised by Magnetic South, and entry is through them.
