Nine Yards (20 Apr '12)

The new committee elected at the AGM contains many old and thankfully some new faces. Following our first meeting on the 10th April, there is a fair amount of enthusiasm to make things work better. I believe the state of the clubs finances was adequately covered in the Chairman’s Annual Report and the club will need to raise some cash to tackle some of the CAPEX and maintenance projects pencilled in for the year. We therefore call on you the members to support the committee in any fund raising initiatives that we embark on this year.

Job Shadowing for SCARC

SCARC launched a job shadowing program last year (2011) which for various reasons, had teething problems. Nevertheless, SCARC intends to continue to provide a platform for its members to grow through the exposure to various life situations.

High Altitude Surf Ski

Well the 2nd Annual Tony Rowney High Altitude Ski Champs was a great success. Congratulations to all the paddlers. Well done to the winners...who were seasoned high altitude paddlers used to the tough conditions. We exceeded our very optimistic target of 100 paddlers!!

Results are on the blog site. Downloadable: http://www.sapaddling.com/paddleblog/?p=12657, Viewable: http://www.sapaddling.com/paddleblog/?page_id=12171 We made some errors (like forgetting the trophy) but mostly we exceeded expectations and all this was thanks to generosity of spirit. So I am repeating the thanks.

CanoeConcepts MD Race

From Jennie: Refreshing! The mixed doubles championships race hosted by Dabulamanzi Canoe Club on the Liebensbergvlei between Reitz and Tweeling in the Orange Free State was extremely refreshing and enjoyable!! What a super idea to have the race on a different river for a change!

SA Canoe Polo Champs

From Ursula: Here are the results of the very successful SA Canoe Polo Championship. We will post the dates of the television coverage as soon as it becomes available, as well as the print media coverage. Some photos will be available on both our facebook page and website ~ see www.canoepolo.co.za The hard work finally paid off for Gauteng resulting in our teams winning their respective final games. (Men A, Ladies and Junior Men)

Dabs Dusi Results

Check out all the Dabs results at this years Unlimited Dusi