Tim Whitfield

CAPE TOWN – Two family crews are set to grab plenty of attention at Monday’s Prescient Freedom Paddle as Durban’s McGregor pairing and Cape Town’s Mocke duo headline a fascinating showdown in the race around Robben Island. Ocean Racing legends Hank McGregor and Dawid Mocke may both be deep into…

CAPE TOWN – As Cape Town's thriving ocean racing community prepares to honour the spirit of Freedom Day, the organisers of the Prescient Freedom Paddle once again express their gratitude for the partnerships that have helped the event become an iconic surfski race. In just eight years, the annual race…

Helplink – the AI-powered platform transforming South Africa’s informal economy is sponsoring four entrepreneurial paddlers from challenging backgrounds to take on the Prescient Freedom Paddle around Robben Island on 27 April 2026, aligning the endurance race with Freedom Day and the island’s powerful legacy of resilience. Held in Table Bay,…

CAPE TOWN – The Prescient Freedom Paddle on April 27 each year is more than an elite surfski race around Robben Island, it serves a far greater purpose of bringing life-changing surgeries to children while also supporting ocean conservation. Every stroke paddlers take on the iconic journey around the world-famous…

CAPE TOWN – Two-time World Ocean Racing Champion Kira Bester will have a new-found sense of self belief when she aims for her fourth win in the Prescient Freedom Paddle around Robben Island on April 27.The 2024 and 2025 World Ocean Racing Champion is literally and figuratively riding the crest…

CAPE TOWN – The intrigue is building for the 2026 Prescient Freedom Paddle on April 27, with the list of entrants growing as quickly as the speculation on race winners and partnerships.The annual Freedom Day race around Robben Island always attracts the cream of South African surfski paddlers and the…

CAPE TOWN – The ninth annual Prescient Freedom Paddle on April 27 will headline an exciting long weekend of surfski paddling in Cape Town that is sure to attract the country's top ocean racers, including a sprinkling of World Champions, for the race around Robben Island. With Freedom Day falling…

CAPE TOWN – The Peninsula pair of Nic Notten and Kenny Rice surged to a convincing victory in the South African SS2 Ocean Racing championship in the prestigious Prescient Freedom Challenge in a sun-bathed Table Bay on Sunday. Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk commandingly took home the women’s title…