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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…

CAPE TOWN – Nic Notten led home a Peninsula Canoe Club 1-2-3 to claim the South African SS1 Ocean Racing Championship title in flat conditions in False Bay on Friday. In a case of total home-course dominance, Notten and Kira Bester emerged from the event as the new men's and…

CAPE TOWN – Uli Hart will be looking to make use of his home-town advantage when he defends his South African SS1 (single surfski) Ocean Racing title in Fish Hoek on Friday – but there is more than "just" national titles on the line in a race that has some…

CAPE TOWN – The Prescient Freedom Paddle on Sunday (April 27) is more than just a surfski race around Robben Island on Freedom Day – it is also a platform where paddlers become change makers, and every kilometre carries meaning. Now in its eighth year, the 27km ocean race will…

CAPE TOWN – The entry list for the 2025 Prescient Freedom Paddle on April 27 offers a glimpse into an exciting future for women's paddling in South Africa, with current world champions headlining a strong field of up-and-coming young stars and some experienced old hands. Heading the lineup is current…

CAPE TOWN – The 2025 Prescient Freedom Paddle on April 27 will be the culmination of a big weekend of racing for the country's top surfski paddlers with a strong men's field reflecting the event's importance and also highlighting the strength of South African ocean racing in general. This year's…