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Cape Town - With just a few days to go until the 2023 Prescient Freedom Paddle, entrants are preparing for their public-holiday journey around Robben Island with three things top of mind: the weather on Thursday, April 27; preparing their equipment for the 27km or 10km paddle; and getting their…

Cape Town – As the 2023 Prescient Freedom Paddle edges closer, the partnerships are taking shape and one of the women’s crews to watch will be the veteran/youngster crew of Michelle Burn and Saskia Hockly.The Durban-based pair have decided to team up for the 27km shoot-out from Oceana Power Boat…

As the April 27 race date approaches for the Prescient Freedom Paddle surfski race around Robben Island, the organisers are once again thankful for the valuable support of their sponsors. The Freedom Day-event's title sponsor, Prescient, has helped the event grow into one of the country's major padding events, and…

In its relatively short history, the Prescient Freedom Paddle has become one of South Africa’s major paddling races, attracting the elite of South African surfski paddling, but the iconic race around Robben Island also has a little brother that has created a fanatical following from outside the hardcore “racing” community.The…

As the South African ocean paddling community sets its sights on the annual Prescient Freedom Paddle around Robben Island on April 27, the organising team are still celebrating the recent achievements of one of the event’s driving forces, Richard Kohler.Kohler recently made history by becoming the first person to kayak…

Entries are now open for the 2023 Prescient Freedom Paddle, the annual 27-kilometre ocean-racing event on April 27 that celebrates South Africa's Freedom Day with a paddle around the iconic Robben Island.After five editions of the Freedom Day event, it has become the ocean paddling and rowing communities' annual celebration…

The crew of Andy Birkett and Nicky Notten pulled off a staggering victory at the Prescient Freedom Paddle surfski race around Robben Island on Freedom Day on Wednesday, upstaging defending champions Hank McGregor and Josh Fenn in a thrilling sprint to the finish. The pair, who recently won the Fish River…

Cape Town - A mouth-watering clash of the surfski titans will provide an appropriate highlight on Freedom Day as the Prescient Freedom Paddle circumnavigation of Robben Island gets underway with one of the strongest fields assembled for a surfski race anywhere in the world this year. The out-and-back race from…

After testing positive for Covid-19 on Monday, defending Prescient Freedom Paddle champion Candice Murray will be hoping that she is fit and strong enough to defend her women’s doubles title with Kira Bester next Wednesday, 27 April.Murray, who trains with Bester with the Orca Squad in Cape Town, has been…

As the entry for the Prescient Freedom Paddle surfski race around Robben Island on 27 April passes 300 paddlers, the iconic event provides a platform for people from all walks of life to engage with Nelson Mandela’s legacy, backed by the race’s loyal sponsors. Prescient enters a third year in…