The Pete Marlin Surfski Race was held in East London, South Africa, on 31 October and 1 November 2026. It doubled as the 2026 South African Ocean Racing Championships. Saturday was the singles race (S1), Sunday the doubles race (S2).
Singles (S1), Saturday 31 October
Yellow Sands to Orient Beach. The wind was against the paddlers and the runs were hard to catch. Nic Notten and Jade Wilson won the South African titles.
Men
| Place |
Name |
Club |
Time |
| 1 |
Nicholas Notten |
Dabulamanzi Canoe Club |
1:29:21 |
| 2 |
Kenneth Rice |
Peninsula Canoe Club |
1:29:40 |
| 3 |
Hank Mcgregor |
Dolphin Coast Paddlers |
1:29:59 |
| 4 |
Matthew Fenn |
Border Canoe Club |
1:31:45 |
| 5 |
Joshua Fenn |
Border Canoe Club |
1:32:03 |
| 6 |
Levi Mayes |
Fish Hoek Beach Sports Club |
1:32:12 |
| 7 |
Ian Black |
Peninsula Canoe Club |
1:35:06 |
| 8 |
Matthew Rory Coetzer |
Peninsula Canoe Club |
1:35:36 |
| 9 |
Andy Birkett |
St Francis Paddling Club |
1:37:12 |
| 10 |
Luke Jean Le Roux |
Peninsula Canoe Club |
1:37:25 |
Women
| Place |
Name |
Club |
Time |
| 1 |
Jade Wilson |
Peninsula Canoe Club |
1:46:50 |
| 2 |
Nix Birkett |
St Francis Paddling Club |
1:48:29 |
| 3 |
Chloe Bunnett |
International |
1:49:06 |
| 4 |
Saskia Hockly |
Dolphin Coast Paddlers |
1:53:04 |
| 5 |
Holly Shirley Smith |
Peninsula Canoe Club |
1:57:10 |
| 6 |
Angie Austin |
Peninsula Canoe Club |
1:58:29 |
| 7 |
Mikaila Brown |
Kingfisher Canoe Club |
2:00:56 |
| 8 |
Kirstin Scott |
Blue Water Canoe Club |
2:01:20 |
| 9 |
Mila Watson |
Strand Surf Lifesaving Club |
2:04:04 |
| 10 |
Kerry Louw |
Blue Water Canoe Club |
2:06:37 |
Doubles (S2), Sunday 1 November
22 km from Orient Beach to Yellow Sands, in good downwind conditions. Jade Wilson won her second South African title of the weekend.
Men
| Place |
Paddlers |
Clubs |
Time |
| 1 |
Joshua Fenn / Uli Hart |
Border Canoe Club / Peninsula Canoe Club |
1:14:17 |
| 2 |
Luke Jean Le Roux / Matthew Rory Coetzer |
Peninsula Canoe Club |
1:15:07 |
| 3 |
Matthew Fenn / Andy Birkett |
Border Canoe Club / St Francis Paddling Club |
1:15:23 |
| 4 |
Ryley Michael Smith / Matthew Coetzer |
Peninsula Canoe Club / Blue Water Canoe Club |
1:15:34 |
| 5 |
Kenneth Rice / Nicholas Notten |
Peninsula Canoe Club / Dabulamanzi Canoe Club |
1:17:13 |
| 6 |
Tyde Malherbe / Phillip Smith |
Border Canoe Club / St Francis Paddling Club |
1:17:48 |
| 7 |
Davey Brand / Jonny Lucas |
Fish Hoek Beach Sports Club / Peninsula Canoe Club |
1:19:23 |
| 8 |
Armand van Niekerk / Stefaans Erlank |
Strand Surf Lifesaving Club |
1:23:33 |
| 9 |
Zoog Haynes / Jacques Theron |
Dolphin Coast Paddlers / Midmar Canoe Club |
1:24:19 |
| 10 |
Zack Swart / Daniel Rawlins |
Strand Surf Lifesaving Club |
1:25:13 |
Women
| Place |
Paddlers |
Clubs |
Time |
| 1 |
Jade Wilson / Saskia Hockly |
Peninsula Canoe Club / Dolphin Coast Paddlers |
1:27:22 |
| 2 |
Chloe Bunnett / Sienna Gous |
International / Eastern Cape Virtual Club |
1:35:52 |
| 3 |
Mikaila Brown / Madison Alberts |
Kingfisher Canoe Club / Pirates |
1:40:42 |
| 4 |
Kirstin Scott / Janine Linder |
Blue Water Canoe Club |
1:44:55 |
| 5 |
Sharon Armstrong / Lena Kraus |
Durban Undersea Club / International |
1:45:27 |
Mixed
| Place |
Paddlers |
Clubs |
Time |
| 1 |
Levi Mayes / Holly Shirley Smith |
Fish Hoek Beach Sports Club / Peninsula Canoe Club |
1:20:07 |
| 2 |
Liam Stephenson / Madison Fourie |
Blue Water Canoe Club |
1:29:06 |
| 3 |
Connan Gates / Angie Austin |
Fish Hoek Beach Sports Club / Peninsula Canoe Club |
1:31:47 |
| 4 |
Reef Funston / Catrin Schmidt |
Fish Hoek Beach Sports Club / International |
1:31:48 |
| 5 |
Madison Malherbe / Zachery Preyser |
Border Canoe Club / Fish Hoek Beach Sports Club |
1:34:20 |
Top places only. Unofficial summary compiled by RaceCraft from the sources below. For the full official results, see the organiser's results pages.
Sources
