Langebaan Canoe Section at Westcoast Canoe Challenge
The annual Westcoast Canoe Challenge was held last Saturday on the Berg River.
The Start and Finish was at the Riviera Hotel just over the bridge, with a turnaround bouy for the 10k route, and up and past Kliphoek Resort for the 20k route.
21 paddlers from LYC took part with 18 boats on the water (3 doubles), with good results for the club.
Some of the top finishers were:
Angus Nel – 1st place in the 10k Mens Surfski
Rob Meintjies – 1st place in the 20k Mens surfski
Stef Louw – 2nd place in the 20k Mens surfski
Adrian Ceruti – 3rd place in the 20k Mens surfski
Helena Geromont – 2nd place in the 20k Ladies Vet
Isabella Hart – 3rd place in the 20k Ladies Vet
Dave and Caryn Warmerdam – 2nd place in the 20k surfski Doubles
Marc and Juanita Ambler – 3rd place in the 20k surfski Doubles