Río Negro: 1st stage

First stage for the Río Negro regatta is over, from Senillosa to Neuquén, and the main favourites, Nestor Pinta and Martín Mozzicafredo, have already set their first stone for a new victory by leading the race with a 2h.06'18" paddle (for 48 km., which talks about the stream strength), but not easily, just 4 secondas ahead of their main rivals, current K1 champion Fernando Percaz and his partner Maximiliano Soto. Third K2 at the finish line was the one from local paddlers Pascual Orellana and Guillermo di Renzo, 2'39" behind the leading group.

Varsity College Marine Surfski Series to start January 13th.

The southafrican summer is right now in frenzy activity, most of all the year after year raising surfski passion. One of the upcoming events are the Varsity College Marine Surfski Series, 10 surfski races to be at Durban bay almost every Friday evening from January to March. Under Hansa sponsorship and having the Lifesavers Club a new building since 2010, the competition has grown quickly and this years' entries are supposed to stablish a new record.

There are two distance courses: 4 km. for younger categories (the last of the series are going to be SA School Surfski Champs) and 8 km. for the main categories, were first line paddlers like...

Río Negro regatta (II)

Only two days left por the start of the Río Negro regatta in Argentina and the entries are finally closed, as it is the wallpaper (by these lines). Tomorrow Friday 6th, boats measures and weights will be checked and the teams meeting at Neuquén will end the countdown to this 2012 edition.

Final entries consist of 188 paddlers on 112 boats. The main favourites, Néstor Pinta and martín Mozzicafredo, will have their rivals in K2s like those from Great Britain (Wright and Jones), the urugayans Scalesi brothers or current K1 champion Fernando Percaz and his partner Maximiliano Soto, without forgetting some...

Flash news: Federico Vega not at start list for Río Negro

We just got confirmation that Federico "Kiko" Vega had finally cancelled his trip to Argentina and he won't be next Saturday on the race for starting 2012 leading the ICF World Classic Marathon Series. Let's see who's taking the 100 points for the K1 winner of this race and is on the lead at least until second World Series race in mid February, the Dusi Unlimited.

Río Negro starts on Saturday 7th

Next Saturday starts in Argentina the 2012 regatta of Río Negro, one of the most mythical races in the international calendar. With seven days of competition btetween Senillosa (Neuquén) y Viedma, its lenght and toughness have made it a place to stay among the big challenges for every long distance paddler.

The race will start next Satruday January 7th with a first stage of 48 km. from Senillosa to Neuquén. From that point, another six days (only Tuesday 10th as a rest) will make the whole way down to Viedma, with a total distance of 307 km.

This year, the organization has planned also compulsory portages, which will make the competition much more attractive and closed to the spectators, but even tougher for the paddlers.