{"id":174514,"date":"2018-03-09T10:10:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T08:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=174514"},"modified":"2018-03-09T15:47:17","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T13:47:17","slug":"paddling-waves-high-altitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/03\/09\/paddling-waves-high-altitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddling the waves at high altitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gauteng Surf Ski Championships takes place annually at Emmarentia Dam, and a few participants from Victoria Lake Canoe Club (VLC) took part this year.<\/p>\n<p>The event, hosted by Dabulamanzi Canoe Club, is the world\u2019s only high altitude surf ski championships, taking place at very high altitude hundreds of kilometres away from the coastline.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_174516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174516\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-174516\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/10-GCN-SPORT-SURF-MH1-Custom-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/10-GCN-SPORT-SURF-MH1-Custom-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/10-GCN-SPORT-SURF-MH1-Custom-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zach Zacharopoulos and Tim Baker enjoy the waves as the motor boat passes them during the recent Gauteng Surf Ski Championships.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The race is a lot of fun, with a festive atmosphere and the participation of stand up paddlers (SUPs) included.<\/p>\n<p>The official surf ski race was a 10km course, while the SUPs\u2019 course was shorter and informal, with a number of six-man crews on the large blow-up SUPs just having some surfing fun.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_174517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174517\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-174517\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/10-GCN-SPORT-SURF-MH2-Custom-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/10-GCN-SPORT-SURF-MH2-Custom-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/10-GCN-SPORT-SURF-MH2-Custom-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-174517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anton Nel (left, in the blue and white Hawaiian shirt) enjoyed the challenges in a single ski.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With bagpipes playing along the banks, and ducks scuttling to get out of the way of the waves, as well as a few blow-up sharks planted around the dam, and a number of paddlers tipping over when hit by the side from waves, the day was full of laughter and fun.<\/p>\n<p>VLC participants who enjoyed the fun, exciting challenge included Zach Zacharopoulos, who finished in 56 minutes as the fifth over-55 age group finisher.<\/p>\n<p>Anton Nel finished in 55 minutes and Nick Bradley finished in 56 minutes and 16 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173713\/local-paddler-makes-his-mark-at-dusi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Dusi finish for local paddler<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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