Glen Anil paddler out to continue scintillating form at Pete Marlin race
Most recently Michelle Burn powered her way to the KZN provincial championship title at the Petrefuel Dolphin Coast Challenge, underscoring that she is in the form of her life going into the highly coveted Pete Marlin in October.
HAVING won every major title she’s entered this year, provincial, national and world surfski champion Michelle Burn has confirmed that she will be in East London for this year’s Dischem Pete Marlin Surfski Race from 30-31 October.
Most recently Burn powered her way to the KZN provincial championship title at the Petrefuel Dolphin Coast Challenge, underscoring that she is in the form of her life going into the highly coveted Pete Marlin in October.
Despite the form, Burn’s fellow title hopefuls should be concerned given that Burn is very excited for the 2021 edition of the race after 2020’s edition was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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“It’s most definitely one of my favourite races on the calendar,” Burn said. “I have paddled in the race so many times and love the travel down to East London and the vibe at the race is always incredible. I am really looking forward to this year’s race given what happened last year and I feel comfortable racing there.”
Burn has won the Border classic twice in the last three editions which shows how impressive she can be in those conditions.
“It definitely feels like you are paddling in South Coast conditions and I am comfortable with the distance as well as the sea conditions with its parallel direction to the coast so it’s something that I am used to. The venue is so central for paddlers from all over the country so I think we will have another really strong field this year which will make the racing that much more exciting,” she added.
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