THE LIEBENSBBERGVLEI RIVER RACE
Gauteng paddlers enjoy an annual opportunity to participate in a two day river race that takes place on the Liebensbergvlei river, between Reitz and Tweeling
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.A 30km section of river full of exciting corners with white water, bumpy wave train, and a few weirs and steep down hill rapids or wave trains to negotiate – past fields of hay, groups of donkeys, or cattle, through the farmlands in the area!
The water originates from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, and flows through a tunnel into the Ash river, in Clarens, then flows through Bethlethem and past Reitz/Tweeling/Frankfurt, to the Vaal river when the dam is low.
Peter Geach from Emmarentia Dam canoe club – Dabulamanzi Canoe Club, partnered in a K3 (3 man Kayak) with Kirsty Potts from his club, and invited Sylvia Nel to join them and enjoy the river!
They finished both days successfully finishing day 1 in a time of 2 hours 27 minutes, and day 2 in 2 hours 30 minutes, and finished the race as the 2nd “Mixed Double” (male and female combination), and as the 3rd Sub Master age category (over 45 but under 50 years)!