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-===== Countrywide =====
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+===== Race Calendars =====
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+[[:races:race_calendars|Worldwide Race Calender Page]]
+  * [[https://www.bordercanoeclub.co.za/events/|Border Canoe Club Event Calendar]] (formatting on computer may be strange (designed for phone?) and you may need to use scroll bars quite a bit to see everything)
+  * [[http://www.canoesa.org.za/calendar/|Canoeing South Africa Event Calendar]]
+  * [[https://dabulamanzi.co.za/events/|Dabulamanzi Club Calendar]]
+  * [[http://www.kncu.co.za/Race_Info/jit_default_17.Race_Calender.html|KNCU (KwaZulu-Natal) Race Calendar]]
+  * …
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+===== Countrywide Important Race Related =====
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   * [[http://www.canoesa.org.za/portfolio/surfski/|Canoeing South Africa]] seems to be coordinating a fair amount of the surfski racing activity in conjunction with the Lifesaving clubs that originated many of the most venerable races in South Africa. Member [[https://paddler.canoesa.com/|website]]
   * **SA Surfski Championships**  probably best to look on [[https://www.canoesa.org.za/|Canoeing South Africa]] for requirements, location, dates, deadlines…
-      * July 13,14 2024 Durban [[https://www.canoesa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Surfski-Selection-Document-2024.pdf|Nomination Form PDF]]
+      * (The [[https://www.canoesa.org.za/|Canoeing South Africa website]] doesn't seem to have much in the way of a search function, but if nothing else you can probably find something in the [[https://www.canoesa.org.za/calendar/|event calendar]] (2025 champs - April 25 – 26, in Fish Hoek)) The WCCU Western Cape Canoe Union website has been giving us a phishing warning, so maybe it's not the best website to be visiting. You can get signup docs from Canoeing South Africa.
-  * **Euro Steel Triple Crown**** 2024**  [[https://youtu.be/tuD_d_xnmeU|promo video]]
+  * **Euro Steel Triple Crown**** **  [[https://www.eurosteel.co.za/category/event-news/|website]] (occasional news about these races) [[https://youtu.be/tuD_d_xnmeU|promo video]]
-      * [[http://freedompaddle.co.za/|Freedom Paddle]] April 27, 2024
+      * [[http://freedompaddle.co.za/|Freedom Paddle]]
-      * Durban Downwind/SA Ocean Racing Champs - [[https://duc.co.za/|Durban Undersea Club]] July 13-14, 2024
+      * **Durban Downwind/SA Ocean Racing Champs**  - [[https://duc.co.za/events/|Durban Undersea Club Events]]
-      * [[http://petemarlin.co.za/|Pete Marlin]] November 2024
+      * [[http://petemarlin.co.za/|Pete Marlin]]
+  * [[https://www.canoesa.org.za/canoeing/canoe-marathon/|Marathon Canoe Racing]]
   * [[:races:south_africa_self_timed|Self-Timed Races/Courses/Challenges]]
+  * …
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 ===== KwaZulu-Natal =====
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+**[[https://surfskisa.co.za/|Durban 2025 ICF World Champs]] 3 day Race Window Oct. 17-19 with 4 days of practice runs beforehand Oct. 13-16**
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+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
   * **Durban**
-      * **Will Host ICF Ocean Racing World Championship in 2025**
+      * [[https://www.freespiritsports.co.za/dareal2021.php|Da'Real Downwind Series]][[https://youtu.be/N1Ovo72ajnA|2019 video]]
+      * **DUC (Durban Undersea Club) & PWSC (Point Water Sports Club)**
+        * **Annual - Durban Downwind/SA Ocean Racing Champs**  -
+          * [[https://duc.co.za/events/|Durban Undersea Club Events]]
+          * [[https://pwsc.co.za/pwc-events/|Point Water Sports Club Events]]
+        *  [[https://surfskisa.co.za/|2025 ICF World Champs Race]]
+          * [[https://surfskisa.co.za/race-info/|Race Details]]
+          * [[https://youtu.be/zKI8zRV7MwU|Video Discussion of Race Course if North East Wind]]
+          * (Facebook) [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/icfcanoeoceanracingworldchampionshipsdurban2025|Race Related Announcements]]
+          * **Hosted by DUC **** and Point Water Sports Club**
+          * **If we have any information about securing a surfski for the race it will be ** [[:races:races#icf_world_champs|listed here]]
       *  [[https://marineseries.co.za/|Marine Surfski Series]]
         * [[https://www.facebook.com/SurfskiAfrica/|Facebook Page]]
         * [[https://www.youtube.com/user/MarineSeries/videos|Marine Series Youtube Videos]]
-      * [[https://www.freespiritsports.co.za/dareal2021.php|Da'Real Downwind Series]][[https://youtu.be/N1Ovo72ajnA|2019 video]]
       * [[https://pirateslifesaving.co.za/|Pirates LC Wall and Back Fall Race Series]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hVw63z5VwE|2019 video]]
       * [[https://www.facebook.com/S2BMARATHON2020/|Scottburgh Brighton]]
-  * **Richards Bay - Mtunzini ** [[https://zkc.co.za/|Mouth to Mouth]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWZMDChWOXU|2020 video]]
+  * **Richards Bay**
-  * **Ocean Festival Scottsburgh **includes [[https://www.oceanfestival.co.za/|Leatherback Rum Race]][[https://youtu.be/VoOYcZfRKec|2023 video]]
+      * **Durban to Richards Bay ** [[https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/local-paddlers-make-waves-in-epic-surfski-challenge/ar-AA1vrutY|Harbour to Harbour]] 160 km (new in 2024 with just 6 paddlers) [[https://youtu.be/J2xXSxw-9co|Barry Lewin video]]
+      * **Richards Bay ****- Mtunzini ** [[https://zkc.co.za/|Mouth to Mouth]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWZMDChWOXU|2020 video]]
+  * **Ocean Festival Scottburgh **includes [[https://www.oceanfestival.co.za/|Leatherback Rum Race]][[https://youtu.be/VoOYcZfRKec|2023 video]]
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-Scottburgh - Brighton Race</WRAP>
+Scottburgh - Brighton Race
+</WRAP>
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 ===== Eastern Cape =====
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   * **East London**
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 ===== Western Cape =====
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   * **Cape Town**
+      * [[https://www.facebook.com/CapeTownSurfski?ref=ts&fref=ts|Cape Town Surfski]] facebook group supporting surfski racing
       * [[https://www.facebook.com/CliftonBulldogSurfskiSeries/|Clifton Bulldog Series]]
       * [[https://www.facebook.com/DownWind-Dash-182024781879119/|Downwind Dash]] Race Series
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   * **Fish Hoek**
       * Friday Nighters - [[https://www.facebook.com/seadogpaddleseries/|"Seadog" Races]] February - March
-      *  [[http://cpc.fishhoeksurf.com/|Cape Point Challenge]]
+      * [[https://capepointchallenge.com/|Cape Point Challenge]] (**Witsand to Fishhoek **52 km)
         * [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuykg4We5c_DMjr6aXTnP8UqStycEsfQ8|Surfski.tv Video Playlist]]
       * …
-</WRAP>
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 ===== Race Videos =====
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   * **Marine Series**
       * [[https://www.youtube.com/user/MarineSeries/videos|Marine Series Youtube Videos]]
+  * **PE2EL**
+      * [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxNscapotWWaGNT6-SIADi2ju2u-fZrgd|Digital Emotion Films Playlist]]
   * **Pete Marlin**
       * [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuykg4We5c_BUD75uvfTrF2dqNQW_OaOE|Surfski.tv Youtube Playlist]]
+      * [[https://www.youtube.com/@worldsurfskileague7809/videos|"World Surfski League" Youtube Videos]] (actually only has videos about Pete Marlin Race)
   * [[https://www.youtube.com/@southafricasurfski/videos|South Africa Surf Ski Youtube Channel Videos]]
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