Dusi Canoe Marathon

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A veteran of the Dusi canoe marathon, Kevin Davie recalls the many bends in the river and the gladiatorial mind-set pilgrims need to survive it.

Here’s a paddler’s eye view of awaits participants

Defending champions Andy Birkett and Jason Graham won the final stage of the Unlimited Dusi canoe marathon on Saturday.

Martin Dreyer gave up competing in the Dusi to train youngsters — with spectacular results

You won’t find many elite sports events where the top two contenders sit side by side at the end of day one of the three-day competition.

The canoeing community has united to pay tribute to the "Dusi King" Graeme Pope-Ellis, who passed away on Thursday.

Veteran canoeist Graeme Pope-Ellis died in an accident on his farm in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday, the Dusi organising committee said on Friday.

<i>Kevin Davie</i> argues that canoeist Graeme Pope-Ellis is the country’s pre-eminent sportsman.

Take this strange event called the Dusi with all its complexities, complications and contradictions and analyse it.

Extremely hot conditions coupled with low water levels made day two challenging for most paddlers.

This week I set out to join an elite group of paddlers who leave Pietermaritzburg for Durban on the Dusi at 7.20am.

If Dusi paddlers say prayers to the weather gods the night before the event, the thing mentioned first is good water.

Whatever stories you’ve heard about the water level for the Dusi, the first thing paddlers do on arrival is check out the level for themselves.