{"id":880,"date":"2019-03-06T07:22:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T07:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stanfordinfo.co.za\/blog\/?p=880"},"modified":"2019-03-06T07:32:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T07:32:40","slug":"stanford-river-festival-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stanfordinfo.co.za\/blog\/stanford-river-festival-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Stanford River Festival 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

One-hundred-and-six boats, one-hundred-and-thirty-something paddlers,
\neight sitters, two standers, one swimmer and a dog!<\/p>\n

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The annual Stanford River Festival took place in ideal conditions on
\nSaturday 2nd March on the beautiful Klein Rivier. The event is a mix of
\nserious racing and not-so-serious fun! It offers something exciting for
\nall levels of paddlers including those who just love plonking along in a
\nboat with friends and family!<\/p>\n

Line up at King Street for the start! A colourful spectacle of boats,
\njokes, laughing insults and a small measure of anxiety. The serious
\nracers are at the front, strategically looking for the best way off the
\nline. Just behind a jostle of anxious youngsters looking to be in on the
\naction and at the back the fancy dress party! The starter calls and the
\nrace is off – churning the still water into a tumble of waves out to
\ntopple the unwary.<\/p>\n

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From Stanford the river carries the paddlers out toward the lagoon. The
\nturn for the 15km route is just on the edge of the lagoon where the
\nsleepy water loses itself in the shallows and the flamingos, in unison,
\nignore the passing race. It takes about 36 minutes for the first
\npaddlers to reach the turn. At this point just over half of the 5km race
\nhas finished. Joshua Loubser [U14] came storming through in 23 minutes
\nand 1 second on a Ski chased home by Emma Privett [U12] in a Guppy.
\nThird across the line was Daniel Burls [U16] in a K1. First dog across
\nthe line, stylish bandanna ad all, was Gemma [U6] in a fine hand made
\nwooden kayak! Joshua, Emma, Daniel and Gemma are all from Stanford Canoe
\nClub.<\/p>\n

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The Wooden Boat Regatta at the The Stanford River Festival was a new
\nthing this year. Graceful, shining wooden hulls mingled with the dowdier
\nK1s and K2s bringing a touch of class to the river. Let’s hope we see
\nmore of them next year! Local builder Neil Eberhard took the prize for
\nbest presented wooden boat on display at the festival.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, with the 15km racers now racing back for the finish line the
\nfirst 10km paddlers were coming home. Rodger Duffett [M] was first back
\nin 54 minutes and 57 seconds. Racing to the finish, up-and-coming
\npaddlers Khanyisa Ngaxa [U14] and Sibongeleni Mzimba were second and
\nthird. The first five places in the 10km were all Stanford paddlers with
\nfourth and fifth going to Nonelela Mqalekane [U14] and Samkele Mgengo
\n[U14] respectively! Go Team!<\/p>\n

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One hour, seven minutes and thirty five seconds after starting out Lance
\nKing [S] from Milnerton Canoe club crossed the line to take first place
\nand the points for the Western Cape Canoe Union Presidents Trophy.
\nSecond place went to Luke Stowman [S] from Paarl and third to Ernest van
\nRiet [V] from University of Stellenbosch. The first lady home was
\nChristina Geromont from Milnerton Canoe Club [U23] in 1h23m46s closely
\nfollowed by Amy Duffett [U14] from Stanford. Third lady in the open
\ncategory was Lindi-May Harmsen [V] from Milnerton.<\/p>\n

Of the one-hundred-and-thrity-something paddlers about 35 paddled in the
\nunder 18 category! Our friendly rivals from the Paarl Developmont club
\nmade the journey from their home river – the Berg River – to join us on
\nthe Klein Rivier. In the Boys Junior class Matthew Privett [U16],
\nStanford, took line honours in 1h12m53s. Bevan Duffett [U18], Stanford,
\nwas second across the line and Eugon Williams [U16] from Paarl was
\nthird. The Girls race was a Stanford clean sweep with Amy Duffett [U14]
\nfirst and Neriyah Dill [U14] second.<\/p>\n

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Let’s not forget to count the Guppies! A special sprint race over 2km
\nwas held for the Guppies aged 8 to 12. Tia Hector from Paarl took this
\none from Emma Privett [Stanford]. The girls led the way in this one with
\nLucian from Paarl coming third! Well done to Jahkahyda [Paarl], Sibusiso
\n[Stanford], Whitney and AJ [Paarl] and Joshua, Boaz and Tristan from
\nStanford!<\/p>\n

And so, another river festival came and went! It was such a pleasure to
\nenjoy this very special place with all who came! A big thank-you to all
\nwho worked to make it happen especially for the support of the Grootbos
\nFoundation and Stanford Tourism! Funds raised at the event go toward
\nsupporting the Stanford Canoe Club Development Academy.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Author:\u00a0Rodger Duffett<\/p>\n

Images: Wilien van Zyl<\/p>\n

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