CRADOCK NEWS - The Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon gets underway in Cradock this Friday, 6 October, and the small town is ready for yet another bumper weekend of action both on and off the water.
The marathon is a two-day event taking place on the Fish River that covers a total distance of 81.8 kilometres from Grassridge Dam southward to Cradock.
The marathon first took place in 1982 with 77 competitors.
It was the brainchild of Cape paddler Dave Alexander and a local Department of Water Affairs engineer, Knut Olav "KO" Bang.
By 2000 competitor numbers had grown to a record 1564, placing the race among the world's five biggest canoe marathons.
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