Lighthouse Designs Ozzie Gladwin Canoe Marathon

Sunday 7 March 2021

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Well done to everyone that took part in yesterdays Well done to everyone that took part in yesterdays race! It was the penultimate leg of the @trudamylife @dusicanoemarathon Series, and interesting to see that his third place points were enough to vault @mikembanjwa above @hankmcgregor on the men's log! @bridgittehartley tops the women's log. Have a closer look at the log on the Dusi website. #ozziegladwin
Race results are up on our website www.ozziegladwi Race results are up on our website www.ozziegladwin.co.za now. Link is in our bio. Well done everyone! #ozziegladwin
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Entries have just closed! We have a BIG field of e Entries have just closed! We have a BIG field of eager paddlers entered. 10 batches, ten minutes apart, starting at 7:30. PLEASE comply with Covid-19 regs - mask up, sanitise and social-distance. Get there just before your batch and leave straight after your paddle. 10 cumecs min in the river!!! Yeah! L @designslighthouse #ozziegladwin
Confirmed! We are getting a minimum of ten cumecs Confirmed! We are getting a minimum of ten cumecs from Albert Falls courtesy of Umgeni Water for the race on Sunday!! Better get your entry in NOW! www.paddler.canoesa.com #ozziegladwin
With less than two weeks to go to the @trudamylife With less than two weeks to go to the @trudamylife @dusicanoemarathon , a huge field of eager paddlers will gather at Albert Falls Dam on Sunday for the @designslighthouse Ozzie Gladwin Canoe Marathon for arguably the best opportunity to gauge Dusi racing form after a year build-up moulded by lockdown restrictions on training and competition. The 26 km race starts with a lap on Albert Falls dam before a long Dusi style portage out of the Msinsi reserve and around the dam wall and down to the uMngeni River for a 21km river leg to the finish at Thornvale Farm. The race, which is traditionally one of the biggest one-day races on the national calendar, forms the penultimate leg of the MyLife Dusi Series and has attracted a K1 field loaded with Dusi podium contenders. Hank McGregor, who has won the last two editions of the Ozzie Gladwin, is itching to test himself against the likely men’s Dusi A batch hopefuls including Hamish Lovemore, who partnered him to their K2 win in the last Ozzie Gladwin in Euro Steel team colours. The MyLife team will be fronted by another former Ozzie winner Thulani Mbanjwa, Msawenkosi Mtolo and reigning Dusi K2 champion Khumbulani Nzimande. Bridgitte Hartley, who has been confirmed as the female paddler in the MyLife team for the Dusi will also be on the start line, along with a powerful elite women’s field that will include junior Saskia, Jenna Ward, who may opt to keep her cards close to her chest as she recovers from her ankle injury by opting to paddle in a K2 with her brother Jason. The race uses the regular water releases from Albert Falls to Nagle Dam, which is Durban’s principle water supply source, and assures the paddlers of good water levels on the uMngeni river. Much of the river section is easy, novice-friendly river, including obstacles like the Albert Falls weir, the Cascades and a series of fun rapids below the Wartberg road bridge covering the three kilometres into the finish at Thornvale Farm. The event will be fully compliant with the event protocols set out by Canoeing South Africa for its races, and paddlers will be expected to arrive just in time for their batch sta
Thanks to @quarves from @movewellza for the lucky Thanks to @quarves from @movewellza for the lucky draw prizes for the @designslighthouse @ozziegladwin dice this Thursday and race on Sunday. Reposted from @kwazulunatalcanoeclub
Thanks again to sponsors @dirtroad.outfitters for Thanks again to sponsors @dirtroad.outfitters for once again coming to the party with lucky draw prizes to the @designslighthouse @ozziegladwin Dice for Thursday night and for the Race on Sunday. These soft shell coolers will be a great prize to win for any paddler. Reposted from @kwazulunatalcanoeclub
Heads up Ozzie paddlers. Here is a full descriptio Heads up Ozzie paddlers. Here is a full description of the route. There is an important change to dam leg taking you past the start to a new portage at the dam wall. This is to keep crowding away from Bon Accorde Park. LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN OZZIE GLADWIN ROUTE DESCRIPTION (New Route) 1.Water start facing north (away from the dam wall), between the red buoy and the starter on the bank. 2. Paddle anticlockwise around the buoy and proceed towards the buoy in Clan Bay. 3.Turn anti-clockwise around the buoy in Clan Bay, paddle directly towards the next buoy in Kyalami Bay. 4.Turn anti-clockwise around the buoy in Kyalami Bay and paddle directly to the bouy on the point of the island. 5.Proceed clockwise around the buoy and paddle deep water past the start bouy, to the takeout next to the dam wall. 6.Follow the marked portage to the put-in at the picnic site and from there paddle the entire upper Umgeni stretch until the Wartburg Road bridge. (Remember after cascades stay right. Left of the gum trees is dangerous). 7.Immediately after the Wartburg Road bridge take out on the left bank and follow the marked portage to the marked put-in. (Tree Block) 8.Paddle to the finish. A marshal will be at John Deere Rapid. (There are three lines, the safest being on the far left). NB: Drivers and seconds are asked to exercise extreme caution at the Greytown Road and Wartburg Road Bridges. If you wish to view the race at either of these bridges, please ensure that you park well away from the bridges and off the road. There have been some very near disasters in the past! @dusicanoemarathon @kwazulunatalcanoeclub @kzn_canoeing @designslighthouse #OzzieGladwin
This Sunday's @designslighthouse Ozzie Gladwin is This Sunday's @designslighthouse Ozzie Gladwin is shaping up to be epic! Cool and overcast. Good water in the river. An ideal hit out ten days before the @trudamylife @dusicanoemarathon ! Get your entry in NOW via the link on the website. #OzzieGladwin
We are SUPER excited to announce that we have a lu We are SUPER excited to announce that we have a lucky draw for one special paddler at the Lighthouse Designs Ozzie Gladwin 2021 who will win a two night stay (bed and breakfast) at the stunning @anewhotels Hluhluwe - Valid for six months for two adults. Tag someone who would love to spend two amazing nights there!! And enter now if you have not done so yet! Links off our website! #ozziegladwin @designslighthouse
Great to see entries pouring in for the @designsli Great to see entries pouring in for the @designslighthouse Ozzie Gladwin 2021 - some seriously big names can been seen on the website Entries Received page - and a rare K3 entry! Get your entry in now - there are still a few of those awesome gifts for the early birds! Enter now! CSA Paddler portal or follow link off the website. #ozziegladwin
Rivers are full. Dams are spilling. Vibe for the r Rivers are full. Dams are spilling. Vibe for the racing this weekend is high! Get your entry in Now! https://paddler.canoesa.com/ #ozziegladwin @designslighthouse 📸 Graeme
REMINDER 🔈🔈 The 2021 Lighthouse Design Ozzi REMINDER 🔈🔈 The 2021 Lighthouse Design Ozzie Gladwin will start at 07:30 and not 08:30 as usual. This is to accommodate the smaller batches! #OzzieGladwin #MyLifeDusi #MyLifeDusiSeries
Next Sunday is the @designslighthouse Ozzie Gladwi Next Sunday is the @designslighthouse Ozzie Gladwin Canoe Marathon, and it always draws a big field. Novice friendly, and great MyLife @dusicanoemarathon training with a dam paddle, portage and a river sector with a bit of everything. Water? The biggest question. Fortunately this section of river is used to convey water from Albert Falls Dam to Nagle Dam, which is Durban's main water supply dam. KNCU's Water Liaison man Kevin Trodd is confident there will be good water for the race! #OzzieGladwin
With a packed weekend of #MyLife @dusicanoemaratho With a packed weekend of #MyLife @dusicanoemarathon races behind us, it's time to focus on the Lighthouse Designs Ozzie Gladwin 2021 on Sunday 7 March! Get your entry in early! The first 150 entries get either a race vest or tiedowns! #ozziegladwin Enter at https://paddler.canoesa.com/
Diaries it now! Sunday 7 March. Great water guaran Diaries it now! Sunday 7 March. Great water guaranteed and superb @dusicanoemarathon training ten days before the big race! Enter via CSA Paddler portal. #ozziegladwin2021
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