Connecting People through Sport
St Francis Sport aims to promote the greater St Francis as the prefered sporting destination to the benefit of all local businesses, to improve sporting facilities for all and to put money back into the community.
Our main projects for 2011 are:The building of a safe run/cycle track along St Francis Drive from the Marina Village to the... Read More
St Francis Sport realised the need for effective marketing of all events, whether it is a sporting event, a fundraiser for a charity organisation, some activity important for our tourists such as penguin releases or whales spotted in the Bay.
The town as outgrown the blackboard on the corner of St Francis Drive and Lyme Road South, and has... Read More
St Francis Sport has earmarked a few routes suitable for mountian biking, hiking and running through the nature reserves and along the coast line. St Francis Sport has worked together with FOSTER (Friends of the Nature Reserves) as well as the Department of Environmental Affairs to establish the best routes with the least impact on the... Read More
St Francis Sport earmarked the building of a run/walk path along St Francis Drive as one of two projects for 2011.
St Francis Drive is the only road linking the canals with the business centre and carries heavy traffic. There is no alternative for runners, cyclists, mothers with babies in push prams and little children on bicycles as... Read More
Well done to all cyclists who took part in the third St Francis Bay MTB Challenge on Sunday, 27 November. Out of the 505 cyclists who started the race, 483 finished! The final results can be found lower in the post. Some great photos taken by Mike Tagg, Sacha Park and Jane Arderne can be viewed on our Facebook page. 70 km Race The winner of the 70km race was Roger Pheiffer in a time of 2 hours 15 minutes. Second was Graham...
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The fourth annual Village Square SUPERSPAR Pam Golding Quadrathlon that was held on November 5 from the small boat harbour on the St Francis Bay canals proved that this event is here to stay on the annual St Francis Sport calendar, as 170 participants braved a gale force wind of up to 55km per hour giving the organizers no chance to consider cancelling! Athletes from Nico Malan High, Woodridge College and GLA as well as Stulting Primary, St...
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The second Enid Pretorius Properties Trail Walk and Run had 123 runners and walkers covering the perimeter of St Francis and Cape St Francis on August 9. A few unexpected drops of rain could not dampen the spirit of the walkers, and the runners appreciated the cool conditions in which they tackled this long but amazing event. Due to the high amount of rain that fell in the area since May the route had to be changed as some sections are...
Read MoreOn Saturday August 6, 2011 the annual Pam Golding St Francis Canal Canoe Challenge took place on three different routes through the canals. 41 paddlers took part in 26 canoes and for the first time a K3 was seen in a local race! Only juniors competed in the 3km race. The under 16 race was won by Roeltin Louw in 20:02, followed by Jason Carroll in second place. The under 12 race was won by Michael Birch (21:49) and second (first and...
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