The fifth St Francis Sport Summer Series held between December 19, 2011  and January 1, 2012 provided the “healthy entertainment for all” as organisers St Francis Sport aim to do each year.  The series is gaining popularity and all the events showed a growth in the number of participants. Locals enjoyed the opportunity to compete against visiting cyclists, paddlers, swimmers and runners in 9 different events – some of them...

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...

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...

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...

On 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...

Baviaans Mega Mountain bike tour – 345km over days!  Explore the spectacular greater Baviaanskloof Wilderness area and Grootrivier Poort from the seat of your saddle. The Baviaanskloof lies between the Baviaanskloof Mountain Range in the north and the Kouga Mountains in the west.  This 192 000ha conservation area was awarded World Heritage Status a few years ago.  It is home to a wide variety of habitats and species –...