They say it takes a Village to raise a child.  It also takes a village to organise a successful event - the 2013 St Francis MTB Challenge, one of the most scenic in theEastern Cape, as 80km participant Dr Andre van den Berg said:  “We live in paradise, we just don’t know it.” This team effort resulted in an event that was described by Cycling SA’s Louis Rosseauw as “a great success, and I can’t see why this...

The annual Rezco Asset Management Summer Series in St Francis was a huge success in perfect weather, held between between Monday 17 December and Thursday 3 January 2013.  Events were held at various venues in St Francis Bay and Cape St Francis to include the entire community in the series. All podium finishers in the under 12, under 17 and open category, male and female, individual or teams received Rezco Asset Management medals, and...

One of only two sunny days of the week belonged to the third Enid Pretorius Properties Trail Walk & Run, which took place on Women’s Day, August 9. Continuous rain over the last few weeks made various areas inaccessible, and the unspoilt beauty of Mostertshoek had to be replaced by the tranquility of St Francis Field, resulting in a slightly shorted distance, only 20km. The event kicked off at 09:00 when 106 runners and walkers...

The annual Pam Golding Canals Winter Challenge is planned for Saturday 28 July. The usual route for the mid-winter race, through the safety of the St Francis canals, will be followed. Two distances can be tackled – 13km or 20km. That means paddlers will go four times around the 5km canal route for the 20km race, and 2.5 times for the 13km race. Registration will start at 09:00 at the Cove, where the race will start at 10:00. That is...

Wednesday morning, March 21, was the perfect morning to tackle the 15km Christy’s Catch Crab Walk or even the 30km or 50km MTB option… till about 09:00!  Good thing none of the 157 competitors knew that, however, when an event turns into a challenge, the fact that ”I have done it” becomes so much more rewarding. Groups of friends and families started the 15km stretch of beach from the Walskipper at 08:00, and was...

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...