Canoeing South Africa Media Release

  No: CSA2121

4 July 2021

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Written by: Dave Macleod


Total domination by Team SA at surfski world champs

South African surfski paddlers swept the boards at the ICF Ocean Racing world championships on the west African island of Lanzarote on Sunday, winning five world titles, with Nick Notten and Michelle Burn leading the charge by taking the senior men's and women's world crowns.

The domination continued in the Under 23 race where Capetonian Uli Hart won men's title, and finished second overall, while Jade Wilson added the women's Under 23 title to her name.

Durban schoolgirl Saskia Hockly added a fifth world title to the Team SA haul when she won the juniors girl's world title with her younger sister Valma Jean joining her on the podium finishing third. Josh Smith added a further medal to the team haul when he finished second in the junior boy's race.

In the masters age groups Oscar Chalupsky added a further gold medal by winning his age category, celebrating his return to competitive racing after a lengthy layoff to focus on his cancer treatment.

The domination of the medals by the small South African team will be cold comfort for the two-thirds of the national team that was unable to travel to Lanzarote for the global title deciders as they were unable to get visas. Only those athletes with second passports were able to make the trip.

European paddlers secured podium finishes in many of the classes, taking full advantage of the absence of the Australian and New Zealand paddlers that have historically featured regularly amongst the medals.

Summary of results
ICF Ocean Racing World Championships, Lanzarote
Results of South AFrican paddlers
Lanzarote
Senior Men
1. Nicky Notten (RSA)
2.Victor Doux
Senior Women
1.Michelle Burn (RSA)
2.Ana Swetish
3.Judit Xifra
Under 23 Men
1.Uli Hart (RSA)
2.Pierre Vilella
3.Jorge Guterria
Under 23 Women
1.Jade Wilson (RSA)
2.Roisin Cahill
3.Irene Gana Fernandez
Junior Men
1.Bernardo Pereira
2.Josh Smith
3.Oleksdandr Bobusky
Junior women
1.Saskia Hockly (RSA)
2.Claire DeWaste
3.Valmajean Hockly (RSA)
Masters E
1.Oscar Chalupsky (RSA)

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Seven medals for Team SA at the ICF Ocean Racing World title in Lanzarote, from left Uli Hart (U23 world champion), Saskia Hockly (junior giorls world champion), Josh Smith (2nd junior boys), Nick Notten (men's world champion), Valma Jean Hockly (3rd junior girl), Michelle Burn (women's world champion) and Jade Wilson (U23 women world champion). Antje Hockly/
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Nick Notten is the new men's surfski world champion after winning the ICF Ocean Racing World title in Lanzarote. John Hishin/
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Uli Hart finished second overall at the ICF Ocean Racing World title in Lanzarote and won the Under 23 world crown. John Hishin/
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Michelle Burn won the women's surfski world title at the ICF Ocean Racing World Championships at Lanzarote on Sunday afternoon. Anthony Grote/
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Michelle Burn won the women's surfski world title at the ICF Ocean Racing World Championships at Lanzarote on Sunday afternoon. Lynne Hauptfleisch/
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