Robben Island was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1999. Robben Island has been used as prison and a place where people were isolated, banished and exiled to for nearly 400 years. It was also used as a post office, a grazing ground, a mental hospital and an outpost.

We are so exited to confirm our 2020 edition of the Freedom Paddle, ensuring full compliance and all logistics of safety for all! Join us. Everything canoe, kayak, and SUP Gauteng Canoe Union Durban Surfski Rob Mousley Cape Town Surfski Surfski News Surfski School CT World Surfski Series

Let's be inspired by our own Richard Kohler - take a listen here why: echocast.fabrik.fm/WPyGwp7KRw1q8p

We chat to Hank McGregor about his thoughts on FP 2020. youtu.be/BEGg_4B7euM Prescient

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This is the real deal. Around Robben Island and back to the beauty of @capetown 27km of paddling pleasure Sup Cape Town

Tune into Kfm Radio today at 16h40. They will be doing a Prescient Freedom Paddle Special with some great prizes to be won.

Catch our “Pre-Giving” show at 6pm this evening on FB Live and YouTube for the Prescient Freedom Paddle 2021.

Registration time.

Good morning!! Rain has come and gone. Wind has died. No sign of fog. Race is a go.

Set up in action. Weather is perfect. We are GO GO GO for action.

The best of the best Team n the Top Steps. Our Men and Wimen S2 winners.

Please find the race results here: webscorer.com/race?raceid=23…

A reminder to get your entries in for the Prescient Freedom Paddle medium and long course before midnight tonight to avoid a jump in enter fee. Entries stay open until 15 April but get more expensive as time goes by. Enter at freedompaddle.co.za

It’s all happening at registration as the biggest open ocean human powered craft race is set to go tomorrow #FreedomDay2022

Watch out race live stream starting at 9:25am today for coverage of the main S2 race today. CanoeDevSA Everything canoe, kayak, and SUP

The only thing colder than the temperature of the Atlantic ocean today is the ice cold Devil’s Peak Lager waiting for the FreedomPaddle participants at the end of their race today. #freedompaddle #devilspeakbeer #lager #devilspeaklager #freedomday #paddle #robbenisland

What a race! Nic Notten & Andy Birkett winning the Men’s race and SA S2 Championships.