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ECCU

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Eastern Cape (ECCU)

If you want any information coming out of the ECCU click here for a link to their website (eccu.co.za)

The Eastern Cape Canoe Club was formed in 1963 by Norman Dyer and Tony Oshery, and the official provincial Union followed in 1977 under chairman Eldon Slabbert, with his son Stanford as secretary. The region’s premier event is undoubtedly the annual Hansa Fish River Marathon, ending in the Karoo town of Cradock, which now attracts over 1700 paddlers annually. It features 80 km of fast flowing irrigation water racing through willow trees, big rapids (like Keith’s Flyover), and several testing weirs

CONTACTS

UNION CHAIRMAN:
JACQUES VAN ROOYEN – 079 697 6887, jacques@savunde.co.za

ECCU ADMINISTRATION / TREASURY / SECRETARY:
MARIE LOUW – 076 75 14718, info@eccu.co.za

ECCU DEVELOPMENT CO_ORDINATOR:
All development queries to info@eccu.co.za please

ECCU SAFETY OFFICER:
DUNCAN BOYD – 083 763 8723, duncanboyd@gmail.com

CSA DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES:
MARATHON: Brandon van der Walt – brandon101vdw@gmail.com
SPRINTS: Duncan Boyd – 083 763 8723, duncanboyd@gmail.com
SURFSKI: Charl van Wyk – 083 447 1500, charl.vanwyk@bcx.co.za
SUP: Jonathan Cotterell
CANOE POLO: Nelson das Fontes – 072 277 7664, ndf@360ball.net

AFFILIATED CLUBS:
Border Canoe Club,
Blue Water Canoe Club,
Fish River Canoe Club,
Knysna Canoe Club,
Outeniqua Canoe Club,
Wild Duck Kayak Club,
Plett Paddling Club,
Rhodes University Canoe Club,
St. Francis Paddling Club,
Kowie Paddling Club