Varsity College Durban Surfski School Gets Gauteng Paddlers into the Sea!

Varsity College and Sigma Academy have created a programme full of excitement, adventure and personal development. The Varsity College Durban Surfski school conducted a clinic over the weekend 5-6 May, to give 10 aspiring paddlers from Gauteng their first opportunity to see, and experience, paddling in the sea. The Gauteng Canoe Union identified a number of young paddlers from various areas in Gauteng who had, due to income restraints, never had an opportunity to travel and see the sea. Shaun Austin, a Varsity College Sports Life Captain, coached the clinic and was so impressed with the enthusiasm and abilities of the paddlers that they were entered into the first surfski race of the season, held on Sunday 6 May. After three days of fresh sea air, the Gauteng paddlers went back, determined to get back to the sea again as soon as they can!