February 18, 2012: The defending champions Andy Birkett and Jason Graham steamed into Blue Lagoon with a hefty cushion of around nine minutes over their rivals to win the 2012 Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon this morning.
In the picture: An ecstatic pairing of Jason Graham and Andy Birkett defended their Dusi Canoe Marathon title in 2012. Pictures by Garth Johnstone.
Paddling at a steady tempo the two made no mistakes in closing out the rest of the field, followed by World Champion paddler Hank McGregor and partner Len Jenkins and the crew of Thulani Mbanjwa and Sibonelo Zondi.
In the ladies race Team Best 4 Kayak Centre’s Robyn Kime and Abbey Ulansky smashed the overall race record to go with their new stage records on each of the two preceding days, as they cruised to victory by 19 minutes. Abby and Alex Adie were second ahead of third-placed crew Debbie Germiquet and Carmen Blakeney.
See picture gallery below.