The 18th annual St Francis Sport Summer Series will again see a few venue, route and rule changes, so make sure you check the info and arrive at the right place on the right day!
If you enter for the series, not only will you save some money, but you also stand a chance to win a spot on a top notch hiking or cycling holiday. All series entries will go into a lucky draw with two prizes, one male and one female will win a spot on a Baviaans Cycle Tour OR Baviaans Camino hike – your choice!
Series entries cost R800, and the rate for individual events are R150 for adults and u/18’s and R120 for u/14’s. Series entries closes on the 13th of December 2024 at 22h00.
For team events, each team member must be individually entered in order to get a race number. No number, no participation.
Registration and number collection starts an hour before the starting time, and race briefing is 15min before the start.
There will be short prize giving ceremonies after each event (once all participants are in and the results worked out), and full results will be announced on social media. The top three male and female winners in each age category (open, under 18 and under 14) will receive medals.
If you want to enter for the series, proceed, if you only want to enter for individual events, go to each event seperately (click on the name):
St Francis Sport Summer Series 2024 Programme
Sandy Paws Full Moon Run & Walk (bring your dog)
Date: Sunday 15 December
Time: 18h30
Distance: 5km
Venue: Seal Point Boulevard, Cape St Francis main beach.
Village Square Superspar Trail Run OR MTB Ride
Date: Wednesday 18 December
Time: 08:00 (race briefing 07h45)
Distances: 5km & 10km run OR 5km & 15km MTB – individual event
Venue: Dune Ridge Country House Entrance, Tarragona Ave, St Francis Bay. We have changed the format of this event to a run OR a ride as an individual participant – no more duathlon.
Date: Friday 20 December
Time: 08:00 (race briefing 07h45)
Distances: 5km or 10km
Venue: Cape St Francis Resort, Da Gama Road, Cape St Francis
Seal Point Estates Trail Run & Walk (limited entries, no dogs allowed)
Date: Monday 23 December
Time: 08h00 (race briefing 07h45)
Distance: 21km
Venue: Sunset Rock Car Park, Cape St Francis, finish Oyster Bay Beach Lodge. Drinks will be for sale at the Lodge, and you will have to organise your own transport. Please note that the only age category is Open.
Date: Friday 27 December
Time: 08:00 (race briefing 07h45)
Distances: bank2bank (under 10’s), 500m, 1km, 2km, 3km (Open only)
Venue: Big Time Taverne (to the right of the building), Mayotte Circle, St Francis Bay
Just Property Lifestyle Harbour2Harbour Swim
Date: Saturday 28 December 2023 (Reserve days 29, 30, 31 December)
Time: 16:00 (race briefing 15h30)
Distance: 2,3km Start at Port St Francis, finish at Granny’s Pool, St Francis Bay
Venue: Port St Francis, Triton Ave (start), Granny’s Pool, Harbour Road (finish), St Francis
Bay. Each swimmer must have a whistle and dedicated paddler supporting you. Make sure you join the whatsapp chat – contact Esti on 073 825 0835 to add you. Pre-entries and Open Category only.
Pam Golding Properties Quadrathlon
Date: Monday 30 December
Time: 08:00 (race briefing 07h45)
Distances: 12km cycle, 500m swim, 3km run, 3km paddle – teams or individuals
Venue: Big Time Taverna (next to the building), Mayotte Circle, St Francis Bay
Custom Construction MTB/E-Bike Challenge
Date: Tuesday 31 December
Time: 08:00 (race briefing 07h45)
Distance: 15km or 30km
Venue: Dune Ridge Country House Entrance, Tarragona Ave, St Francis Bay.
The River Club Swim & Run Duathlon
Date: Thursday 2 January
Time: 08:00 (race briefing 07h45)
Distances: 500m swim & 3km run or 1km swim and 6km run – teams or individuals
Venue: Big Time Taverna, Mayotte Circle, St Francis Bay
Friday 3 January
Time: 08:00 (race briefing 07h45)
Distance: 5km, 14km, 20km
Venue: Dune Ridge Country House Entrance, Tarragona Ave, St Francis Bay
Any further questions, please contact: Esti Stewart 073 825 0835
We thank Port St Francis, the St Francis Riparian Committee, St Francis Links, Mostertshoek, St Francis Field, Rebels Rus, Thula Moya, and Eskom, as none of these events would have been possible without you trusting us with your land, and giving us permission to host the various events as well as the Kouga Municipality for approving the series.
Our sponsors are Sandy Paws Pet Shop, Custom Construction, The River Club, Pam Golding Properties, Blue Abyss Breath, Seal Point Estates, Village Square Superspar, TCS, Just Property Lifestyle and the Cape St Francis Resort – thank you for your continued support.
Programs will be available in printed format from Coimbra Cycles in the Village Centre or St Francis Tourism inside the Kouga Municipal Building, Assissi Drive.
As said above, without the trust of our sponsors and land owners, none of these events would have been possible. We are extemely grateful that the Rebelsrus Private Nature Reserve, a Protected Area of approximately 400ha, currently recognized as a Nature Reserve in terms of the NEM: Protected Areas Act (No. 57 of 2003), gave us permission to open their land for one day in December so all runners and walkers can enjoy this pristine coastline.
The Nature Reserve contains one of the best-preserved examples of a ‘Headland Bypass Dune-field Ecosystem’, which is a very dynamic ecological system with a diverse range of habitat types. It falls within the Cape Floral Region and is located within the distribution range of a number of threatened, rare, and endemic species. The reserve is recognized as a ‘Critical Biodiversity Area’ in both the Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation Plan and the Garden Route Initiative Biodiversity Sector Plan. Archaeologically, its dune-fields contain a rich heritage of ancient Khoisan relics such as shell middens, stone-age artefacts and locally extinct animal remains that add tremendously to the overall conservation value of the area.
Although approximately 40% of the reserve land surface area is owned by Eskom, reserve management is supported by a consortium of private landowners through a formally constituted landowners association. Rebelsrus is at the core of most of the environmental protection efforts in the region. Management policies of the association secure and protect both the marine and terrestrial environments from exploitation at close to pristine levels. Access is therefore controlled.