The map every
SA paddler uses.
Whitewater kayakers, marathoners, surfski crews, sea-kayakers and SUP paddlers — one app to track your sessions, plan multi-day trips, and find every put-in, gauge and grade in SA. Built by paddlers, for the rivers and coast we actually run.
Berg River, Western CapeJATELOFrom the Berg to the Dusi,
live and graded.
Every river graded, every section tracked. The same data, cards and grades you’ll use inside Jatelo — no mockup.
Six things Jatelo gets right.
The map, the tracker, the planner, the people, the level — one app for the SA paddling community.
Live SA river map
Every river graded, every section tracked, from Berg to Drak — your home rivers and the ones you keep meaning to. Live flow gauges coming soon.
Track every paddle
Auto-detects start and finish. Splits by rapid, stroke rate, pace, time-on-water — all in your pocket. Posts to Strava if you want.
Multi-day trip planner
Day-by-day waypoints, gear lists, shuttle contacts. The Dusi, the Berg, the Breede — every SA classic, all draggable.
Find your people
Clubs, coaches, races, paddle partners. Every paddling outfit in SA on one map. Bring your club’s whole calendar with you.
Personalised to your level
We grade you on the six-tier paddler ladder (white → black). New paddlers find safe water; advanced paddlers find their next project.
Built for SA
SA grades. SA river vocabulary. Built by paddlers in Cape Town and Pietermaritzburg, for the rivers we actually run.
Nine questions.
Your level. Your home rivers.
Tell us your skill level — complete beginner through expert. We map you onto the six-tier paddler ladder (White through Black) and immediately show your closest three runnable rivers, the gauges to watch, and the SA clubs near you.
Comfortable on Class III, working on the roll, chasing your first multi-day. Here are your closest three:
The whole trip
in one place.
Stop building your next trip across five apps. The route, the overnights, the gear list, the shuttle driver’s number, the weather window — one plan, one screen, one link to send the crew.
60-second paddle profile
Nine quick questions — your skill level, where you paddle, what you want from a paddling app. We map you onto the six-tier paddler ladder (White through Black).
Free account · web today, app soon
Email-only signup, no credit card. Use Jatelo on the web right now to plan trips — the planner is free while we’re in beta. iOS + Android coming soon — same email signs you in.
Open the app, paddle on
Your level, home region and goals are already loaded. Pick a river, hit start, paddle.
Start on the web today.
Register a free account and start planning your kayaking trips in your browser. Free while we’re in beta — no credit card. The iOS and Android apps are coming soon.
Create free account