| Updated: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:48:54 -0500 |
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Friday, 03 July 2009
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The inaugural Investec Mauritius Ocean Classic kicks off
tomorrow morning at 10h00 Mauritius time (GMT + 4)... Anton Erasmus lead the race briefing tonight
and revealed his decision on the race course...
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It's a simple question: Will we all come out of the Investec
Mauritius Ocean Classic of 2009 alive?
Sensationalist? Nope, not if you talk to the big guns.
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A couple of the paddlers were clearly quite relieved not to be on the outside of the reef – on the other hand, paddling on flat water doesn't produce the same adrenalin rush!
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Murray's Blog from a Small Island – live from the Investec Mauritius Ocean Classic, Day 2.
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The wind is 25kts, gusting 30 from the right direction - southeast - but the seas are massive - 4.5m plus - and the direction is wrong, the swell is coming from the southwest...
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The countdown has begun ‘til the world's newest ocean race –in arguably one of the world's sweetest paddling destinations.At 9am, +4 GMT, on Thursday July 2 2009, some of the world'stop pa...
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We had to be brave.
For precisely 24 hours before we boarded an airliner to fly
east to a tiny Indian Ocean island off the East coast of Africa ... an airliner
crashed in...
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Marc le Mentec (France): "Everything is outstanding: the organization is perfect, the venue extraordinary, and the surf is huge (the pass in to go to Le Morne is impressive). Hopefully Oscar is ther...
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For Dawid Mocke, changing nappies and paddling for gold is all in day's work.
This morning, Dawid Mocke will be found changing an infant's nappy, that of his beloved son.
And tomorrow he...
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Durban, South Africa - Marc Mulder and Tiffany Kruger took full advantage of a lull in the stormy weather to snatch victory in the CMH Pirates Umhlanga Pirates surf ski race. However the race, which...
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Cherbourg, France: 100 single skis registered for the race; one of the final steps in the French series to qualify for the National Championship that will take place in August on the Côte D'Azure.....
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[Email from reader Justin O'Sullivan] Re your article on copyright in Surfski design, I've attached a short article by John Winter from http://www.greenlandpaddle.com/ on innovation in kayak design ...
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Seems to be a bit of talk lately about who is the greatest all-round paddler. I thought I would throw this one in the hat.
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Is Hank McGregor poised to be declared the greatest paddler alive?
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Scottburgh, South Africa - Matt Bouman extended his unbeaten run in the Discovery Men's Health surf ski series with an emphatic victory in the Island Tribe Scottburgh Surf Classic, while Michelle Eder...
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On July 11, if the wind blows from the NE, the Dunlop Surfski World Cup race w... |
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Solid gold for the winner; free beer for the mob - that's how Byron Bay attrac... |
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On a recent trip to Europe I was amazed to see no fewer than three copied surf... |
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Why aren't doubles twice as fast as single skis? If I lose weight, will I go f... |
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[Editor: David Hartwanger of Intelligent Fluid Solutions explains how the Red7... |
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Fajardo, Puerto Rico, 7 June 2009: The Puerto Rico Ocean Racing together wit... |
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Durban - Rough seas played havoc with the Hi-Q Marine race which formed the si... |
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"We've got over fifty paddlers from nine countries coming," said Race Director... |
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A clear sign that the popularity of our sport is exploding is evidenced by the... |
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Durban, 6 June 2009 - Matt Bouman survived a day of high drama, including plo... |
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Durban May 31, 2009: Series pace setters Matt Bouman and Michéle Eray claim th... |
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ABC News, Austrlalia: Police hold grave fears for a man who has been missing s... |
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