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Paddler Profile: Herman Chalupsky
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Herman Chalupsky claims that the real reason he aims to finish first at any race is to ensure that there's no one ahead of him in line at the pub.
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Molokai 2008 - personal impressions
There's no doubt that Hawaii is one of the most beautiful places on earth to paddle; and I can't wait to experience for myself the crossing from Molokai to Oahu across the Kaiwi Channel. Here are some personal impress...
Working hard, Hawaii style
Picture this: as I write this, I'm lying on a recliner on the deck of a house on the beach at North Shore, Oahu, about 500m from the famous Pipeline surfing spot...
Molokai 2008 – videos and photos
Ask anyone about the Molokai World Championships, and a topic of conversation sure to come up is the infamous "China Walls".
Bevan Manson wins Discovery Men’s Health Opener
Durban, South Africa - Bevan Manson staged an impressive solo charge to snatch the top honours in the New balance Season Starter surf ski race that kick started the Discovery Mens Health Surf Ski series.
Molokai Update #5
"Well at least the wind's going in the right direction!" The latest windguru prediction says 7-8kt Easterly - but as we all know, windguru often underestimates the wind strength. Intellicast is forecasting 12kt north...
Molokai 2008 – Aussie Contingent
Well another May rolls around. It seems this same time last year was only three weeks ago and a bunch of us were telling ourselves that the winds were going to be up for the race this year. Well that was last year...
Update from Hawaii
[Editor: Steve Woods has been in Hawaii for a couple of weeks now and sent this update through to us - apologies for taking so long to post it! Blame the delay on the long flights and the extreme effect of the 12 hour...
Paddle Profile: Pete Cole
Who are the top dozen surf ski paddlers in South Africa? In Durban you have Oscar and Herman Chalupsky, Hank McGregor, Daryl Bartho, Clint Pretorious and Barry Lewin (with a nod to a healthy Matthew Bouman and Bevan Ma...
May Days: WildRich’s 4-day Adventure
[Editor: WildRich sent us this with "Here's something to put up between all the Molokai Hype, something refreshing, you are going to absolutely love the channel!"]
Mid ocean epiphanies... (or Dawid’s Ready to Roll)
[Editor: Dawid Mocke is ready to rumble in Hawaii - he's in mid-air somewhere over the Pacific right now - but he sent us this piece from an Internet café in London...]

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Molokai Update #4  ** Updated **
Thanks to the efficiency and helpfulness of the US Consulate in Cape Town, I'm...
Paddler Profile: Alexa Cole
A couple of weeks ago, in the latter stages of a Millers Run, I was beginning ...
Paddler Interview: Barry Lewin
At 25, Barry Lewin is one of the younger surf ski paddlers on the circuit. He...
Molokai Update #3
Latest entry list, closing date, ski container to Molokai, check it out! ...
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Molokai Videos
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Surfski Review: Think Legend
[Editor: Adventurer, writer and highly experienced paddler Brandon Nelson wrot...
Paddler Interview - Dawid Mocke
Typically when I paddle with Dawid Mocke the with part is quite brief. We star...
Paddler Profile - Geoff Graf
Geoffrey Graf (responsible for the paddler's special at the Waikiki Park Shore...
Paddler Interview - Martin Kenny
With 14 Molokai crossings to his credit, 39 year old Australian Martin Kenny i...
Molokai 2008 - Update  #2
Three weeks to go until the 2008 edition of the Molokai World Championships......
Paddler Interview - Oscar Chalupsky
Oscar Chalupsky won his first Molokai when he was 20 years old, back in 1983 a...


 

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Paddle Profile: Pete Cole
Who are the top dozen surf ski paddlers in South Africa? In Durban you have Oscar and Herman Chalupsky, Hank McGregor,...
Paddler Profile: Alexa Cole
A couple of weeks ago, in the latter stages of a Millers Run, I was beginning to relax as I approached the entrance to...
Paddler Interview: Barry Lewin
At 25, Barry Lewin is one of the younger surf ski paddlers on the circuit. He's had a pretty good season - 4th in San...
Paddler Profile: Dean Gardiner
How do you define the qualities that make Dean Gardiner arguably the greatest downwind paddler that's ever donned a Sp...
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Making Paddling Movies: Helmet Cam
Several readers have asked about our helmet cam setup - here's a brief description of what we use.
Surf Ski Rescue Techniques
In recent months there have been several fatal accidents in the Northern Hemisphere involving surf ski paddlers and co...
NSRI Appeal
[Editor: although this story refers to the South African National Sea Rescue Institute, the points made apply wherever...
Stroke Correction by Video #2
This is the second in our series of stroke correction videos. The idea is that you grab your camera and a friend to t...
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Gale Force Downwind
I've been fortunate enough to play in some very strong winds recently - and on Saturday I had another chance to exper...
A Classic Wild Coast Paddle
While most SA paddlers were either resting their tired limbs after an exhausting Cape Point Challenge or catching wave...
Now THESE are big waves
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Neptune 1: Hotshot 0
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Surfski Accessories - A guide to the Surfski stuff you need.
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Garmin Forerunner 205 & 305 GPS
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Flares - and where to find them
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The Aquapac range of waterproof pouches are ideal for carrying keys, cell phones and whatever else you want to k...

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[Editor: Oscar Chalupsky was recently asked a seri...
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Surfskis Triumph in 45km Trans Taupo (NZ)
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Plett - Photos & Full Results
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