Thursday, 27 September 2018 12:12
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Written by
Rob Mousley
With eight km to go, Sean Rice decided to accelerate. “There were three of us at that point and I felt I could do a burn to get rid of one of them,” he said. To his surprise, both Cory Hill and Gordan Harbrecht dropped back. But the race wasn’t…
Monday, 24 September 2018 20:40
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Downwind fiend and avid surfski videographer Sharon Armstrong does it again - and produces a video that is a Master Class in how to get through monster surf. Watch and learn!
Tuesday, 18 September 2018 17:45
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Written by
Rob Mousley
…and most of the world’s best surfski paddlers, both men and women, are in Ireland to take part. Here’s what you need to know about the world’s richest surfski race.
Monday, 03 September 2018 15:42
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Written by
Sune Wendelboe
[Editor: Sune Wendleboe (engineer, photographer extrarordinaire and mad keen surfski paddler) has owned no fewer than 27 surfskis in the last few years. He recently took delivery of an Epic V11 Elite and in this article shares his impressions of the sleek black paddlling machine...]
Monday, 03 September 2018 11:46
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Sam Mayhew might have left it too late in the race to try to catch the eventual winner, Aussie Sam Djoden, but he did experience a proper adrenalin spike when a breaching orca landed right next to him… The 2018 Zest Brokers Poor Knights Crossing lived up to the paddlers’…
Tuesday, 28 August 2018 13:53
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Yeeeeeha! As I accelerated down yet another small run, I thought, ‘I can definitely handle this boat’…” In fact, in the conditions I was paddling in, the DNA gave me a taste of what it feels like to be an elite paddler…
Monday, 20 August 2018 15:38
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Durban – With their sights firmly set on the upcoming World Marathon Champs K2 title, the crew of Hank McGregor and Andy Birkett delivered a masterclass to claim the two-day 43km Gara Dolphin Coast Challenge title on Sunday.
Monday, 20 August 2018 11:58
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Last year we posted an article about the "Revo Foil", a project being undertaken by Revo Kayaks to create a foiling surfski. At the time it was clear that much R&D work remained to be done... but with today's announcement on durbansurfski.com, its clear that Revo has made progress.
Thursday, 02 August 2018 08:28
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Written by
Rob Mousley
No more head-mount videos please! Well, at least let's mix it up a little... Head mount point of view is all very well, but I used to have a rear-deck mounted camera mast which gave a sensational perspective. But having switched boats to the Swordfish S, the mast base wasn't…
Monday, 25 June 2018 12:32
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Written by
Rob Mousley
The Miller's Run in Cape Town is deservedly one of the best known downind routes in the world... But it's on the "Reverse Buffels" run where we get to play in 40-50kt howling blasts of wind and spray. On Saturday, 23 June, 2018, we had everything - wildlife, rainbows, endless…
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