Wednesday, 19 December 2007 07:12
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Written by
Rob Mousley
OK, so it's not surf ski - but I was fascinated by this sequence of shots that show a US Coast Guard vessel "practising" going through some massive waves, apparently off the California coast. US Coast Guard boat about to tackle a monster wave
Thursday, 22 November 2007 16:49
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Written by
Rob Mousley
The Dubai Surfski and Kayak Club (DSKC) is about to host the richest race in the history of paddling: in ten days time, the winner of the Dubai Shamaal will walk away with US$20,000 of the US$50,000 prize pool. DSKC Evolution!
Wednesday, 21 November 2007 06:23
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Written by
Rob Mousley
It appears that Nathan Baggaley and his brother have been arrested again - this time on even more serious drug related charges. Nathan Baggaley in happier times
Saturday, 17 November 2007 03:33
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Written by
Brian Kernick
Saturday and Sunday mornings at Marine Surf Lifesaving Club sees an interesting bunch of paddlers hitting the beach at around 6 am. The group is clearly divided into the "Hotshots", comprising a handful of paddlers whose names regularly feature at the top end of the race results and "Dad's army",…
Sunday, 04 November 2007 10:55
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Since 2002, three surf skis have been bitten and severely damaged by Great White Sharks in False Bay, here in Cape Town, South Africa (See Sharks and Skis). After each incident there has been vigorous debate about how to prevent such interactions between the sharks (who are after all just…
Friday, 02 November 2007 09:31
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Written by
Kelvin Ho
[Editor: And now for something completely different... Surf Ski represents different things to different people: some guys get passionate about going out through surf ; some just love the ocean and paddling; some - as you'll read here - also love their skis. Kelvin Ho just spent some time customizing…
Thursday, 01 November 2007 17:29
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Gordon's Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. Kyle Mahood saw the big 30ft catamaran motor slowly out of the harbor. "Great," he thought, "they're coming to help." But to his horror, he saw the big fishing boat rapidly accelerate, heading directly for them and he realized that the skipper hadn't seen…
Sunday, 28 October 2007 14:43
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Nigel Hatton had a dream - to set a new World Record for crossing the English Channel in a Kayak. Problem was that the current holder of that record, Ian Tordoff, had blown him away in a Sea Kayak race in 2006, so he decided to find someone else to…
Monday, 22 October 2007 09:39
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Written by
Gameplan Media
Durban - Kayaker Simon Blackburn's bid to break the Guinness world record for 24 hour surf ski paddling ended in disappointment, after he was forced to abandon his record attempt after battling crippling sea sickness on the first ten hours of his paddle. Catching runs at night (Photo: Mike Walker/Gameplan…
Friday, 19 October 2007 11:12
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Written by
Gameplan Media
[Editor: Simon Blackburn is one of the friendliest, most unassuming people I've met - yet this is a man with a vision that will see him tackle a two year voyage around Africa next year - paddling a ski to raise awareness of AIDS. By way of a precursor, he's…
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