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Tuesday, 16 October 2007 12:19 | Written by
[Editor: I was quite reluctant to run this story because mainstream news sites tend to report incidents like this in a sensationalist way with little focus on the facts!  For example only one of the many reports in the Aussie press describes how the paddler was knocked off - apparently…
Tuesday, 18 September 2007 16:41 | Written by
[Editor: Dawid Mocke of Surfskischool South Africa had this incredible experience with an inquisitive Southern Right Whale a few days ago...] Southern Right Whale (Photo: Michaël Catanzariti) 
Monday, 27 August 2007 18:14 | Written by
Anton Fouche of Durban, South Africa was hurtling down a wave at 25-30kph off Umhlanga when his Fenn Mako6 ski came to an abrupt halt.  The sound of the impact was "really loud" - but what had he hit? More accurately, the question is what hit him?  "I caught a…
Monday, 27 August 2007 17:30 | Written by
We've been sent a bunch of news by Aussies about paddling down under...  There's a lot going on with some major races set to take place in the second half of the year.  It seems that a large section of the Aussie paddling takes place in the form of Surf…
Sunday, 19 August 2007 16:48 | Written by
Welcome to the new and improved Surfski.info. After a few late nights working on getting it just right we are now happy to go live with the News Portal format. The previous sequential blog-type format served us well but it did not do justice to the over 400 articles which…
Sunday, 12 August 2007 13:27 | Written by
From Oscar Chalupsky (currently in Germany) comes the news that multiple Olympic medal winner Birgit Fisher will be competing in the Dubai Shamaal race in November. Fisher has had an incredible career in paddling...
Friday, 03 August 2007 17:50 | Written by
[Editor: I take a phone call - it's Oscar Chalupsky to say, "why is the site so quiet? What are you doing?"  "I'm moving house Oscar!" I reply, "and anyway I thought you were in China?"  "Nope, I'm training these guys here in Dubai - man it's hot - 45…
Wednesday, 01 August 2007 14:43 | Written by
Cardiff Bay Kayakers and Cardiff Bay Harbour Authority present: THE BRITISH OPEN FLAT WATER SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 This event is kindly sponsored by Childsplay Surfgear and the Cardiff Bay Harbour Authority Date: September 29 and 30, 2007 Venue: Cardiff Bay Water Activities Centre
Wednesday, 11 July 2007 18:47 | Written by
Just how many people visit www.surfski.info?  I have to confess that I go to pageview counter several times a day to see how we're doing... And the last couple of months have been enormously exciting - we seem to be attracting more people from more places than ever before.  Here…
Saturday, 07 July 2007 10:02 | Written by
Olympic silver medalist and former ace surf ski paddler Nathan Baggaley was arrested on Monday evening, July 2, 2007, when he attempted to return a ski allegedly stolen earlier in the evening from Byron Bay Surf Life Saving Club.

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