Sunday, 24 June 2007 07:17
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Written by
Wayne Randall
[Editor: here in Cape Town we chase tourist boats in Hout Bay to catch a wake - but at the Dubai Surfski and Kayak Club, they've taken the art of wake-riding to new heights... Wayne Randall sent us this story...] Following from the ludicrous wash riding allegations of last week,…
Sunday, 27 May 2007 14:27
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Imagine that little Johnny hands his essay in to his university lecturer. "I've copied someone else's paper," he says, "but it's ok, I've only used 70% of it and I've improved some of the details." "It's a great piece of work," he adds, "the original had very good reviews." Unlikely? …
Sunday, 27 May 2007 05:42
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Sharks are a highly emotive topic, especially when combined with surfing or paddling, but here in Cape Town we have to face the fact that we share the water with them when we paddle. This incident is published to illustrate that an encounter even with an aggressive Great White need…
Friday, 27 April 2007 20:06
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Written by
Rob Mousley
False Bay was covered in breaking 2m waves and the wind, already 30kts, seemed to be strengthening. But the worst problem was that it was already almost dark. And as I paddled into Fish Hoek at the end of what should have been a classic downwind run, I was frantic…
Saturday, 07 April 2007 18:24
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Forecast (on Buoyweather.com): "Gale Warning. Very windy conditions with rough seas Small craft advisory: Large long period swell Winds: SE 27 to 35kts Seas: SW 14ft at 13sec" Translation: "Yee haa!"
Sunday, 11 March 2007 07:32
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Written by
Joe Glickman
While it's impossible to say who's the best surf ski paddler in the world, it's fair to say that the short list would include Oscar Chalupsky and Dawid Mocke.
Saturday, 10 March 2007 17:39
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Written by
Rob Mousley
On Sunday, 4 March 2007, Gavin Searle sent me an email. “Give me a call,” he said, “some guys got properly taken out on the Mound yesterday. Today was cleaner – we got up to 37km/h down the face of a monster.” “Huh?” I thought, “What’s the Mound?”
Monday, 05 March 2007 14:18
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Harvie Allison sent us some more pics of Aussie lifesavers playing in 6ft waves - at the NSW Titles... Some cool shots. (Harv uses a Canon 30d & 600mm f4.0)
Saturday, 03 March 2007 06:47
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Written by
Rob Mousley
In the last ten years there have been a number of interactions between paddlers and sharks off the South African coast. This article describes the incidents and debunks some of the myths about the animals. Paddling is a much safer sport than most – in spite of the emotion and…
Wednesday, 28 February 2007 12:24
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Someone posted a link on the yahoogroups surfski newsgroup a couple of days ago. It simply said, "rough stuff" and gave the link: http://www.harvpix.com. We checked it out to find a series of great shots of surf skis going out through some mean surf...
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