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Wednesday, 19 April 2006 11:03 | Written by
Johannesburg – Canoeing South Africa has confirmed the death of surfskier Peter Sherwen, who drowned in an accident at Emmarentia Dam during a time trial on Sunday morning. Sherwen, who was 52, was a regular participant in the Sunday morning Dabulamanzi club time trial. He fell off his surf ski during…
Friday, 14 April 2006 10:27 | Written by
For those planning a long weekend in Plettenberg Bay (South Africa), take note of the following warning, published on News24: Great Whites patrolling Plett 13/04/2006 19:46 - (SA)  Cape Town -Great White sharks appear to be flocking to Plettenberg Bay along with the Easter holidaymakers, according to the National Sea Rescue…
Monday, 10 April 2006 22:39 | Written by
 The New Zealand King of the Harbour results have been published on www.surfski.co.nz. *** Full race report and pics at: Sportzhub. ****** Great article on the race and more pics at: Epic Kayaks ***
Monday, 27 March 2006 10:51 | Written by
Craig Lambinon, NSRI spokesman, said that three paddlers who were in the area at the time of the initial report called the NSRI on Tuesday as soon as they heard about this story.   The three paddlers were all on single skis.  Conditions at the time were rough, but they were not…
Wednesday, 15 March 2006 23:36 | Written by
A while ago we were sent the “Great White Following Sea Kayak” photo by someone who asked where it was taken and whether it was indeed genuine. Surfski.info published it and a lively debate resulted with the consensus of opinion being that the photo was a fake.   It’s not…
Friday, 10 March 2006 17:05 | Written by
Exciting times are with us... I've been talking to a number of manufacturers (Epic, Fenn, Red 7, Knysna Kayaks) and it seems that there's a wave of new model skis just around the corner. Look out for articles on each of these manufacturers in the coming weeks, here's a snippet on each…
Wednesday, 01 March 2006 16:10 | Written by
[Editor: Vineet Buch shared this story of a leash-less adventure in strong winds on the surfski newsgroup. I felt it worth sharing with a wider community, so here it is...] Vineet I went out solo from Redwood City Harbor Sunday, 2/25 morning ~9:30am in my Huki S1-A surfski; the forecast called for…
Wednesday, 15 February 2006 17:43 | Written by
The "surf ski rocketing down huge wave" photo posted earlier on surfski.info sparked plenty of interest. Here's the story behind the shot. It was taken in 2004 on a Big Day at Dungeons outside Hout Bay here in Cape Town. Someone at SA Paddler magazine thought it might be interesting…
Tuesday, 14 February 2006 18:52 | Written by
There's a feast of TV coverage over the next few weeks... Surfski World Cup -  Tahiti 27-FEB-2006 19:00 CSN/SS1 28-FEB-2006 00:00 CSN/SS1 28-FEB-2006 06:30 SS1 01-MAR-2006 01:30 SS101-MAR-2006 14:30 CSN/SS2 02-MAR-2006 12:30 SS2 03-MAR-2006 16:30 CSN/SS1 04-MAR-2006 12:00 SS2 06-MAR-2006 00:00 SS2
Monday, 13 February 2006 15:27 | Written by
(By Rob Mousley) KIA Motors have raised sponsorship of surfski to a new level with their giveaway of a KIA Picanto at the KIA Motors Marine Surfski Series in Durban. The vehicle, valued at R73,000, will be given away to a lucky paddler at the final race of the series in March…

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