Thursday, 26 April 2018 18:10
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Written by
Rob Mousley
“I had two or three extended, paddles-down, ‘whooosah!’ moments”, said race director Garth Spencer, “and I pulled a few cheeky chakas for the camera crew on the media boat… “…but those failed to show up in the photos, so there’s no proof, haha!”
Monday, 23 April 2018 09:48
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Written by
Rob Mousley
“NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a man bumped off his surfski near Robberg Beach, Plettenberg Bay…” Bump? Some bump!
Tuesday, 17 April 2018 15:55
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Written by
Rob Mousley
The wave reared up, curling over and dumping over the ski, stopping me dead in my tracks; the other two surged past and I thought, “will that bloody buoy EVER get any closer?!”
Monday, 16 April 2018 10:28
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Cape Town's Table Mountain, viewed from the sea, is one the world's most spectacular landmarks... and will be the backdrop to what is certain to become an iconic event in South Africa's surfski calendar. The race, scheduled for South Africa's Freedom Day public holiday, is aimed at highlighting the serious environmental challenges…
Thursday, 12 April 2018 08:45
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Sean Rice (2013 ICF Ocean Racing World Champion, 2017 Molokai Challenge Champion plus a host of other titles) of PaddleLife and Huksu Coaching recently re-published these tips for improving your surfski paddling. As I read through them I found I had a whole lot of questions, so I called Sean…
Monday, 09 April 2018 10:56
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Just how do you go about improving one of the all-time classic surfskis? Epic Kayaks just launched the third generation V10 – and I spoke to Greg Barton, Epic's CEO and chief designer, to find out how and what he changed in the design.
Wednesday, 14 March 2018 17:57
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Why the new boat? "The demand initially came from Europe," said Travis Smith of Fenn Kayaks. "They wanted something suited more to flatter conditions and short, wind chop."
Tuesday, 13 March 2018 16:24
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Durban -The mixed doubles crew of Luke Nisbet and Jenna Ward stole the limelight at the HiQ Surfski Challenge on Friday night, as the penultimate leg of the popular FNB Surfski Series had to be modified to suit the heavy cyclone surf conditions in Durban Bay.
Tuesday, 13 March 2018 11:06
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Written by
Rob Mousley
"There is no good reason to use feather angle on your paddle," said Oscar Chalupsky (in his usual assertive manner.) The surfski.info forum has seen something of a debate raging on this topic in the last couple of weeks; I knew that Oscar had been encouraging beginners to use zero feather,…
Thursday, 08 March 2018 18:48
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Written by
Rob Mousley
In what may be a world first... we bring you photographs of the latest Fenn surfski - the Fenn SURGE. The boat was delivered to Cape Town today; local paddler Mark Keeling was the recipient and took delivery at Fish Hoek this evening. Surfski.info was there to capture some images...
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