Wednesday afternoon and I’m sitting at my desk watching the live data from the weather station on Roman Rock lighthouse. It’s 15m/s SE (30kt or thereabouts)... I sneak out of the office early...
There’s a whole crop of new and updated surfskis from around the world. Here’s a round-up of just some of them.
[Editor: This is the first of what will become a regular feature; Route Notes that describe a favourite paddle.] For those downwind paddling addicts living in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, the Millers Run is the default route in summer when the southeaster blows. Here are some notes on how and when to do it.
Surfski TV is back! With two shows - Cape Point Challenge 2009, and that epic battle between Dawid Mocke and Matt Bouman at the 2010 Dunlop Surfski World Cup in Durban... Enjoy!
In the 2008 Surfski.info survey, we discovered some fascinating facts about our readers. 50% of you were over 40; 95% were male; 75% either raced or “lived for racing”. 36% of you paddled Fenn skis; the next biggest percentage was Epic with 18.6%.
I recently bought one of the new HD GoPro Hero cameras... It’s been a learning curve but I’m finally getting the hang of it.
Fast – but not for the faint hearted... We’ve been paddling the EOS 660 from Kayak Centre. Here’s the Surfski.info review.
Custom Kayaks recently released a new entry in the beginner’s surfski market – the Horizon. The name was inspired by the idea of novice paddlers expanding their “horizons”… So, does this ski lend itself to doing just that?
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