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1. Denmark: In Search of Downwind
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Author : Ash Nesbit 8 months ago my wife Rikke (who is Danish) let me know that the family (including me) were going on a holiday to Denmark in Europe in June, as about 8 relatives celebrate their birthdays that month. I love going to Denmark, but trying to paddle there is always a battle and requires special travel arrangements, borrowing boats and so on... ...

Monday, 23 June 2008 | 791 hit(s) |

(1 vote)

2. Gale Force Downwind

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Author : Rob Mousley I've been fortunate enough to play in some very strong winds recently - and on Saturday I had another chance to experience a downwind paddle in a gale.

Wednesday, 30 January 2008 | 4237 hit(s) |

(19 votes)

3. A Classic Wild Coast Paddle

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Author : Steve Cohen While most SA paddlers were either resting their tired limbs after an exhausting Cape Point Challenge or catching waves at their favourite holiday beach, six intrepid paddlers from Durban decided to dodge the crowds and head for the Transkei Wild Coast. The plan: to paddle 27 kilometres of the Pondoland Marine Reserve between Port Edward and Mkam...

Thursday, 27 December 2007 | 1892 hit(s) |

(5 votes)

4. Now THESE are big waves

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Author : Rob Mousley OK, so it's not surf ski - but I was fascinated by this sequence of shots that show a US Coast Guard vessel "practising" going through some massive waves, apparently off the California coast.

Wednesday, 19 December 2007 | 6196 hit(s) |

(19 votes)

5. Neptune 1: Hotshot 0

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Author : Brian Kernick .... The group is clearly divided into the "Hotshots", comprising a handful of paddlers whose names regularly feature at the top end of the race results and "Dad's army", a larger group who have no aspirations or misconceptions when it comes to their paddling abilities. ......

Saturday, 17 November 2007 | 2781 hit(s) |

(8 votes)

6. Surf Ski Commuter

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Author : Bill Harbord [Editor: Bill Harbord lives in Nelson, British Colombia, Canada and sometimes commutes an hour & forty five minutes to work. Sounds like a drudge - but not this commute! BC is an area of outstanding natural beauty and his "commute" is a 19km paddle on Kootenay Lake] &nb

Friday, 17 August 2007 | 3040 hit(s) |

(13 votes)

7. Millers Run - without the fun

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Author : 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 with worry - I was almost certain that one of the group was off hi...

Saturday, 28 April 2007 | 5510 hit(s) |

(5 votes)

8. Double Millers Run - Video

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Author : 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!"

Saturday, 07 April 2007 | 7105 hit(s) |

(20 votes)

9. Oscar's Long Swim

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Author : Rob Mousley ...cryptic comment appeared on Surfski.info: "SWIM TRAINING: WOULD LOVE OSCARS COMMENTS ON SWIM TRAINING AFTER HIS EPIC TRAINING PADDLE ON FRIDAY". Here's the story behind the comment. ...

Thursday, 22 February 2007 | 10947 hit(s) |

(9 votes)

10. Millers Run: Memories

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Author : Paul Mauger [Editor: Paul Mauger sent us this great piece about the origins of the Millers Run - one of the perennial favourite downwind routes here in Cape Town, South Africa. Paul now lives in Australia and runs the Currumbin Creek Surf Ski series on the East Coast] There seems to be quite a bit of news and such surrounding the Millers Run at t...

Monday, 05 February 2007 | 3571 hit(s) |

(8 votes)

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