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1. Ant's Close Call - feeling safe but stupid
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Author : Anthony Allen Having had one or two close scrapes in my time I've had opportunity to reflect on them (with relief) and learn something (like not repeating said stints again), but my most recent (repeat act) has bothered me sufficiently to feel the need to share it with you. Who knows, it might help prevent someone from being as complacent (stupid) as I was rec...
Wednesday, 08 October 2008 |  2367 hit(s) | (11 votes)

2. More Downwind Video
(Stories/Robs Tales)
Author : Rob Mousley Hurricane Alley was living up to its name - the 30kt NNW wind was ricocheting off the cliffs and mini-tornados were swirling clouds of spray across the surface of sea...  and I knew that the cameras were out of memory!
Wednesday, 10 September 2008 |  2268 hit(s) | (8 votes)

3. Storm Paddling - Videos
(Stories/Robs Tales)
Author : Rob Mousley Over the weekend of 30/31 August Cape Town was hit by the biggest, nastiest storm in a decade...  Gale force north-westerly winds combined with 30-40ft waves...  Sensible people stayed in bed on Saturday morning but... (Click on the pic or here to view the video)
Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |  3870 hit(s) | (4 votes)

4. Denmark: In Search of Downwind
(Stories/Stories)
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 |  1660 hit(s) | (2 votes)

5. Gale Force Downwind
(Stories/Robs Tales)
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 |  5286 hit(s) | (19 votes)

6. A Classic Wild Coast Paddle
(Stories/Stories)
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 |  2452 hit(s) | (5 votes)

7. Now THESE are big waves
(Stories/Robs Tales)
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 |  7281 hit(s) | (19 votes)

8. Neptune 1: Hotshot 0
(Stories/Robs Tales)
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 |  3328 hit(s) | (9 votes)

9. Surf Ski Commuter
(Stories/Stories)
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 |  3537 hit(s) | (14 votes)

10. Millers Run - without the fun
(Stories/Robs Tales)
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 |  6193 hit(s) | (5 votes)

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