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1. 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 | 4681 hit(s) |

(19 votes)

2. 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 | 6737 hit(s) |

(19 votes)

3. 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 | 2972 hit(s) |

(8 votes)

4. 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 | 5754 hit(s) |

(5 votes)

5. 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 | 7325 hit(s) |

(20 votes)

6. 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 | 11297 hit(s) |

(10 votes)

7. 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 | 3731 hit(s) |

(8 votes)

8. "Another Chance at Life"

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Author : Rob Mousley Sunday 3rd December, 18h00, 4km west of Steenbras Point, False Bay, South Africa The big Oryx helicopter hovered over Casper Kruger as he lay semi-conscious on his surf ski. "It was flying only about two ski-lengths above the water, about twelve metres." he said, "It flew past about 200 metres. Then I saw it turn a...

Friday, 08 December 2006 | 5407 hit(s) |

(17 votes)

9. Near Miss in San Francisco Bay

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Author : Rob Mousley ...e 2006 US Championships in San Fransisco Bay. Greg Barton and Adam van Koeverden were focussed on negotiating the rough water when suddenly Adam realised that they weren't alone... Greg tells the story: ......

Tuesday, 05 December 2006 | 8498 hit(s) |

(26 votes)

10. Dolphin Coast Story

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Author : Wayne Borchardt ...his article after the 2001 Dolphin Coast challenge. I think it describes perfectly the viewpoint of less-than-elite Cape paddlers tackling the Durban coastline. I couldn't get photos of the 2001 event itself so I've used shots from the 2006 Scottburgh to Brighton.] One could question our preparation for the Dolphin Coast Ch......

Saturday, 04 November 2006 | 3580 hit(s) |

(3 votes)

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