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11. ARB Surf Ski World Cup 2006 Rob's Race Report

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Author : Rob Mousley 2nd July 2006 dawned a beautiful day - for the beach! Not for what was supposed to be a 30km downwind run for the Surf Ski World Cup... There was very little swell, and no wind at all. The race was run from Westbrook Beach to a buoy off the Umhlanga Rocks lighthouse and then across the bay to the Bay of Plenty Beach on the...

Monday, 10 July 2006 | 4229 hit(s) |

(2 votes)

12. Rescue in False Bay

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Author : Rob Mousley ...n Witherden lay awake listening to the howling wind. The southeaster had been blowing hard for several days and thoughts of the resulting rough seas were preying on Alan's mind. In Cape Town on holiday, he had arranged to join his friend John Rhynes for an early morning paddle the next day. They were to do the famous "M......

Saturday, 20 May 2006 | 4373 hit(s) |

(7 votes)

13. Milnerton Downwind

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Author : Rob Mousley A black southeaster hit Cape Town this weekend and the 30kt wind on Saturday afternoon was perfect for a downwind. Two unidentified paddlers were spotted leaving Milnerton beach, clearly for a Milnerton to Big Bay run... Elsa Lourens took the photos.

Monday, 01 May 2006 | 3745 hit(s) |

(3 votes)

14. Millers Run: Sea Urchins, Bluebottles and Big, Big Waves

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Author : Rob Mousley Forecast: “Very windy with large seas. Small craft advisory. Large long period swell. Winds: SE 21 to 28 knots Seas: SW 14 feet at 14 sec.” Interpretation: “Millers Run calling all surf skis. Awesome run predicted.”

Saturday, 22 April 2006 | 4390 hit(s) |

(7 votes)

15. Sharks and Sea Kayaks

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Author : Rob Mousley A while ago we were sent the “Great White Following Sea Kayak” photo by someone who asked where it was taken and whether it was indeed genuine. Surfski.info published it and a lively debate resulted with the consensus of opinion being that the photo was a fake. It’s not a fake. After unsuccessfully trying to ...

Thursday, 16 March 2006 | 26341 hit(s) |

(100 votes)

16. Leashes - San Francisco Story

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Author : Vineet Buch [Editor: Vineet Buch shared this story of a leash-less adventure in strong winds on the surfski newsgroup. I felt it worth sharing with a wider community, so here it is...] I went out solo from Redwood City Harbor Sunday, 2/25 morning ~9:30am in my Huki S1-A surfski; the forecast called for strong gusty southeast (onshore) winds, but i...

Wednesday, 01 March 2006 | 3893 hit(s) |

(13 votes)

17. Surfing Dungeons - the Story

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Author : Rob Mousley (By Rob Mousley) The "surf ski rocketing down huge wave" photo posted earlier on surfski.info sparked plenty of interest. Here's the story behind the shot. It was taken in 2004 on a Big Day at Dungeons outside Hout Bay here in Cape Town. Someone at SA Paddler magazine thought it might be interesti...

Wednesday, 15 February 2006 | 4938 hit(s) |

(20 votes)

18. Survival in False Bay

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Author : Rob Mousley Sunday 6th February 2006: Gordon's Bay, Cape Town, South Africa (by Rob Mousley) The Sunday race was cancelled because a gale force southeaster was blasting False Bay at 40kts or more. Undaunted, Daantjie Malan and Clifford Binedell decided to do the 18km Gordon's Bay to Monwabisi downwind run in their Fenn Millennium double ski i...

Wednesday, 08 February 2006 | 6066 hit(s) |

(15 votes)

19. High-adrenalin Paddling...

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Author : Wayne Borchardt (by Wayne Borchardt) After weeks of trying to coordinate a downwind paddle, Rob and I eventually manage to align our plans. Miller’s Point to Fishhoek for a classic downwind paddle is on the cards for 1pm.

Tuesday, 31 January 2006 | 3164 hit(s) |

(7 votes)

20. Cape Point Challenge 2005 - Personal Story

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Author : Rob Mousley ...d Anxious In February this year, Dawid Mocke asked me what my goals were for the year. "Well," I said, "last year I wanted to get to B-grade in Billy's races. I achieved that in the last race that I did. I think this year I'd like to do the Cape Point Challenge." ...

Sunday, 18 December 2005 | 3148 hit(s) |

(9 votes)

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