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Author : Rob Mousley (with a little help from the Glick) ...n quickly emerges. I try to keep up, find it challenging to breathe, back off a bit, and then the World Series number three-ranked paddler vanishes into the distance. He's always there when I finish but he's already showered, changed, packed up and is ready to go. ......

Friday, 25 April 2008 | 2562 hit(s) |

(3 votes)

12. Paddler Profile - Geoff Graf

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Author : Rob Mousley Geoffrey Graf (responsible for the paddler's special at the Waikiki Park Shore Hotel) is an old hand at Molokai - the 2008 edition will be his eleventh... The 47 year old Oahu resident has crossed the channel in a variety of craft too - OC-6, sailing canoe as well as surfski.

Thursday, 24 April 2008 | 1708 hit(s) |

(2 votes)

13. Paddler Interview - Martin Kenny

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Author : Rob Mousley With 14 Molokai crossings to his credit, 39 year old Australian Martin Kenny is clearly one of the "old men of the sea" when it comes to this race. His brother Grant Kenny won the race four consecutive times - from 1979 to 1982 - and then again in 1990. Marty shared some insights with us about his experiences over the years ...

Thursday, 24 April 2008 | 1667 hit(s) |

(7 votes)

14. Paddler Interview - Oscar Chalupsky

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Author : Rob Mousley Oscar Chalupsky won his first Molokai when he was 20 years old, back in 1983 and has won another 10 of them since then... At age 45 he's still going strong and, given the right conditions (i.e. strong downwind) he's still got to be one of the favorites to win the race.

Wednesday, 23 April 2008 | 2447 hit(s) |

(8 votes)

15. Paddler Profile: Maggie Twigg-Smith

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Author : Rob Mousley May 18th will see Hawaiian resident Maggie Twigg-Smith tackling the Molokai crossing in a surfski for the eleventh time. She's also done no fewer than thirteen in OC-6s, and another four or so in OC-1 relays.

Wednesday, 23 April 2008 | 1516 hit(s) |

(2 votes)

16. Paddler Profile: DeAnne Hemmens

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Author : Rob Mousley May 18th, 2008 will see DeAnne Hemmens competing in the Molokai World Championships for the fifth time. I wrote to her husband Patrick to get some insider information on this avid ski paddler. This is what he told me...

Monday, 21 April 2008 | 2013 hit(s) |

(3 votes)

17. Paddler Profile: Itsuko Oda

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Author : Ayumi Matsunaga On May 18, 2008, Itsuko Oda will be the first Japanese female surf ski paddler to tackle the Molokai World Championships. Ayumi Matsunaga (Kobe SLSC) sent us this profile.

Sunday, 20 April 2008 | 1688 hit(s) |

(6 votes)

18. BACK ON THE WAVE: Zsolt Szadovszki

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Author : Chris Laughlin It's hard to know which is tougher: enduring the physical strain that allows you to become one of the best in the world; or coming so close that a mere tenth of a second causes you to quit the sport that defined you.

Sunday, 06 April 2008 | 2376 hit(s) |

(7 votes)

19. Paddler Profile: Katie Pocock

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Author : Chris Laughlin [Editor: New Zealander Katie Pocock has had a great season, winning the women's category of every big race she's entered including the Dubai Shamaal and the Perth World Cup. She's about to defend her title in this weekend's King of the Harbour. Chris Laughlin from Epic Kayaks put together this profile.]

Thursday, 27 March 2008 | 1741 hit(s) |

(9 votes)

20. Surfski.info Ski Review: Red7 Surf70Pro

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Author : Rob Mousley Red7 recently sent us one of their new Surf70 Pro skis to try out. I've found it a fast boat with exceptionally good downwind characteristics. After paddling it in two races and about fifteen downwind runs (some in extreme conditions) here's my view from the cockpit...

Wednesday, 06 February 2008 | 10174 hit(s) |

(15 votes)

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