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21. Surf Ski First Looks: Honcho Oceans Pro
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Author : Rob Mousley It's not often that a totally new ski from a new manufacturer is released onto the market - but we were lucky enough to lay hands on just such a one in the form of the Oceans Pro ski from Honcho Surfskis.  Here's what we found.
Sunday, 17 June 2007 |  7137 hit(s) | (11 votes)

22. Lewis Laughlin - a Tribute
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Author : Dean Gardiner ...i World Championship, several of the top paddlers spoke about how pleased they were that Lewis Laughlin had finally won the race.  For example, Dawid Mocke said, "He's such an awesome paddler, very humble, couldn't be a better person to win."  Dean Gardiner probably knows him as well as anyone outside Tahiti, and has wri......
Wednesday, 13 June 2007 |  4168 hit(s) | (6 votes)

23. Surfski Shootout Down Under (The Big Kayak Test)
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Author : Rob Mousley In July 2006, Rapid Ascent (one of Australia's leading Adventure Racing organisations) undertook a massive evaluation of different categories of kayak – including surf skis.
Saturday, 10 March 2007 |  9709 hit(s) | (16 votes)

24. Review: V10L
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Author : Dale Lippstreu   Finish and appearance Epic lifted the bar by introducing computer aided design and a CNC machined plug for the first V10.  The new Ultra skis have lifted it further.  The vacuum moulding process and nomex/honeycomb laminate totally eliminates the waviness or "oil canning" which is usually present in GRP products laid up...
Wednesday, 13 September 2006 |  9074 hit(s) | (9 votes)

25. Review: Red7 Surf70
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Author : Rob Mousley Some time ago Red7 announced that they'd redesigned their entire range of surf skis and had added a couple of models to it.  They said that they'd made extensive use of CAD systems in the redesign to make the skis both faster and more stable. The first demo models arrived in Cape Town and we were quick to take the Surf 70 out f...
Thursday, 07 September 2006 |  6710 hit(s) | (14 votes)

26. Wing Paddle Papers
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Author : Al Bowers [Editor: Al Bowers, a frequent contributor to the Yahoo surfski newsgroup, sent this infomation to me some months ago.  I've only just got around to resizing the images & reformatting the text.  Apologies Al!]   Recent discussions on wing paddles, their technique, and the method by which they work, have generated some differe...
Thursday, 07 September 2006 |  6145 hit(s) | (2 votes)

27. Epic Introduces Measurement of Stiffness
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Author : Rob Mousley The metrics commonly used to compare surf skis are length, width and weight.    But it seems to be a commonly accepted fact that stiffness also affects a hull's performance.  A Google search resulted in a number of articles that had a common theme: if the hull flexes as you pull a stroke, energy is absorbed (and wasted) th...
Thursday, 22 June 2006 |  3705 hit(s) | (2 votes)

28. Review update: Paddling a Carbon Fenn Mako 6
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Author : Rob Mousley I recently bought a Carbon (vacuum bag lay-up) Fenn Mako 6.  I’ve had my new ski for nearly five weeks now and have paddled it in a variety of conditions.   I’m astonished at the improvement to my paddling – both in terms of race results and sheer enjoyment.  
Tuesday, 20 June 2006 |  9685 hit(s) | (16 votes)

29. Review: Kayak Centre V10
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Author : Rob Mousley ...re the Epic skis for the South African market and the first production units arrived in Cape Town at the end of May.  I went in to (the all new refitted and snazzy) Brian's Kayaks and Sports to have a look at the skis (they had a V10 Sport there too) and the following weekend I took the V10 for a paddle in Hout Bay.   ......
Monday, 19 June 2006 |  7617 hit(s) | (3 votes)

30. New Skis from Red7.
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Author : Rob Mousley Red7 have been awfully quiet for the last couple of months.    An advert in the latest SA Paddling gives a hint about what they've been up to...   Red7 have been busy: gearing up to manufacture no fewer than five new skis.  They've gone the CAD and modelling route, with all the designs being submitted to Intel...
Sunday, 18 June 2006 |  5731 hit(s) | (9 votes)

  
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