Comments for Cape Point 2007 - Chalupsky heads top field at http://www.surfski.info , comment 0 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.surfski.info Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:48:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/598/147/#pc_1885 i'm curious who else will be in the field that can crack the top 10 other than: Chalupsky, Mocke, Pretorius and Bartho, as well as the Cape Town pair of Peter Cole and Paul Marais. Is Herman paddling? do you know rob? - Joe Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:46:26 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/598/147/#pc_1884 paul chalupsky is a german national who moved to SA in the late 50's or 60s -- not sure which. he is considered one of the pioneers as far as bringing scientific training to river and ocean kayaking in SA. he was the 'oscar' of his day, winning the prestigeous Stella in Spain back in the 60's. oscar and herman picked up where he left off (walter, their third son, was a solid paddler but didn't kept at it like his two older brothers. the senior chalupsky moved to Oz a few years back and lives there today. is there a faster 70 year old ski paddler on the planet? - Joe Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:42:12 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/598/147/#pc_1883 Could someone give us a little background on the Chalupsky clan? Are they originally fron Australia? Why is father Paul in Oz and the boys in South Africa? Was Paul a famous paddler in his own right? What's the origin of the family name? - Steve Hansen Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:16:32 +0100