Comments for US Champs Results & Photos ** video ** at http://www.surfski.info , comment 0 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.surfski.info Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:36:23 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/814/147/#pc_2774 Currents in this race play a HUGE role. If you get the line & water right, you can change everything. That said the sea conditions for the 2007 and 2008 race seem to have been fairly simlar as do the currents & tide. Hank won the 2008 race in 1hr 55min 42 secs. Lewis (being hounded by an angry Oscar C) won the 2007 race in 1hr 58min 36 secs. This guy is seriously good (as his K1 results have shown for years) and when he decides to focus on Surf Ski, there will be little point in lining up to race him. With great respect to all the champs going to Dubai to race he has got to be odd's on for $20 000 pay day. - Gavin Dickinson Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:35:24 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/814/147/#pc_2773 Katie is the current champ & sombody has to beat her in Dubai to change that. Best of luck to them both. Word is that with $6 000 1st prize (bigger than most of the male 1st prizes in the world series) a lot of of the EU sprint & marathon girls are coming to the desert. It maybe that we will see a brand new name to the sport on the trophy. Dubai can throw up big water like last year but 90% it will be moderate downwind gentle water - so the K1 womens speedboats can feature if they come out to play. - Gavin Dickinson Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:30:02 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/814/147/#pc_2772 No disrepect to Katie, I think she is a top athlete, but anybody who really knows the sport will tell you that Nikki is in a league of her own! Nikki will not only beat many of the top male paddlers in Dubai, she will beat Katie by a long way!! Good luck to both of them! its great to see more woman racing at this level!! Cheers - Trautmann Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:02:48 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/814/147/#pc_2765 You go girl. Very well done. Can't wait to see Nikki M & Katie P go at each other in The Dubai Shamaal. Anybody want to start the betting? ;D - Gavin Dickinson Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:17:11 +0100 http://www.surfski.info/content/view/814/147/#pc_2756 Congratz to the Saffas paddling & broadcasting, eish you could think it was an SA Champs..........! Big welcome back to Nikki"coach".... we are nervous that we are going to get a "pak slaap" at the grading race! - Jamii Hamlin Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:57:31 +0100