Who are the top dozen surf ski paddlers in South Africa? In Durban you have Oscar and Herman Chalupsky, Hank McGregor, Daryl Bartho, Clint Pretorious and Barry Lewin (with a nod to a healthy Matthew Bouman and Bevan Manson).
[Editor: WildRich sent us this with "Here's something to put up between all the Molokai Hype, something refreshing, you are going to absolutely love the channel!"]
[Editor: Dawid Mocke is ready to rumble in Hawaii - he's in mid-air somewhere over the Pacific right now - but he sent us this piece from an Internet café in London...]
Thanks to the efficiency and helpfulness of the US Consulate in Cape Town, I'm finally all systems go for Molokai... I was beginning to think that I wouldn't have travel documents...
Oh, and here's some more inf...
A couple of weeks ago, in the latter stages of a Millers Run, I was beginning to relax as I approached the entrance to Fish Hoek bay when a shape appeared from behind in a burst of spray - I took violent avoiding actio...
At 25, Barry Lewin is one of the younger surf ski paddlers on the circuit. He's had a pretty good season - 4th in San Francisco; 9th in Dubai; 8th in Perth; and 3rd in Plett behind Dawid Mocke and Hank McGregor. It's...
[Editor: Adventurer, writer and highly experienced paddler Brandon Nelson wrote this review of the Think Legend surfski. Their blog is at http://ultramarathonpaddling.blogspot.com/]
Typically when I paddle with Dawid Mocke the with part is quite brief. We start together but a pattern quickly emerges. I try to keep up, find it challenging to breathe, back off a bit, and then the World Series number...