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Paddle Profile: Pete Cole
Monday, 12 May 2008
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).
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May Days: WildRich’s 4-day Adventure
[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!"]
Mid ocean epiphanies... (or Dawid’s Ready to Roll)
[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...]
Molokai Update #4  ** Updated **
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...
Paddler Profile: Alexa Cole
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...
Paddler Interview: Barry Lewin
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...
Molokai Update #3
Latest entry list, closing date, ski container to Molokai, check it out!
Paddler Profile: Dean Gardiner
How do you define the qualities that make Dean Gardiner arguably the greatest downwind paddler that's ever donned a Speedo?
Molokai Videos
We've been trolling around YouTube and found a couple of Molokai videos. Check them out!
Surfski Review: Think Legend
[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/]
Paddler Interview - Dawid Mocke
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...

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Paddler Profile - Geoff Graf
Geoffrey Graf (responsible for the paddler's special at the Waikiki Park Shore...
Paddler Interview - Martin Kenny
With 14 Molokai crossings to his credit, 39 year old Australian Martin Kenny i...
Molokai 2008 - Update  #2
Three weeks to go until the 2008 edition of the Molokai World Championships......
Paddler Interview - Oscar Chalupsky
Oscar Chalupsky won his first Molokai when he was 20 years old, back in 1983 a...
Paddler Profile: Maggie Twigg-Smith
May 18th will see Hawaiian resident Maggie Twigg-Smith tackling the Molokai c...
Molokai Training – and what ski to use?
Cape Town, 15 April 2008: In one week I've gone from being depressed about my ...
Paddler Profile: DeAnne Hemmens
May 18th, 2008 will see DeAnne Hemmens competing in the Molokai World Champion...
Paddler Profile: Itsuko Oda
On May 18, 2008, Itsuko Oda will be the first Japanese female surf ski paddler...
Molokai Accommodation Special – Park Shore Waikiki
Geoffrey Graf, general manager of the Park Shore Hotel in Waikiki, is offering...
Experimenting with Rudders
I enjoy the science and design of surfskis nearly as much as paddling them and...
Surfskis Triumph in 45km Trans Taupo (NZ)
12th April 2008 – Lake Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand. Slap bang in the mi...
The Great 2008 Surfski.info Survey
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Paddle Profile: Pete Cole
Who are the top dozen surf ski paddlers in South Africa? In Durban you have Oscar and Herman Chalupsky, Hank McGregor,...
Paddler Profile: Alexa Cole
A couple of weeks ago, in the latter stages of a Millers Run, I was beginning to relax as I approached the entrance to...
Paddler Interview: Barry Lewin
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...
Paddler Profile: Dean Gardiner
How do you define the qualities that make Dean Gardiner arguably the greatest downwind paddler that's ever donned a Sp...
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Making Paddling Movies: Helmet Cam
Several readers have asked about our helmet cam setup - here's a brief description of what we use.
Surf Ski Rescue Techniques
In recent months there have been several fatal accidents in the Northern Hemisphere involving surf ski paddlers and co...
NSRI Appeal
[Editor: although this story refers to the South African National Sea Rescue Institute, the points made apply wherever...
Stroke Correction by Video #2
This is the second in our series of stroke correction videos. The idea is that you grab your camera and a friend to t...
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Gale Force Downwind
I've been fortunate enough to play in some very strong winds recently - and on Saturday I had another chance to exper...
A Classic Wild Coast Paddle
While most SA paddlers were either resting their tired limbs after an exhausting Cape Point Challenge or catching wave...
Now THESE are big waves
OK, so it's not surf ski - but I was fascinated by this sequence of shots that show a US Coast Guard vessel "practisin...
Neptune 1: Hotshot 0
Saturday and Sunday mornings at Marine Surf Lifesaving Club sees an interesting bunch of paddlers hitting the beach a...
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Surfski Accessories - A guide to the Surfski stuff you need.
Accessorize your Surfski Where to put, how to attach, what to do... courtesy of Dawid Mocke and www.surfskischool...
Garmin Forerunner 205 & 305 GPS
Garmin have released a new version of the Forerunner series of wrist mounted GPS units that have become popular with ...
Flares - and where to find them
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Aquapac Cell Phone Pouches
The Aquapac range of waterproof pouches are ideal for carrying keys, cell phones and whatever else you want to k...

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Oscar on Training
[Editor: Oscar Chalupsky was recently asked a seri...
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World Series - Latest Rankings
Here are the latest World Rankings including the...
Surfski.info World Series Update - Tahiti CANCELLED
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Neptune 1: Hotshot 0
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[Editor: Adventurer, writer and highly experienc...
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The Forward Stroke
All good things are built from a solid base, and t...
(Editor: thanks to Nico de Wet for a fresh viewpoi...
Surfskis Triumph in 45km Trans Taupo (NZ)
12th April 2008 – Lake Taupo, Waikato, New...
Plett - Photos & Full Results
Glenn Murray sent us some great photos of the Pl...
Plett Live Coverage - transcript
See below for the transcript of our live comment...

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