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Thursday, 13 July 2006 |
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Good news for social paddlers in Cape Town is that Margaret Silk of Paddlers Kayak Shop in Simonstown is now welcoming surf ski paddlers to participate in their previously sea kayak-only race series. "The demand has been too much and we've caved in!" - says Margaret. "Our kayak races are now open to surf skis so we thought we would let you know.
"Our races tend to be more social than competitive so Oscar and Dawid types should probably steer clear but new paddlers and the lower grades might like to join in."
Details are at http://www.paddlers.co.za/pages/racepage.html
"In addition we will soon be stocking surf skis as well as our range of sea kayaks."
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Written by Rob Mousley
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Friday, 30 June 2006 |
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This correspondent participated in a dice on the Umgeni River last night on a borrowed Red7 Surf 60 (thanks Gav!). The Team Grand Prix event registration was taking place and I met up with some of the international paddlers - Mark Sandvold (US), Mark Buck (US), Dave Jensen (US), Dean Gardiner (Aus). The NZ paddlers were there and I spotted some French team members as well. All extremely friendly people (as are our Durban hosts) and much beer and braaied (barbequed) boerwors (SA speciality sausage) was consumed... Some of the visitors (Mark Buck, Mark Sandvold, one of the NZ paddlers), went for an orientation paddle yesterday with Darryl Bartho... |
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Written by Duncan Reyneke, The Herald
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Wednesday, 28 June 2006 |
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It‘s been just over two days since DA ward councillor Stanford Slabbert‘s near fatal brush with hypothermia, and the men involved with saving him feel it was a stroke of good luck they were able to assist. An avid paddling enthusiast, Slabbert was surfskiing in the third leg of the Sportsworld Downwind Winter Series Race on Saturday, when he was knocked from his ski by a large wave. |
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Written by NSRI Media Release
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Monday, 26 June 2006 |
 Spirit of Toft Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth Station Commander said: "At 15h20 NSRI Port Elizabeth were activated to a report of 2 surf-skier's suspected to be missing at sea during the surf-ski event the "Sportsworld Downwind Winter Series Race 3", between Sardinia Bay and Noordhoek near Port Elizabeth. |
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Written by Rob Mousley
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Monday, 08 May 2006 |
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Three single surfskis were out near Mouille Point, Cape Town yesterday, heading in the direction of Oceana Powerboat Club. The third cut the corner across the reef and... was eaten by the break. His ski was broken in half and one of the other paddlers went into Oceana, borrowed a double and came back out to collect him. According to Craig Lambinon, spokesman for the NSRI, an eyewitness on shore called the NSRI but by the time they arrived, the casualty had reached shore. The NSRI launch collected the wreckage of the ski and delivered it to the owner. Moral of the story: beware of the reef off Mouille Point lighthouse - the break can extend "surprisingly" far out to sea. Other casualties of the reef include Dawid Mocke who was dumped during the opening race last season. He didn't break his ski, but he did lose the race! (And contrary to rumour, Andre van Rensburg wasn't anywhere near the scene...) |
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