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Round Madeira Island Race - Surf Skis welcome Print E-mail
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Written by Rob Mousley   
Monday, 06 August 2007

ImageWe can confirm that surf ski paddlers are welcome to participate in the 2007 Round Madeira Race.  We were concerned that this might not be the case - the event website says that only sea kayaks are allowed.  However, Rui Drummond of the organizing committee has explicitly confirmed that surf skis will be eligible to race.

 

 
South Africans Dominate Avon Descent in Australia Print E-mail
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Written by Rob Mousley   
Monday, 06 August 2007
ImageBreaking news: South Africans dominated the paddle categories of the 2007 Multiplex Avon Descent in Western Australia this weekend.  Sven Bruss won the singles, while brothers Daryl and Brett Bartho beat local rivals Ash Nesbit and Marcus Brockhurst in the team event.
 
The Dragon Run (Hong Kong) Print E-mail
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Written by Andrew Orr   
Friday, 03 August 2007

ImageNOVEMBER 24, 2007: International Surfski and Outrigger Championships

Hong Kong will be the stage of an International Surfski and Outrigger solo race across some of the best paddling waters in the territory on November 24.  The race will be approx 20-26km, depending on the conditions on the day, and will pass through some beautiful scenery.

 

 
GREG BARTON: THREE 4 THREE AT THE BLACKBURN Print E-mail
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Written by Joe Glickman   
Monday, 30 July 2007

ImageA century ago, the fisherman out of Gloucester, Massachusetts were among the toughest watermen on the earth. Long before Gloucester was immortalized in the best-selling book and then movie The Perfect Storm, it was the leading fishing port in the world. Heading north and east from Gloucester into the stormy stretch of the Atlantic from Cape Cod to Newfoundland, sailors would leave their mother ship in two-man dories to set lines for cod and halibut.  

 
North Sea Champs a Huge Success Print E-mail
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Written by Danny D'Hooge   
Friday, 27 July 2007

Image[Editor: The 2007 North Sea Outrigger Canoe and Surfski championships took place on the weekend of 14th/15th July at Surfer's Paradise, Knokke, Belgium. The event was a huge success and is testament to the growth of surf ski in Europe - although the race started as an OC event, they're expecting surf skis to outnumber OCs in 2008.

Event Organizer Danny D'Hooge sent us this report.]

 
French Ocean Kayaking Championships (23-25 Aug 2007) Print E-mail
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Written by Rob Mousley   
Friday, 20 July 2007

From Steve Froese in Ireland(!) comes news of the French Ocean Kayaking Championships: Steve wrote to give us "a heads up as regards probably the largest ocean race in Europe each year." 

He went on: "At the end of August the French kayak federation hold a series of races on open ocean and it is generally extremely well run, and always very enjoyable."

 
Caribbean Races - September 2007 Print E-mail
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Written by Rob Mousley   
Monday, 16 July 2007

ImageThe St. Maarten Soualiga Challenge, a 25km downwind race, takes place on 23rd September 2007, followed by the St François Kayak Challenge in Guadeloupe the following weekend on 29th/30th September 2007.

Warm water, reliable wind, open ocean downwind - what more could you ask?

 
Malaysia Race: MIKE ’07 Print E-mail
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Written by Rob Mousley   
Sunday, 24 June 2007

ImageThe inaugural "Malaysia International Kayak Endurance 2007" Race (aka MIKE 07) takes place from 24-30 August 2007.

While the race is primarily aimed at Sea Kayaks, the organizers have confirmed that Surf Skis will be allowed to participate.

 
Hawaiian Sports Festival… in Germany Print E-mail
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Written by Rob Mousley   
Sunday, 24 June 2007

Image"Hawaiian Sports Festival" - sun and sand somewhere in the Pacific?  Not this one!  This one was held on 15th-17th June 2007 at Rerik, Germany on the Baltic sea...

Unfortunately we only found out about the event after it had happened - but here's the story.

 
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