Dubai Shamaal

Articles and information about the Dubai Shamaal Surf Ski race.

Next event: 29/30 November 2007

For more information see: Dubai Surfski and Kayak Club




Dawid's Days Print E-mail
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Written by Dean Gardiner   
Wednesday, 05 December 2007

The last two events have seen freakish performances by Dawid Mocke. (Hence the name of this report) He has walked away with $26k US from the last two races and if he continues his good form will have well over 30k US to add to his wife's Olympic campaign after this weeks Perth event. He is the man to beat at the moment and many will be throwing everything they have at him in this final major event of the year.

Dawid Mocke Dragon Run
Dawid takes the Dragon Run Hotspot (Pic: Graham Uden)
 

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DUBAI SHAMAAL 2007: Big, Bigger, Best (The Glickman Race Report) ** video ** Print E-mail
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Written by Joe Glickman   
Wednesday, 05 December 2007

Head down, his ski facing the wrong way moments before the start of the richest ocean kayak race in history, last year's Dubai winner Dawid Mocke was trying to plug the bung on Ken Wallace's ski with a packet of gel when the gun sounded.

Hank McGregor and Dawid Mocke Dubai Shamaal 2007
Hank McGregor congratulates Dawid Mocke (Pic: Wouter Kingma)
 

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Shamaal 2007 - post-race (and results) Print E-mail
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Written by Rob Mousley   
Saturday, 01 December 2007

What do paddlers do after a major event like the Dubai Shamaal 2007?  They party, that's what!  The famous Barasti Bar in the host Le Meridien Resort was jumping...  And so were the paddlers.

Shamaal Party Time
Party time!

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Dubai Shamaal Picture Gallery Print E-mail
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Written by Alain Jaques   
Saturday, 01 December 2007

All is calm and quiet in Dubai this morning, save for the snores of the exhausted, partied-out paddlers...

Dawid Mocke winner Dubai Shamaal
DIMC Managing Director Saeed Hareb presents Dawid Mocke with the trophy

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Shamaal 2007 - Dawid's Comments, Results Print E-mail
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Written by Rob Mousley   
Friday, 30 November 2007

"It was blood and guts at the end," said Dawid after the race. And what a race - what a paddler.  Who else could have come back from 200m behind to win?

Dawid Mocke Shamaal
Dawid wins the 2007 Dubai Shamaal (Pic: Alain Jaques)

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