Tuesday, 13 March 2018 16:24 | Written by Rob Mousley
Durban -The mixed doubles crew of Luke Nisbet and Jenna Ward stole the limelight at the HiQ Surfski Challenge on Friday night, as the penultimate leg of the popular FNB Surfski Series had to be modified to suit the heavy cyclone surf conditions in Durban Bay.
Tuesday, 13 March 2018 11:06 | Written by Rob Mousley
"There is no good reason to use feather angle on your paddle," said Oscar Chalupsky (in his usual assertive manner.) The surfski.info forum has seen something of a debate raging on this topic in the last couple of weeks; I knew that Oscar had been encouraging beginners to use zero feather,…
Thursday, 08 March 2018 18:48 | Written by Rob Mousley
In what may be a world first... we bring you photographs of the latest Fenn surfski - the Fenn SURGE. The boat was delivered to Cape Town today; local paddler Mark Keeling was the recipient and took delivery at Fish Hoek this evening. Surfski.info was there to capture some images...
Monday, 05 March 2018 10:13 | Written by Rob Mousley
Kenny Rice and Stuart MacLaren dominated the Western Cape Double Surfski Championships in False Bay on Sunday, in perfect downwind conditions… Bianca Beavitt and Angie Austin won the Women's title.
Monday, 05 March 2018 09:23 | Written by Rob Mousley
Durban - Series pacesetters Matt Bouman and Michelle Burn took home the spoils at the Vaaka Paddle Cadence Surfski Challenge on Friday night, the eighth leg of the popular FNB Surfski Series, best mastering the demands of the onshore Easterly weather conditions.
Tuesday, 27 February 2018 13:57 | Written by Rob Mousley
"That was… the best fun I've had in years," said Dawid Mocke as he watched the rest of the paddlers riding the surf into the beach. "It doesn't matter who you are, you're all in with an equal chance."
Saturday, 24 February 2018 15:06 | Written by Rob Mousley
Durban - Veteran ocean racing ace Matt Bouman signalled his dominance of the 2018 FNB Surfski Series when he powered away to win race seven, the Boland Surfski Challenge, presented by Marriott, and the 2018 series title in tricky conditions on Friday evening.
Monday, 19 February 2018 16:59 | Written by Rob Mousley
"The Europeans have caught on," laughed Jasper Mocke. "We used to be much quicker than them at the start, but we had six or seven boats dicing in a sprint to the first turn buoy!"
Thursday, 15 February 2018 14:54 | Written by Gameplan Media
Durban, South Africa - An uncharacteristic Tuesday night start due to the FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon saw paddlers don pink from top to toe at the Lettie Surfski Challenge, all in support of the fight against cancer for race six of the 2018 FNB Surfski Series.
Saturday, 10 February 2018 09:33 | Written by Rob Mousley
"Fortunately the camera died for the last 5km, because I was cursing..." said Oscar Chalupsky. "It was flat, hot, headwind… and I was blown!"