Saturday, 07 January 2017 20:13 | Written by Gameplan Media
Durban - With hundreds of excited paddlers lining the Addington Beach for the first race of the 2017 FNB Surfski Series on Friday, the race produced a big surprise as former Olympic bronze medallist Bridgitte Hartley beat off the tough ladies competition to claim a maiden win at race one while…
Thursday, 05 January 2017 14:58 | Written by Rob Mousley
Durban, South Africa – The Durban surfski fraternity will once again be treated to a spectacle when the country’s best surfski stars battle it out over the 10-leg FNB Surfski Series as world leaders and beginners alike take to the warm Indian Ocean waters from this Friday until March in one of…
Sunday, 21 August 2016 18:27 | Written by Rob Mousley
Zinkwazi Beach – With a tough overnight deficit to overturn the pair of Hank McGregor and Lee Furby paddled like men possessed as they stormed to overall victory on the second stage of the Gara Dolphin Coast Challenge from Salt Rock to Zinkwazi on Sunday.The opening stage took paddlers 42kms from…
Thursday, 21 July 2016 13:56 | Written by Sune Wendelboe
Sune Wendleboe is a mad keen Danish paddler living in Oslo, Norway; he's owned 16 surfskis in the 6 years he's been paddling! He's just had the opportunity to try out no fewer than four of the latest, fastest elite level surfskis from around the world. Here's what he found.
Wednesday, 20 July 2016 15:38 | Written by Rob Mousley
Older brother, younger brother; younger brother, older brother – if you weren’t a sibling you weren’t on the podium! The South African brothers dominated in Canada this weekend – too bad Teneale Hatton, winner of the women’s race, didn't have a sister there…
Tuesday, 12 July 2016 16:07 | Written by Rob Mousley
As we watched the Tractrac app, we could see Sean Rice edging ahead on an inshore line, exactly as he did in 2013 when he won the ICF World Champs… Would it work for him again? The conditions this year were very different to those in 2013.
Friday, 08 July 2016 17:01 | Written by Rob Mousley
There are at least ten paddlers who could podium tomorrow at the 8th NELO Summer Challenge, which starts at 4pm in Porto, Portugal.
Tuesday, 05 July 2016 14:30 | Written by Rob Mousley
Le Morne Pass, Mauritius - “I saw how wide his eyes were, and thought to myself, ‘this is serious’,” said Jasper Mocke. His brother Dawid had been hit by a “bommie”, a massive breaking wave just outside La Prairie pass at Le Morne; his leash had broken and his surfski…
Sunday, 26 June 2016 18:38 | Written by Rob Mousley
Durban – South African paddling icon Hank McGregor overcame sickness, flat conditions as well as a strong local field to clinch his maiden FNB Durban Downwind win on Sunday while the in-form Nicole Russell claimed the World Surfski Series title event’s women’s crown.
Thursday, 23 June 2016 15:40 | Written by Rob Mousley
Durban – Defending champion Michelle Burn is excited to see how the 2016 FNB Durban Downwind women’s race unfolds this weekend as KwaZulu-Natal’s renowned quintet of female paddling talent go head to head for the World Surfski Series title race’s women’s title.
