Tuesday, 19 December 2006 21:23
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Written by
Rob Mousley
2006 has been an exciting year for surfskiing and for surfski.info. When we started out last year we had the objective of developing the world's premier Surfski website - we like to think we have achieved that objective. In our second year we are going to crank it up an…
Friday, 08 December 2006 00:12
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Sunday 3rd December, 18h00, 4km west of Steenbras Point, False Bay, South Africa The big Oryx helicopter hovered over Casper Kruger as he lay semi-conscious on his surf ski. "It was flying only about two ski-lengths above the water, about twelve metres." he said, "It flew past about 200 metres. …
Monday, 04 December 2006 21:04
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Tyrell Impson sent us a scary photo taken by Martin Sundberg of two surf skis in front of a fast moving ship. The incident happened during the 2006 US Championships in San Fransisco Bay. Greg Barton and Adam van Koeverden were focussed on negotiating the rough water when suddenly Adam realised…
Wednesday, 08 November 2006 12:35
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Written by
Rob Mousley
In the last two years the surf ski market has seen a revolution in terms of ski design. Skis have become more stable and faster. In fact, fast, stable skis, with a single footwell and adjustable rudder pedals have become the norm. How has this come about? At least…
Saturday, 04 November 2006 15:29
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Written by
Wayne Borchardt
Dolphin Coast Challenge - Unchartered Waters, November 2001 [Editor: Wayne Borchardt wrote this article after the 2001 Dolphin Coast challenge. I think it describes perfectly the viewpoint of less-than-elite Cape paddlers tackling the Durban coastline. I couldn't get photos of the 2001 event itself so I've used shots from…
Thursday, 19 October 2006 21:25
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Written by
Rob Mousley
On the Surfski newsgroup there's been much discussion recently about how the northern hemisphere is approaching winter. The denizens of the far north are discussing the finer points of dry suits, hypothermia and the benefits of slipstreaming icebreakers... In an astonishing scoop, Surfski.info is proud to reveal how South African…
Saturday, 29 July 2006 00:31
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Written by
Rob Mousley
Fish Hoek, Cape Town, South Africa - 16h40, Friday 28 July 2006 It was supposed to be a normal Friday winding-down paddle from Fish Hoek to Roman Rock lighthouse and back. Five paddlers were bunched together about 30m from the catwalk near Sunny Cove when a Great White shark attacked…
Thursday, 13 July 2006 12:18
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Written by
Rob Mousley
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…
Sunday, 09 July 2006 21:14
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Written by
Rob Mousley
2nd July 2006 dawned a beautiful day - for the beach! Not for what was supposed to be a 30km downwind run for the Surf Ski World Cup... There was very little swell, and no wind at all. The race was run from Westbrook Beach to a buoy off the…
Friday, 30 June 2006 14:03
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Written by
Rob Mousley
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…
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