Browsing Archive: November, 2010
Posted by Alexa Lombard on Sunday, November 21, 2010,
Cape Town - Sean Rice exploited
the mild conditions off Camps Bay and the absence of ISPA World Champ Dawid
Mockè to win his second race in the Discovery Sunglass Hut Surfski Series,
powering past young turk Simon Van Gyssen in the closing stages of a thrilling
race to claim the title.
Rice, who hit international headlines earlier in
the year when he won the Mayors Cup surfski race in New York, was part of a fast
five boat breakaway group that led the 14km race from the Oceana Powerboat... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alexa Lombard on Saturday, November 20, 2010,
What a great paddle, headed out from Fish Hoek this morning witha 15 to 20 Knot North Westerly behind us and the runs building all the way to the turn at Smitswinkel Bay. Hard paddle back into the wind via Millers Point and Simons Town Harbour. Congrats to all who finished, cut off time 3 hrs 30min......see you on the 18th of december for the real deal.
For those that did not get your entry in train hard and give it a bash at the next qualifier on the 4th December....same time, same place.
Bel...
Posted by Alexa Lombard on Friday, November 12, 2010,
East London - The country’s top surfski paddlers will
converge on East London this weekend at the same time as a frontal system that
promises to deliver classic conditions for the KIA SA Surfski Championship races
on the weekend.
With the race forming part of the Eastern and Western
Cape summer Discovery Sunglass Hut surfski series, the race organisers have been
overwhelmed by a massive entry for the single ski championship race on Saturday,
and the double ski national title decider on... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alexa Lombard on Monday, November 8, 2010,
Hout Bay - Dawid Mockè bagged his second victory in the Discovery Sunglass Hut
summer surfski series’ fourth race held in the balmiest hot and windless
conditions, raced from Hout Bay to Camps Bay on Sunday.
He
outpaddled Tom Schilperoort and Sean Rice, relegating them to the minor
podium places, winning by a comfortable 36 seconds margin over a flat 18km ocean
course.
“I needed to test my staying-power and wanted to sustain a 115
strokes-per-minute stroke-rate for the latter 45 mi...
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Posted by Alexa Lombard on Monday, November 1, 2010,
Fish Hoek -In quite the most extreme wind conditions
ever experienced since the start of local surfski series racing in 1998, Dawid
Mockè posted his maiden victory in the 2010 Discovery Sunglass Hut Surfski
series, mastering the gale force winds and overcoming a strong field to clinch
the title over a course shortened by the ferocious weather
conditions.
Mocké had to call on every ounce of his strength, stamina and
acquired skill to hold off his Fish Hoek clubmates Sean Rice and
Tom ... Continue reading ...
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