Nacho from the Canary Islands has made another really nice video, now from the Eurochallenge 2013 in Villajoyosa, Spain. Check it out!
Maj 182013
Apr 182013
Cran Canaria offers good downwind conditions. Ignacio Soler Fabre has put together a cool video clip of the paddling team Club Amigos from various paddling sessions in the early months of 2013. Gran Canaria is now a surfski destination on my to do list.
Mar 242013
On March the 5th 2010, Grant Korgan burst fractured his L1 vertebra, instantly entering the world of spinal cord injury recovery…
Without any feeling or movement below his belly button, Grant and his wife Shawna began an extraordinary journey of recovery, fueled by a life-long desire to make a positive impact on the world…
Check out this youtube clip from US Surfski championships 2012.
Feb 182013
The island of Ibiza is the choice for many Europeans if you like to party. Now there is greater reason to go there. They have great downwind conditions. Check out this video from Dani Sanches when he is training with Toni on a double surfski. It’s fast, I wonder what speed they had?
Feb 072013
The sequels to the first principle of Dawid Mocke – The run is always in front of you are now published on Vimeo. The Downwind masterclass with Dawid Mocke no 2 – Get your Nose in the Hole and no 3 – Use your momentum. The french Paddler Paul Eqyuem has helped the Paddling Centre with these Video clips.
Jan 222013
Join Dawid Mocke on his surfski for downwind paddling on Millers run when he teach the basic downwind principles. Here is principle #1.
Jan 072013
Check out this DIY hand made surfski Balance trainer from the Youtube user RivannaHipSnap:
This took less than 2 hours to build with the trip to Lowes included. It consists of a 1″x15″ table top disc cut in half and a 2″x6″ board cut to length along with some screws and scrap 2″x4″ board pieces for bracing. Total cost less than $14 USD. A good balance trainer that is definitely more challenging on hardwood floors than on carpeting. A great ab workout as well as a reasonably good kayak balance trainer. Sit on this whilst watching TV or reading a book and learn balance skills at the same time!
Dec 272012
Murray Stewart won the iconic 25km 20 Beaches Classic from Palm beach to Freshwater SLSC in Australia. Tim Jacobs finished in second place followed by Jeremy Cotter. It was a a huge field comprising numerous Olympians, Ocean Ski Champs and SUP Elites and few good outrigger paddlers to boot, all seeking a share of the $12k in cash + prizes. Watch Rambo’s video.
Full results here.
More info: oceanseries.com.au
Dec 152012
Winter in north Europe and abstinence of paddling can be creative. Wetiz in Germany has taken surfski paddling to a new level. They have been paddling downhill. Do not forget your PFD. 
Dec 112012
During the past years there have been more and more film clips available at YouTube and Vimeo from different water sports, surfski is not an exception. When waterproof cameras have become better, cheaper and easier to use it has made film making more common among paddlers. More people want to document and share their experiences. That is really great. You can find reviews, tutorials and inspirational videos on YouTube and other sites.
Emma Nilsson and Evy Lantz came up with a great idea to start a Surfski Film Festival. This year it was held in Hindås, west of Göteborg in Sweden. The film festival was a success and great fun. Emma and Evy hope and belive that the interest will increased even more to next year with more contestants. They also hope that more people became inspired to start with surfski paddling and discover the fun with downwind paddling.
Emma Nilsson and Evy Lantz with the first prize for the best surfski film. The prize is actually Dawid Mocke’s flip flops. He visited Sweden in May during the Spring Camp 2012 and forgot his flip flop.
During the night more surfski films were shown, to get inspiration from paddlers all over the world. There were also discussions about next year’s surfski season here in Sweden.
Surfski’n Kite Hooky – The winning film from Trent Victor
When Trent’s dream came true – by Emma Nilsson.
The other two contributions are not available on YouTube yet.
Marstrand-Rörtången – Micke Ström (Skydrive)
Sunday’s Downwind – Jeanie Sanqvist (Link will come soon)