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4 Surfski paddlers take on an epic voyage, paddling 500 km along the extremely wild and remote skeleton coast of Namibia. Des and Ciske Howard share their story of this amazing adventure. The paddling was extreme, perhaps only matched by the extreme 4x4 dune driving of the support crew. Des Howard, Ian Daniels, Jason Goedhals and Fanta Gous paddled 4 modified racing surfski's 500 km from Luderitz to Swakopmund. They endured screaming gales, punishing headwinds, icy fog and tricky landings. Definitely check out https://www.skeletoncrew.com.na/. Pictures and videos that give some insight into the enormity of this mission

In episode 1 of the SAsurfski.com podcast, we chat with Hayley Nixon, current world surfski champ. We find out how the Olympics pushed her into surfski, her journey to becoming world champ and her training and nutrition regime. We dive into the issue of gender equality in our the world of surfski. This is a long but fascinating episode.

We speak with Greg de Beyer form Revo Kyaks about their foiling surfski project. This is a quick rough and ready episode.

0-8 min - How Dawid transitioned from a dbn kid to multiple world surfski champion out of Fish Hoek 8-14 min - Dawid lifts the lid on how the surfski pros managed to fund their world travels. 14-22 min - Dawid shares his views on the state of Surfski paddling globally and the role the industry players have in surfski growth. 22-28 min - How do we transition the person in the street from being unaware of surfski to becoming a paddler. 28-33 min - What the hang is Dawid up to nowadays? 33-39 min - Dawid shares his training secrets that let him still regularly beat the young hot shots. This is a section younger paddlers really need to pay attention to. 39- 41min - Dawid takes us through his recipe for becoming a world champion. 41-43 min - How (and why) the older paddlers are still kicking ass and will continue to do so. 43-54 min - Dawid shares his tips and how paddle downwind - FAST! 54-end - Dawid has a very interesting take on safety in surfski paddling. The thinking man's paddler gets a little philosophical

In this fascinating podcast, Kenny talks us through his amazing win in last year's Cape Point Challenge, beating the best in the world. Kenny goes on to share his little tips on to get your best result at the CPC. Not many folks can paddle a Millers run quicker than Kenny, he tells how he manages to go so dam fast. Bonus - Kenny's secrets to a quick Millers

This a podcast you do not want to miss. Matt is a fascinating character. We answer questions like 1. Does Matt own any shirts? 2. How does he seem to never be troubled by the surf, no matter how big it is? (and how we could do the same) 3. Has surfski evolution regressed or progressed? We unpack topics like Zen and the art of Surfski paddling, foiling surfskis, radical leaps fwd in surfski and paddle technology and design thinking, his long-standing relationship with Epic Kayaks, his rivalry with Hank and of course, safety and PFD's. Sit back and enjoy insights from one of the most genuine, passionate and influential paddlers of our time.

Jasper Mocke invites us into his world, the world of the pro paddling Athlete. We discuss his recent Fish River Canoe Marathon victory with Stu Maclaren. We unpack how he achieved the status of the fastest Millers run ever. Jasper shares the secrets to choosing the best doubles partner and how to go fast in a double. And a lot, lot, lot more

For anyone involved with surfski paddling in South Africa, they will know the name, Billy Harker. Billy created a nationwide surfski series that ran from the late nineties for over a decade and shaped the modern surfski racing landscape in SA. He transitioned surfski eventing from a volunteer amateur basis to a professional viable business and In so doing lifted the standard of what we came to expect from a surfski race. Billy takes us on a fascinating journey from bumbling down the Dusi to staging the biggest surfski race South Africa has seen. We unpack the secret to his successes, now and back then. This is a fascinating episode for anyone who was lucky enough to have been paddling during the Billy Harker heydays.

4 Surfski paddlers take on an epic voyage, paddling 500 km along the extremely wild and remote skeleton coast of Namibia. Des and Ciske Howard share their story of this amazing adventure. The paddling was extreme, perhaps only matched by the extreme 4x4 dune driving of the support crew. Des Howard, Ian Daniels, Jason Goedhals and Fanta Gous paddled 4 modified racing surfski's 500 km from Luderitz to Swakopmund. They endured screaming gales, punishing headwinds, icy fog and tricky landings. Definitely check out https://www.skeletoncrew.com.na/. Pictures and videos that give some insight into the enormity of this mission

4 Surfski paddlers take on an epic voyage, paddling 500 km along the extremely wild and remote skeleton coast of Namibia. Des and Ciske Howard share their story of this amazing adventure. The paddling was extreme, perhaps only matched by the extreme 4x4 dune driving of the support crew. Des Howard, Ian Daniels, Jason Goedhals and Fanta Gous paddled 4 modified racing surfski's 500 km from Luderitz to Swakopmund. They endured screaming gales, punishing headwinds, icy fog and tricky landings. Definitely check out https://www.skeletoncrew.com.na/. Pictures and videos that give some insight into the enormity of this mission

This a podcast you do not want to miss. Matt is a fascinating character. We answer questions like1. Does Matt own any shirts?2. How does he seem to never be troubled by the surf, no matter how big it is? (and how we could do the same)3. Has surfski evolution regressed or progressed?We unpack topics like Zen and the art of Surfski paddling, foiling surfskis, radical leaps fwd in surfski and paddle technology and design thinking, his long-standing relationship with Epic Kayaks, his rivalry with Hank and of course, safety and PFD's.Sit back and enjoy insights from one of the most genuine, passionate and influential paddlers of our time.

This a podcast you do not want to miss. Matt is a fascinating character. We answer questions like1. Does Matt own any shirts?2. How does he seem to never be troubled by the surf, no matter how big it is? (and how we could do the same)3. Has surfski evolution regressed or progressed?We unpack topics like Zen and the art of Surfski paddling, foiling surfskis, radical leaps fwd in surfski and paddle technology and design thinking, his long-standing relationship with Epic Kayaks, his rivalry with Hank and of course, safety and PFD's.Sit back and enjoy insights from one of the most genuine, passionate and influential paddlers of our time.

In this fascinating podcast, Kenny talks us through his amazing win in last year's Cape Point Challenge, beating the best in the world. Kenny goes on to share his little tips on to get your best result at the CPC. Not many folks can paddle a Millers run quicker than Kenny, he tells how he manages to go so dam fast. Bonus - Kenny's secrets to a quick Millers

In this fascinating podcast, Kenny talks us through his amazing win in last year's Cape Point Challenge, beating the best in the world. Kenny goes on to share his little tips on to get your best result at the CPC. Not many folks can paddle a Millers run quicker than Kenny, he tells how he manages to go so dam fast. Bonus - Kenny's secrets to a quick Millers

0-8 min - How Dawid transitioned from a dbn kid to multiple world surfski champion out of Fish Hoek8-14 min - Dawid lifts the lid on how the surfski pros managed to fund their world travels.14-22 min - Dawid shares his views on the state of Surfski paddling globally and the role the industry players have in surfski growth. 22-28 min - How do we transition the person in the street from being unaware of surfski to becoming a paddler. 28-33 min - What the hang is Dawid up to nowadays?33-39 min - Dawid shares his training secrets that let him still regularly beat the young hot shots. This is a section younger paddlers really need to pay attention to. 39- 41min - Dawid takes us through his recipe for becoming a world champion. 41-43 min - How (and why) the older paddlers are still kicking ass and will continue to do so. 43-54 min - Dawid shares his tips and how paddle downwind - FAST!54-end - Dawid has a very interesting take on safety in surfski paddling. The thinking man's paddler gets a little philosophical

0-8 min - How Dawid transitioned from a dbn kid to multiple world surfski champion out of Fish Hoek8-14 min - Dawid lifts the lid on how the surfski pros managed to fund their world travels.14-22 min - Dawid shares his views on the state of Surfski paddling globally and the role the industry players have in surfski growth. 22-28 min - How do we transition the person in the street from being unaware of surfski to becoming a paddler. 28-33 min - What the hang is Dawid up to nowadays?33-39 min - Dawid shares his training secrets that let him still regularly beat the young hot shots. This is a section younger paddlers really need to pay attention to. 39- 41min - Dawid takes us through his recipe for becoming a world champion. 41-43 min - How (and why) the older paddlers are still kicking ass and will continue to do so. 43-54 min - Dawid shares his tips and how paddle downwind - FAST!54-end - Dawid has a very interesting take on safety in surfski paddling. The thinking man's paddler gets a little philosophical

We speak with Greg de Beyer form Revo Kyaks about their foiling surfski project. This is a quick rough and ready episode. 

We speak with Greg de Beyer form Revo Kyaks about their foiling surfski project. This is a quick rough and ready episode. 

In episode 1 of the SAsurfski.com podcast we chat with Hayley Nixon, current world surfski champ. We find out how the Olympics pushed her into surfski, her journey to becoming world champ and her training and nutrition regime. We dive into the issue of gender equality in our the world of surfski. This is a long but fascinating episode. 

In episode 1 of the SAsurfski.com podcast we chat with Hayley Nixon, current world surfski champ. We find out how the Olympics pushed her into surfski, her journey to becoming world champ and her training and nutrition regime. We dive into the issue of gender equality in our the world of surfski. This is a long but fascinating episode.