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2008-02-27 09:36:40 by Barry Lewin

I have over that last year of so been doing some writing for magazines and the latest of with has been for the Sports Guide. The mag is free to the public and has a great distribution here in KZN with 20 000 copies going out all over the province.

I have done some writing for them before but am really excited about this issue as they have a new design team in for this issue who have given the mag a facelift. They have also got some really nice articles and a quality product for the reader. And remember its free!

The cover of ...

2008-02-25 09:04:46 by Barry Lewin

I have a massive soft spot for the Eastern Cape and have enjoyed 2 trips down that section of the coast recently. I had a great trip the the Hansa Knysna Sedgefield and the Investec St Francis Surfski races. The coast is just so majestic and the people are so welcoming you think you are in paradise.

I have made some awesome mates from down there and in talking to one of them I heard the paddling club in Plett would be putting on a race on the 22nd of March with some prize money, well I dug a little deeper and WOW!

The p...

Solid week 1 back in the game!

2008-02-17 15:58:20 by Barry Lewin

I started training again on Monday after two weeks lay off for tick bite fever. The week has been great on a physical and mental level. First being out the house breathing fresh air is just great and getting the body back in action is even better.

The week started slowly with short sessions with training partner at the moment Ian Gray. When I say it went off slow I mean the boat went really slow after the long layoff. This was to be expected but as the week has progressed the boat is feeling more like normal with every session. We got in some great ses...

Central Natal Lifesaving Champs Photo's

2008-02-16 14:30:03 by Barry Lewin

Varsity College Surfskischool photo's

2008-02-10 15:21:20 by Barry Lewin

Thanks kindly to Louis Stanford, one of out students who stayed after his class last saturday and took some pics with his waterproof camera. Here's what goes on! A ton of fun in the sea!

Letting losse an ABC of paddling talk!

Dean in his first lesson u...

Breaking Free

2008-02-10 15:05:14 by Barry Lewin

The last 2 weeks have been a major challenge being sick and being stuck in doors. I was so keen to get the year off to a good start with some nice base work sessions and solid training. After a nice break over Xmas I was motivated and ready!

At first the doc never knew what the hell was wrong with me as nothing had come up in the blood tests. Mystery! Well after 5 days I couldn’t take the headaches any more and the doc ordered more blood tests and found I had tick bite fever. At least I knew what I had.

After a long wee...

Life lesson for a true legend!

2008-02-04 12:30:23 by Barry Lewin

We learn lessons through life in unsuspecting places and from unassuming people. I had the privilege of teaching a lady named Sandi Rogerson how to paddle and since then we have become good friends.

I really don’t know how to explain Sandie, she doesn’t talk much, she rather does her talking with actions of great proportions. She takes on massive physical and mental challenge just to say she has done it, been there and back.

Before I me Sandie she had run may Comrades marathons and run other extreme evens like the...

Stuck in a cage!

2008-02-03 04:53:55 by Barry Lewin

Unfortunately on Tues I can down with something! I say something as the doc still doesn’t know exactly what going on other than it may be a virus. It started with massive headaches and then came the fever which lasted for a solid 2 days. Not fun feeling like I was going to overheat any second.

The blood tests came up all clean so I am not going to die but some time off is in order. The doc says a week at least, Eish! A week, just as I was getting going for the year.

I firmly believe keep an athlete off the playing field...

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