Over the weekend I got a chance to play with the new Custom Kayaks Titan 2 Spec Ski. Check out the video. Hope to have some more feedback from this weeks SA Champs. The first 3 out the mould will be at in CT.
Durban - Hank McGregor and Michelle Eder secured their overall series victories in the Varsity College Marine Surfski Series on a night of racing that saw Western Cape lifesaving star Dominic Notten snatch the boys SA Schools title and Toti flyer Kerry Segal retain her title in the girls division.
The top teenage surfski paddlers from across the country descend on Durban this week for Friday night’s eagerly anticipated Varsity College SA Schools Surfski Championships.
The best surfski prospects from schools in the Western and Eastern Cape will line up alongside the cream of the local talent for the final leg of the Varsity C...
The rumble in the river as this iconic race is nick named. Not after the boxing that clouded the race but rather the scary sound of the stopper waves as you enter the rivers many notorious rapids.
I have done 2 Umko’s with very little fun or success but the beauty of the valley, the kind people that organise the race and the challenge of getting it right has drawn me back.
I have started my What’s Stopping You Challenge with Global Trader and did my first trade this morning. Diving in the deep end. Have been doing lots of reading the last 2 weeks on the Global Trader website www.gt247.com and been chatting to my Trader Travis tons.
The markets are a mess with the disaster in Japan so I have gone for something safe on my first Trade. Gold. Check out the graph I have been watching this am. Nervous but have a stop loss on the trade if it goes wrong. Hope it goes my way.
Most people in the paddling community will know the name Global Trader. They are a huge supporter of paddling events around the country. They sponsor the Global Trader Drak, The Varsity College Marine Surfski Series and the Global Trader Hout Bay Dice series.
I was lucky enough to meet a couple of the guys from the Global Trader office in Durban and learn a big about what they do through their link with the paddling. What&rsquo...
We had never jumped in the boat together so standing on the line with no warm up was a little bit nerve wrecking. We got away well in the front couple and soon after the first buoy we ma...
In 2 weeks time I will be taking on the Umko. The craziest canoe race on the planet. I was meant to do a pre race over the weekend but my partner got sick so was n the bank watching.
With a little more consistency in training this week I felt a lot stronger on the water. Race 6 was a flop in terms of the body making any progression so was stoked to be feeling a bit stronger.
We got away well with Sthembiso on the mark at the start. We turned on the inside of the bunch and went onto favourite for the night Daryl Bartho/Warren Jacobs wave. Perfect. They did an interval a hundred meters later and we went with.
I have had a great relationship and partnership with Rudy Project for longer than I can remember. They kit me out with the best glasses on the planet and I love the brand.
Michael and his team just hooked me up with two new sets out the 2011 range. Have to see the new website at www.rudyproject.co.za
I have always been involved testing new products and racing Custom Kayaks craft. Recently I have got more stuck in trying to taking the brand to the consmer with a blog, facebook page and a twitter profile.
