We were paddling slowly upwind into a howling northwester, about 2km from Hout Bay beach when my paddling partner turned to me, shouted, “I’m exhausted!” and fell off his surfski. As he made a number of efforts to remount, he was drifting fast downwind, towards the cliffs under Chapman’s Peak and I realized that the […]
Helping a paddler in distress is top priority, not only good etiquette. Assisting someone should be less traumatic than affecting a self-rescue. You might help a paddler one day and another day be grateful for some assistance. All paddlers, even in a group, should have the ability for self-rescue. They should be similarly equipped with […]
Down on the southern tip of Africa we love summer. The reason we love summer is that the South Easterly winds blow. And when it blows it really can knock your socks off, just think of last years Argus Cycle Race! While this fact has a lot of people moaning and wishing for winter, the […]
An instructional piece that I read recently advised paddlers to remove their Personal Flotation Device (PFD) when caught in a weir. This reminded me of the period when I started doing river races in the early 90s. Back then, PFDs were not compulsory at most river races, and certainly not on flatwater. When CSA got […]
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