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| DSKC Website (22 Aug 10) |
| Dear Members, we are currently constructing a new club website which we plan to implement in October to coincide with the new season. The current website will no longer be maintained.
For club information please contact the following committee members.
General Enquiries-Club Captain:
Jonathan Crowe dskc.dskc@gmail.com
Membership Payment-Club Treasurer:
Peter Bengtsson peter.bengtsson@gac.com
DSKC Rack information:
Colin Campbell colsute@gmail.com |
| 2010 Membership Fees (26 Jan 10) |
| Collection of 2010 Membership fees will be on Friday 5th of March at DIMC. |
| DSKC January Newsletter (21 Jan 10) |
| Happy New Year to all our friends and families of DSKC. 2010 heralds the start of a New Decade, and a New Club Committee. This is the first newsletter of the year and something we aim to distribute monthly. |
| Skis for sale. (18 Jan 10) |
| There are a number of Fenn XTs and an Epic V10 Sport for sale in Abu Dhabi. |
| The Malta Project (07 Dec 09) |
| Any one who would like to donate a ski or Kayak to the Malta Project please contact Nico Smit. |
| Fenn Agent. (07 Dec 09) |
| Fenn surfski,s would like to welcome Arnim Schon as a new member of the Fenn Agents Team for the Middle East. |
| Middle East 09/10 Championship (Sponsorship update) (18 Nov 09) |
| I am pleased to announce Westminster Gulf are now the principle sponsor of the 09/10 Middle East Series. With this sponsorship we will now be able to offer the overall and class winning paddlers substantial trophies. I am also aiming to financially help the leading one or two paddlers of the series compete in a high profile overseas race representing DSKC and Westminster Gulf. |
| International Races (02 Nov 09) |
| For a bit of general information about what is going on locally I thought I would highlight the fact that quite a few of our local paddlers will be competing in some of the high profile International races that will be taking place over the next couple of months. |
| Middle East 09/10 Championship (27 Sep 09) |
| Rules and regulations for the Middle East 09/10 Championship.
We hope to run a total of 8-10 high profile races in the series over the season which will also include the Dubai Shamal as a point scoring race. The races will be in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Muscat and Musandam. It is not expected that everyone will be able to paddle in all of the races but the more races you can compete in the better you will do in the series.
We have a potential sponsor to help support the series and all being well we would like to be able to offer a substantial cash incentive to help the the Championship winning paddler compete in a high profile overseas race such as Molokai representing the UAE and DSKC. More on this to follow when we have secured the sponsorship money. |
| 2009 Paddle with Sole summary....... (08 Jun 09) |
| Last Friday June 5th saw the titanic annual contest take place between the Emirates surfskiing community and Dubai's road running coalition.
Ideal balmy weather conditions facilitated the throwing down and acceptance of the gauntlet.
36 paddlers and 82 runners set off on time. An excellent contest ensued, with the runners just pipping the paddlers.....AGAIN.
The coveted trophy thus remains with Dubai's runners. A feeling akin to Australia losing the Ashes has descended on the paddling community.
Preperations for next years contest have already begun by the paddlers. All options and opinions welcome...
A big thank you to Iain & Stuart Gordon for all their hardwork in ensuring the contest took place smoothly.
I would also like to thank Dubai Offshore Sailing Club for allowing us to have the finish there.The breakfast provided as well, was alos excllent in quanity and quantity |
| Al Gharbia water festival race in Aub Dhabi's western region May 1st 2009 (02 May 09) |
| The Al Gharbia race was held at Mirfa last weekend. An excellent high quality entry of 24 paddlers. Entrants from Dubai's 3 clubs , Abu Dhabi and Muscat.
In the mens 20km open race, it was a extremely tight race with the top 5 paddlers having to engage advanced tactics to offset each other. A thoroughly enjoyable race for the large crowd of spectators to watch. Thank you to Stuart Gordon for the photo's
The ladies 10km race was also excellent with skill and sheer determination vieing for the 1st prize.
There were numerous other categories of races as well. A great day was had by all.
Mifra is a lovely location and and a great place to visit. The Al Gharbia event organisers have been requested to repeat the event again next year, preferably a month earlier, to take advantage of prevailing weather conditions.
Thank you very much to all the entrants and event organisers. |
| Results of 4th race of social series (18 Apr 09) |
| Friday April 17th saw the 4th and final race of Martin Browns social series take place.
The 9 single plus 1 double team entrants had a fine time with navigational improvisation and the offshore winds providing plenty of mental and physical stimulus. Martin handed out prizes for the following categories. 1st overall points wise in the series - Paul Mauger.Most improved Firenc Boros and most enthusiastic, Becky in the doubles.
A big thank you to Martin Brown for organising the series and a big thank you to all the entrants who entered and helped make the series such fun. Another social series will be arranged soon. See you all on the water. |
| 3rd race of social race series A day of fun and suprises (12 Apr 09) |
| Fine cool blustery weather from the north set the tone for the 3rd race last Easter friday morning. Consensus of opinion of the 21 entrants was that the race should be a slow paddle out in to the wind for 5km and then dash back to the dskc beach taking advantage of the superb prevailing down wind conditions.
A welcome new comer to Dubai paddling is Haydon Smith. Haydon arrived in Dubai 2 weeks ago and delighted competitors and spectators alike with a seemingly effortless performance that was food for thought to all of the ME paddlers.( Haydon is a world ranked Ironman ).
Not only did the entrants and their families enjoy the race, but the Easter breakfast as well that was provided by Eva. Thank you very much Eva.
The 4th and last social race of the current series will be held this Friday at dskc beach at 0800 followed by a prize giving ceremony. Please can all entrants check their points tally to see their positions after 3 races. |
| Update on the social race series currently being held (05 Apr 09) |
| The 2nd race of the 4 race social series last Friday attracted a large and very enthusiastic field with 3 doubles entered as well. All categories of paddlers continue enter which is excellent ( thank you very much Martin Brown ) Please note that the results in this race seies count toward the 2009 club championship competition ( this competition is open to all members registered on the dskc website, no matter where your ski is racked ) so please take care. Some low key paddlers are gathering points whilst some higher profile paddlers bask on the beach !!
This Friday is Easter Friday and it has been suggested that we hold a small barbique breakfast on the beach after the race. Eva will be sending out a email in this regard later today. Depending on feedack, please expect to receive a sambo and coffee/tea cooldrink. All wives / children etc more than welcome. We hope the response will be sufficient to hold the breakfast. See you all on the water. |
| Results of the first race of the Social race series (29 Mar 09) |
| The 1st race of the initial series of 4 social races took place last Friday. Location was the balmy dskc beach at Jumeriah. 0800 start and the route was around the Burg Al Arab and back. Great fun was had by all entrants. Each entrant received a welcome cold energy drink and a Dunkin Donut on their return.
The 2nd race is this Friday at 0800, again from dskc beach. Please all join in.not matter where your ski is racked. It is good fun. Distance is 8 - 10km. All ski's welcome. Epic Sport, XT, Mako 6 etc etc. All performance paddlers are also challenged to borrow a Sport or XT to relive the fun of paddling these great all round ski's. Participation this race series also counts towards the 2009 club championship competition. The more races you enter, the more points earned and the closer you come to possibly winning the prizes on offer by dskc at the end of 2009. Thank you to Martin Brown & Eva Csomor for their efforts in organising and running this event. Hope to see you all this Friday. The race results are posted in the Race Results folder |
| XT race series update (23 Mar 09) |
| As mentioned in the earlier notification, dskc club will be running a series of 4 races aimed at XT's beginning this friday at 0800, dskc beach, Jumeriah. Primary objective is for everyone to enjoy. A variety of prizes will be on offer for paddlers who enter all or most of the races. Details on the race calendar attached below. Martin Brown and Eva Csomor will be running the events. |
| DSKC second hand surfski's for sale (23 Mar 09) |
| The club has a number of second hand ski's for sales. The owners of these ski's are unknown and have been stored at the club for at least 18 months. Demand for rack space means we have to either sell them or dispose of them. Please can all offers be directed to Gaven Mumberson, club captain. Offer closes on April 15th. After this date all ski's will be offered to Dubai Paddling School FOC or disposed of. |
| XT series race this Friday March 27th DSKC beach (21 Mar 09) |
| This Friday the club will run a XT series 8 to 10km race off DSKC beach. Race will start at 0800. Further details will be posted by Tuesday. This will be the first in a series over the year. This race series is intended for members who have either recently taken up surfsking or who due to work demands can only get on the water on a irregular basis.
It will not clash with the performance paddlers who are off to Musandam for the Ali Maynard Classic, this Friday as well |
| Mid week informal training resume (15 Mar 09) |
| Carlo Cottino and Mike Croft, have started meeting at dskc beach every Monday and Wednesday morning at 0600. Their objectives are to have a fun early morning paddle plus maintain their competitive performance levels. All other intermediate and advanced level paddlers are welcome to join them.
Should any novice club members wish to start a similar separate early morning group, please contact Gaven Mumberson. It is a great time of the year for this. Weather is cool and the sun is rising increasingly early. |
| 2009 time trails begin (14 Mar 09) |
| Last Friday March 13th saw the start of the 2009 time trails. Start time was 0730. A bit foggy for the 7 entrants but it quickly cleared. Good time enjoyed by all. |
| DSKC Club Trailer (30 Jan 09) |
| The DSKC club trailer has now been refurbished.
Contact Colin 0502892743 for use. |
| PADDLE WITH SOLE (08 Jun 08) |
| Lst Friday saw the DSKC paddles take on DCS runners in a summer dice for bragging rights. 10km hard slog for both teams followed by a breakfast at DOSC .... Well done to the runners who pipped the paddlers to the Post read on for race report ! Supplied by Gareth Robert |
| Friday Time Trials (12 Apr 08) |
| DSKC Friday time trials are back on. The format is a handicap system where each paddler gets a start time with the objective of everyone crossing the line at around the 60min mark. Makes for some good chasing. |
| BLIND RUNNERS EPIC CHALLENGE (09 Apr 08) |
| Blind Dave Healey has now completed the first 3 of his 7 marathons. He will shortly embark on the 4th, in Sydney, before coming to Dubai on Friday to do his 5th marathon at Safa Park.
This is a great opportunity for all athletes of all sports to join Dave and be a part of history. So let's see a big turn out of support on Friday and lot's of club colours. The world's media will be there.
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| Dusi update (15 Jan 08) |
| The boys have arrived in Durban - training on the local rivers - two brand new K2's - one folded in half on the Umzinkulu gorge!!! Read more in news.
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| The Bulgarian Blitz - Testimonial Race (12 Jan 08) |
| What better way to acknowledge a paddlers life, especially someone that has pushed the boundaries and helped so many others push theirs, as Boyan has done, than by having a last race and paddle with them just prior to their departure. |
| Surfski.info World Series (09 Dec 07) |
| The low down on how the 2007/8 World Series points have been calculated and who is lying where after 4 events. Is your name there? |
| CONGRATULATIONS! (20 Nov 07) |
| Fenn Cup Race 2 another great race and a big congratulations to Carlo Cottino for winning a brand new Carbon Fenn Mako 6!!! |
| Ali Maynard Classic Update (10 Nov 07) |
| Its done and dusted and it was by all accounts even better than last year! If you were not at the follow up event . . . YOU MISSED IT! |
| The Ali Maynard Classic (06 Nov 07) |
| What a race? What a location? What a great training opportunity? Why wouldn't you get on the band wagon? Grab your tie downs, your tent and a few wel hidden beers! It's that time of year! |
| Is there anyone out there? (28 Oct 07) |
| DSKC needs help with volunteers, accommodation and skis. What can you do towards the Shamaal? |
| Epic Dream Team Expands (22 Oct 07) |
| Dickinson decides to take a 50% stake in the rapidly growing Epic (Middle East) agency based out of Dubai. |
| RACK ALLOCATION (07 Oct 07) |
| At 7am on 8th Oct, a number of surf skis will be re-allocated to different racks. There will also be a number of skis that will be placed on the club trailer outside the club. The skis on the trailer are being placed there due to member inactivity so as to make way for active club members. These skis will be locked onto the trailer ( contact Pete 050 6406 087 to have them unlocked). We will attempt to contact the people concerned so that the skis can be removed as soon as possible. Any skis placed in bays that are not allocated to them will be removed and placed on the trailer. Sorry if this sounds harsh but the rack allocation at the club is a mess and needs to be sorted out. This allocation will be final until Jan 08.
Keep Paddling
Pete
Club Captain |
| DSKC LADS COMPLETE US SURFSKI CHAMPS (29 Sep 07) |
| DSKC Chairman Gavin Dickinson and our own Ian Kingon headed last week to San Francisco to compete in the US Surfski Championships... |
| DSKC Alumni News Update from Knysna (10 Sep 07) |
| Many of the older paddlers (by older, we mean those that have been in Dubai longer) will remember Jeff and Sue Wellburn. Here is a brief update on what they are up to! |
| DSTV Surfski Race Broadcast Schedule (20 Aug 07) |
| Want to know when they will be showing the ARB World Cup on TV? Or the Shamaal? Well we have scoured the earth and found the details, compiling it into an easy to view schedule. |
| Training with Oscar - Roundup (01 Aug 07) |
| Well the time has come and gone and by all accounts, if you missed it, you REALLY missed it! If you did miss it, read here for all of the action . . . Training with the Big O |
| CLUB CAPTAIN NOTICES (23 Jul 07) |
| New rack allocation - see attached spreadsheet.....New member joining process.....Swipe card access to club. |
| DSKC and Epic Promote the Shamaal (28 Jun 07) |
| In what must surely be one of the biggest promotions in surfski history, DSKC and Epic have combined forces to give away an Epic V10 Elite. Read the full exciting story in the attached document. And don't hurt yourself trying to get your entry in quicker than the next paddler . . . |
| DSKC Committee Minutes (27 Jun 07) |
| Please find attached the minutes from the first committee meeting held last week Friday, 22-July-2007. |
| Training with Oscar Chalupsky (26 Jun 07) |
| Who would ever want to miss an opportunity to have a 2 hours training session with a paddler of the calibre of Oscar Chalupsky? Think you would never get the ooportunity? Think again!!!!! The Big O is coming . . . . |
| DRIVING FORCE & DSKC (08 Jun 07) |
| DSKC and Driving Force have aligned their goals to ensure that this years Dubai Shamaal sets the pace on the World Paddling scene. |
| DSKC CLUB COMMITEE (02 Jun 07) |
| DSKC Mambers, we are looking for committed responsible individuals to stand for positions on the DSKC CLUB COMMITEE for 2007.... read on. |
| Surfski.info Molokai Update (16 May 07) |
| Our three adventurers have all landed in Hawaii and are looking forward to what is going to be a very hard race it seems, with the weather forecast predicting very flat conditions - follow www.surfski.info for updates. |
| DUNNOS (17 Apr 07) |
| In line with the 2007 DSKC mission.... which for all who don't know is "To Support the Active Paddler " - From the sponsorship monies recieved by the club Andrew Dunstan will be the third Dubai Paddler at this years Molokai, |
| New Epic Price List - March 2007 (13 Mar 07) |
| For the first time ever, the new Epic retail price lists are now available.
For more information call Ian Kingon on +971-50-654-6116 or e-mail on LamKing_at_iname.com (replace _at_ with @). |
| ROSE VALLEY LANDSCAPING (22 Feb 07) |
| A big thanks to Rose Valley Landscaping for assisting the growth and development of our sport in Dubai. It is no secret that they are behind the Dubai Paddling School abd recently sponsored the development of the website .... A big thanks from the DSKC paddling community. |
| DUBAI PADDLING SCHOOL - FEBRUARY TRAINING SESSIONS (28 Jan 07) |
| Our resident champ Boyan Zlaterev and Pete O'Higgins have taken the initiative in setting up Dubai Paddling School expert advice to assist all levels of paddlers obtaining their paddling goals through structured training and valueable paddling info. Group training sessions are starting in February for all levels, enrol now to become a better paddler. |
| DSKC SQUALL (26 Jan 07) |
| The DSKC time trial took on a new format this year, the first DSKC squall hosted a field of 32 paddlers, compliments from all the paddlers to Linda and her team for a well organised event and that DSKC that seems to be back. The awesome flat conditions a pod of dolphins finish was tight .... see you next month. |
| 2006 Surfski Series Race Report and Results (01 Jan 07) |
| DSKCs own Nigel Harvey's 2006 St Francis Ski Series went off extremely well despite some tough paddling conditions. A well supported which apart from Guff featured two other DSKC lady paddlers Tracey Barber and Robyn Parker see full results below.....Well done Guff , I am sure Lila was the main reason for the events success !!!! |
| Well done to Gav Dickinson, Ian Kingon and Haydn Holmes (25 Dec 06) |
| Our DSKC Boys are back from the 4 day 244Km PE-EL Challenge, the hard training paid off all three posting respectable times in the overall standings. Ian and Gavin want to thank Ali Maynard for being a stalwart during the preparations to and during the challenge itself. Notably 2 other DSKC friends Craig Webster and John Blacklawas also completed the toughets of surfski races on the planet - well done to you all !!!! |
| The Dubai Reportback - by Dawid Mocke (06 Dec 06) |
| Read Dawid's report back to his sponsors, other paddlers and SA Officials about the race and his impressions of the locals and their desert land. |
| DUBAI SHAMAAL (20 Oct 06) |
| Dubai's first ever international surfski race, Dubai SHAMAAL is set to take place on the 1st December 2006. Take this opportunity to line up with the worlds best ..... 12 Times Molokai Winner Oscar Chalupsky, Current World Surfski Champ Hank Mc Gregor , Dawid Mocke who needs no introduction, Durbans Barry Lewin recently placed 2nd in US Surffski Champs & Australian Paddling Legend Dean Gardiner.... This is fantastic news for DSKC to have paddlers of this calibre coming to Dubai.... |
| Paddler's Nightmare (26 May 06) |
| Eastern Cape paddlers get in over their heads - and they were all good solid watermen! This is an article from the Chiel column in the Daily Dispatch. |
| Get Trained by the World's Best (11 Apr 06) |
| How about being trained by Dawid Mocke? He won virtually every race that he entered in 2005, runs a very successful surfski school and finished just ahead of the DSKC club captain (1hr40min) in the Cape Point Challenge> |
| PERTH WORLD CUP 2005 (28 Dec 05) |
| Elite SA Paddler Dawid Mocke gives his personal account of the paddling exploits of the SA Team in the Surf Ski World Cup held in Perth Australia during November 2005. |
| Molokai Surf Ski Championships (03 Jun 05) |
| An article on the front runners along with some pictures. A lot of psyching out with none of apparently phasing the big red head from Durban. Go Oscar!!! |
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