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| - | ===== Surfski paddler lost his life on the weekend during a race in South Africa ===== | + | <<stories:wind_changes_2014|Previous Story^stories:bellingham_stories|Story List^races:length_lake_washington_2014|Next Story>> |
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| + | ===== Surfski Paddler Lost Life on the Weekend in Race in South Africa ===== | ||
| **Dean Jordaan** \\ | **Dean Jordaan** \\ | ||
| - | 11/17/14 #16532 | + | 11/17/14 #16532 |
| - | I'm sure most of you have heard the sad news that a surfski paddler lost his life on the weekend during a race in South Africa. Below is a letter written by Colin 'Copper' Simpkins, the secretary general of Canoeing South Africa (yes, kayaking is called canoeing in SA). He was at the race and gives a balanced perspective of the tragedy. You can see the letter referenced from surfski.info on FaceBook, as well as other information. | + | I'm sure most of you have heard the sad news that a surfski paddler lost his life on the weekend during a race in South Africa. Below is a letter written by Colin 'Copper' Simpkins, the secretary general of Canoeing South Africa (yes, kayaking is called canoeing in SA). He was at the race and gives a balanced perspective of the tragedy. You can see the letter referenced from surfski.info on FaceBook, as well as other information. |
| Regards\\ | Regards\\ | ||
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| + | (//Ed. Article written after Mark Feather's body was found - [[https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2014-11-20-paddler-died-due-to-drowning/|DispatchLive]] - cause of death ruled as drowning//) | ||
| **allipp01** \\ | **allipp01** \\ | ||
| - | 11/18/14 #16533 | + | 11/18/14 #16533 |
| As a result of last weekend's mishap, Surfski.info has reposted an old article on some surfski sea rescue exercises that they performed. | As a result of last weekend's mishap, Surfski.info has reposted an old article on some surfski sea rescue exercises that they performed. | ||
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| - | [[https://www.surfski.info/component/k2/story/1052/surfski-sea-rescue-exercise.html|Surfski Sea Rescue Exercise - Surfski.info - News, Product Reviews and Interviews]] | + | [[https://www.surfski.info/component/k2/story/1052/surfski-sea-rescue-exercise.html|Surfski Sea Rescue Exercise - Surfski.info - News, Product Reviews and Interviews]] (//ED. this link no longer seems to work//) |
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