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-  * Austin Kieffer on [[https://www.facebook.com/austinkiefferathlete/videos/3121324647919428|falling in love with surfskiing]]
   * [[https://www.thepaddler.news/international/surfski-spotlight-germany/|The Viral Nature of Surfski Popularity]] The Paddler article about growing surfski popularity in Germany - Gordan Harbrecht, Michael Dobler, Oscar C., Tom Selleck, Max Hoff,…
+  * [[https://www.epickayaks.com/post/meet-the-people-who-paddle-epic-surfskis|Meet people who paddle surfskis]] (Epic surfskis in this instance)
+  * …
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+===== History =====
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+==== Evolution ====
+  * [[https://www.surfresearch.com.au/0000h_SurfSki.html|Some Surfski History]] (with some references to very early progenitors)
+  * [[https://globalsurfski.wordpress.com/2010/10/23/the-evolution-of-surfski-kayaks/|The Molokai Race takes off in Hawaii]] (this article is a bit dated (2010) the record has been broken several times now in up-to-date surfskis)
+      * [[https://www.kanakaikaika.com/molokai-challenge/race-history/|Molokai Race History]]
+==== Earliest Race? ====
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+**The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 Nov 1946**
+{{:races:firstrace.jpg?direct&206x225|firstrace.jpg}}
+photo: [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/183133110451264/permalink/638662834898287/|Arvin Taali facebook]]
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 Adam Van Koeverden - Canadian Olympic & World Champion
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+==== Marathon Canoe ====
+Traditional marathon boats bear some resemblance to K1 sprint kayaks, but the [[:races:races#other_paddle_racing|races are long distance ]]and run over all kinds of water, on flatwater or through rapids, over small dam drops, and often include portages. In most venues races are open to a variety of boat types including surfskis. Oh, and did we mention the races often include portages?
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+South African Champion Sbonelo Khwela
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   * [[https://tcsurfski.com/2017/12/20/top-10-reasons-paddle-surfski/|TCSurfski - 10 reasons why we surfski]]
   * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surf_ski|Wikipedia Surfski Page]]
-  * [[https://www.surfresearch.com.au/0000h_SurfSki.html|Some Surfski History]]
   * [[https://youtu.be/HpaFHSi70XA?t=24|Ivan Lawler Video Intro to Ocean Surfskis]] (your experience in improving stability may be somewhat different than Ivan's)
   * [[:henning_hansen|Surfski Intro pdf]] - [[https://www.surfskiracing.org/2019/11/surfski-introduction-by-henning-hanson-of-denmark/|Henning Hansen ]] - intro posted on surfskiracing.org - pretty good overview that covers most basic considerations for surfski paddling.
+  * [[:priorities|Maintaining Perspective]] (intended as a bit of humor about going overboard for surfskis)
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