South Africa Surf Ski

10/01/2025

South Africa Surf Ski highlights 2024 in Pics (video to come)

It’s been a huge year for Sass, taking into account we are only in our second year Greg Vogt and Barry Lewin couldn’t be more excited on all we have achieved this year.

Here are just some of the highlights

We have and continue to build a global surfski community.
- The South Africa Surfski Academy has introduced countless people to the sport.
- Our training squad have smashed goals at races locally and around the country.
- We have had paddlers visit our home base in Durban from around the would to paddle with us.
- We were involved in 2 amazing events and the Engen Ballito Ballito Downwind

We have expanded our tour dates in Mauritius by more than double from our first year.
- We just love exposing our clients to the one of the best paddling locations on the planet
- Seeing our students grow and challenge themselves in all types of conditions is extremely rewarding
- Being exposed to some world class downwind’s
- Touring more than just the reefs and clean oceans in Mauritius fill our cup with hiking, dolpin swimming, turtle sightings, along with some great Yoga sessions with Lauren Pinnoy
- Great partnerships with like minded surfski enthusiasts Ben Maynard / Next Level Kayaking and Andrew Lawson

2025 is going to be even busier as we add in stops to Hong Kong, Dubai on top of 4 tours to Mauritius tours this year, and a soon to be announced hospitality package for the 2025 Worlds / Pete Marlin



Come with on an amazing paddling year full of adventures.

22/11/2024

It has certainly been way too long since we sent out an update on all things surfski and tours from South Africa Surf Ski. The lack of consistent newsletters is because Greg Vogt and Barry Lewin have been super busy on the ground here in Durban. Here is quick update and hope these newsletters become more regular for the rest of the year. Have a ready in the link below.

https://mailchi.mp/sasurfski/november?e=c3c2fdcbb5

19/10/2024

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Been making the most of the windy season in Durban.

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📷 Sharon Armstrong

15/10/2024

From founder Barry Lewin

Going sub 3 is rare, getting it on camera is even more rare. Super happy to be getting in some time on the ocean and relishing in the Durban windy season.

Check out the clip from a recent paddle where I got a 2m54 km in camera during a training run on what will likely be the 2025 World Course. No paddler can actually paddle a sub 3, so I have always viewed going that fast as a gift the ocean gives a paddler when they harness its power, in a way to create a true flow state. Every day in the ocean is a great day, but sometimes Mother Nature gives you a gift like this.

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What a 2m54 - Km looks like - Raw GoPro Footage Sub 3 min km’s are rare, get them on film is even more rare. No paddler can actually paddle a sub 3, so I hav...

04/09/2024

Are you ready to take your paddling to the next level in paradise?

Check out the highlights clip from our South Africa Surf Ski Mauritius Surfski Tours.

For more info, check out our latest newsletter with our 2025 Dates. https://mailchi.mp/sasurfski/august-recap or Drop us a DM.

Sass Mauritius Tours - August 2024 - Highlights

18/08/2024

South Africa Surf Ski Mauritius Tour Day 6

The final day didn’t disappoint with some stronger winds and the arrival of some solid ground swell from the Indian Ocean, giving the paddlers a chance to practice the skills they have been developing over the week.

A great way to finish the trip with a great group of people. The friendships build though these experiences are not taken for granted, as we value the time shared on the ocean with all the amazing people who join us.

2025 Dates are out. Send us a DM for more info.

17/08/2024

South Africa Surf Ski Mauritius Tour Day 5

The tour kicked off with a boat ride up the west of the island to swim with the dolphins. We lucked into seeing a hump back whale and its calf, nature at its best. With the backdrop of the volcanic mounts, the tail fin in the air, and the crystal clear water was just amazing.

Some much needed rest and great food at the hotel and then only the afternoon downwind. Was great to have so extra guests join us from Hong Kong to have some fun in some light bumps.

16/08/2024

South Africa Surf Ski Mauritius Tour - Day 4

The day kicked off with a stunning rainbow over the Impi Srretching session. The pot of gold at the base is the exact spot we start out downwinds from and for all that join us on this tour the Mauritius Downwinds pure gold.

We had a big paddle day with 2 downwinds, one to La Morne (17km) and one to Baie Du Cap (9km). Lots learnt on catching runs and filling out cups with the amazing conditions created by the consistent trade winds.

15/08/2024

Finding Flow

The illusive concept of catching one run into the next is when excicuted, is an exhilarating feeling. It’s a feeling we spend countless hours searching for and trying to prefect.

The answer most paddlers questions on find this type of flow can be answering in practice, the more we go downwind the more we learn, the more to dive into its nuances.

Mauritius provides the perfect opportunity to exactly that with the consistent wind, favorable swell and stunning clean, warm water.

Want to find some flow, 2025 South Africa Surf Ski Mauritius Tour dates are out. Send us a dm for more info.

15/08/2024

South Africa Surf Ski August Tour Day 3

To rest the shoulders and learn a little about the history of Mauritius the tour went for a hike at the Chamarel Seven Colored Earth Geopark.

The park’s museum gave everyone some great insights into this stunning island. The ebony hard wood mountain forests allow for a stunning walk to the top of a ridge line, with amazing views over the ocean.

In the afternoon it was back to the ocean with a downwind switching up the combination, with amazing progression on everyone’s downwind skills. Full video is up on our YouTube channel.

14/08/2024

Greg Vogt working with some of the Sass guests on their technique in the crystal clear water.

Take your paddling to the next level on a South Africa Surf Ski Mauritius tour.

14/08/2024

South Africa Surf Ski August Tour Day 2

A stand out from the last 18 months taking surfski tours in SA and Mauritius has always been how cool paddling people are the connections we make. This group is no different and it’s been awesome to get to know them, see them push their limits in the ocean and lean.

What better place to take your paddling to the next level and in paddling paradise. With the clean, warm and windy conditions, it’s been pure bliss.

The day kicked off today with an Impi Stretching session looking over the ocean, with 2 paddling sessions, most doing 2 downwind under the guidance of Barry Lewin, Greg Vogt and Ben Maynard

Following for more over the week on our YouTube Channel for full videos.

2025 dates are out, send us a Dm for more info.

13/08/2024

South Africa Surf Ski Mauritius August Tour Day 1

We love see the look on paddler fast of pure joy, seeing the crystal clear water, soaking up the sun and paddling themselves into a run created by the consistent tropical tree winds. What a paddlers paradise.

Our August tour kicked off today with and Impi Stretching session with The Yoga Studio , tour briefing and 2 paddling sessions.

Following for more over the week on our YouTube Channel for full videos.

2025 dates are out, send us a Dm for more info.

13/08/2024

Ready , Set , Go

The South Africa Surf Ski Mauritius Tour has started and conditions this week look world class with consistent wind.

Mauritius offers multiple paddle location and this section is so clean it feels like you going to hit the reef half the time and it’s a meter deep. Plus the water is so warm Ben Maynard from Next Level Kayaking has named it bath water bay.

2025 dates are out, send us a Dm for more info.

12/08/2024

Does it get better than this? We think not.

Sunset paddle in Mauritius. Come join us with 2025 now out. Send Dm for for more info.



Paddler - Ben Maynard Next Level Kayaking
Video - South Africa Surf Ski