====== Malaysia Surfski ======

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Malaysia is a country with 2 halves separated by the South China Sea. The western part is located in the Malay peninsula and the eastern part is situated on Borneo.

===== Downwinds/Paddles =====

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**Downwind**

   * **Cherating to Balok 34**  km [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RgXUYPNQAs|kitesurfing video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/cherating-downwind|Downwindfun]]
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**Surf**

  * **Balok Bay, Kuantan ** [[https://youtu.be/1WDwT8cY8q4|kiting in surf video]]
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**Flatwater**

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===== Races =====

  * **POPIC - Pahang Ocean Paddle International Challenge**  (<font inherit/inherit;;#e74c3c;;inherit>whackthewave.com/ - we get security warnings from this website</font>- safer to read about on their [[https://www.facebook.com/whackthewave/|facebook page]])? (aka **Whack the Wave**) - a 5 stage race series with 5 races run on 5 days at 5 different locations in the state of Pahang Malaysia. Everyone paddles Nelo 510 surfskis, so they are all on equal footing boat wise.
      * **2022 **Dawid Mocke's [[https://dawidmocke.substack.com/p/a-5-day-stage-race-in-malaysia|blog recounting]] of his win in the inaugural race
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===== Conditions =====

  * **Weather**
      * Windguru: [[https://www.windguru.cz/115845|Kuantan]]
      * Windytv: [[https://www.windy.com/3.820/103.330?3.115,103.019,7,i:pressure|Kuantan]]
  * **Tides/Swell**
      * [[https://tides4fishing.com/my/malaysia|Tides4Fishing]] scroll down to see tides and predicted swell
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===== Groups/Clubs =====

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===== Resources =====

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