====== Mauritius Surfski ======

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**Mauritius Classic 2014 - Barry Lewin**

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Mauritius is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located off of the the east coast of Africa.

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[[https://www.surfski.info/forum/4-africa/3706-paddling-in-mauritius.html|Surfski.info - Paddling in Mauritius Discussion]]</WRAP>

===== Safety =====

  * **Le Morne**
      * From Kassie James [[https://surfski.info/component/k2/story/1501/an-exciting-recipe-for-tuna-kassie-paddles-a-bluefin.html|surfski.info article]]: "The only way to get outside the reef (aka Out.The. Back.) is through a handful of passes, which (for the non greased toothpick paddlers amongst us) are breaks in the reef. The passes run on the diagonal so are hard to spot. Basically a pass is really-churned-up-water-bookended-by-massive-waves. From Out. The. Back there are Very. Few. Ways. Back… essentially you can go through a pass (voluntary) or over the reef (involuntary). As a tip, one of these routes has a chance of ending better than the other."
      * [[https://www.surfski.info/forum/2-announcements/18451-mind-games-in-mauritius.html#24330|Watch Out for the Reef Break at Le Morne - Surfski.info]]
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===== Downwind/Paddles =====

  * **Downwind**
      * **Le Morne - Tamarin Bay**  20 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/le-morne-tamarin-run|Downwindfun]]
      * **Tamassa Resort - Le Morne **20-25 km? Route sometimes used for the Classic race? You need to be familiar with what happens with the Reef Break at Le Morne.
  * **Calmer Waters**
      * **Tamarin Bay, Flic en Flac, Black River**
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===== Races =====

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[[:races:race_calendars|Worldwide Race Calender Page]]

**Mauritius Classic**

  * [[https://www.facebook.com/Mauritiusoceanclassic/|Mauritius Ocean Classic ]]Surfski Week - due to Covid-19 the Classic was canceled in 2020 and 2021. We hope that it will return - it is a bit like Gorge Week in the Columbia River or WA Race Week in Perth where one can come for a whole week of great conditions and downwinding.
  * [[https://vimeo.com/45563625|Fat Paddler's 2012 Video from Classic]]
  * [[https://youtu.be/m8MluVquB-M|Nikki Mocke 2014 interview]]
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===== Rentals =====

  * **Dominic Henry**  on west of the island ([[https://jph.mu/boat-management/|JPH Boathouse]]) email - dhenry.jphboathouse (at intnet.mu) if you can make contact - used to keep many surfskis on the island [[https://www.facebook.com/dominic.henry.71/|facebook page]]
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===== Resources =====

  * [[https://mauritiuspaddlingacademy.com/|Mauritius Paddling Academy]] Outrigger & Dragon Boat
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/SeeMauritius|Mauritius Tourism]] (facebook)
  * [[https://www.facebook.com/SouthAfricaSurfSki|South Africa Surf Ski]] Academy (SASS) tours in Mauritius - Barry Lewin
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===== Video =====

  * [[:mauritius_videos|Mauritius Video]]

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