Mauritius Surfski

Mauritius Classic 2014 - Barry Lewin

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

Safety

Le Morne
- From Kassie James 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.”
- Watch Out for the Reef Break at Le Morne - Surfski.info
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Downwind
- Le Morne - Tamarin Bay 20 km 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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Mauritius Classic

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.
Fat Paddler's 2012 Video from Classic
Nikki Mocke 2014 interview
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Dominic Henry on west of the island (JPH Boathouse) email - dhenry.jphboathouse (at intnet.mu) if you can make contact - used to keep many surfskis on the island facebook page
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