====== Cook Islands Surfski ======

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===== Downwind =====

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Michael Booth: "The Cook Islands is a paddlers paradise and a training haven. No matter what way the wind and swell is going you can get a solid 12km downwind paddle in 365 days a year. It also gives you all conditions allowing you to work on your skills to become a more adaptable paddler. The beauty of the island (//Ed. - Rarotonga//) is that its 36km around on the ski with distinct north, South, East and West coastlines which allows for some great and testing paddling conditions everyday. I loved it."\\
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==== Rarotonga ====

  * **Avaavaroa Pass - old Sheraton hotel **20 km
  * **Rutaki Pass - Trader Jacks (Avarua Pass)**
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===== Clubs/Groups =====

  *  [[https://www.cica.org.ck|Cook Islands Canoeing Association]]
      * [[https://www.vakaeiva.co.ck/|Vaka Eiva Paddle Festival]]
      * [[https://www.facebook.com/CookIslandsCanoeing|Cook Islands Canoeing Association (Facebook)]]
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===== Races =====

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

  * [[https://www.motu2motu.com/m2m|Motu 2 Motu]] OC
  * [[https://www.vakaeiva.co.ck/|Vaka Eiva]]
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===== Videos =====

  * [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuykg4We5c_AvvRvxubIvp03f5Uj-SZcS|Surfski TV Oceania Playlist]]
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===== Resources =====

  * <font inherit/inherit;;#e67e22;;inherit>Michael Booth 2015 Article in Surfski News</font><del>–</del>Surfskinews.com is offline now. You can still find this article in the Internet wayback machine on [[https://web.archive.org/web/20200716234125/http://www.surfskinews.com:80/second-blog/2015/12/31/rarotonga-the-unexplored-island-paradise-michael-booth|this page]]
  * [[https://www.kitesup.co/|Kite Sup Co]] get downwinding and laps info here?
  * [[https://www.surfski.info/forum/1-general/3347-cook-islands.html|Surfski.info Discussion]]
  * [[https://www.cookislandsnews.com/|Cook Islands News]]
  * [[http://www.cookislands.org.uk/|Cook Islands Online Guide]]
  * [[https://cookislandspocketguide.com/the-guide-to-kitesurfing-in-rarotonga-aitutaki-the-cook-islands/|Cook Islands Pocket Guide]]
  * [[https://www.instagram.com/surfskicookislands/|Old Instagram Account - Surfski Cook islands]] - these folks don't seem to be active online currently, but you may still be able to look at photos of some of the great paddling in the Cook Islands
  * [[https://wikitravel.org/en/Cook_Islands|WikiTravel - Cook Islands]]

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