====== 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 =====
**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** (whackthewave.com/ - we get security warnings from this website- 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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