Coach Oscar Chalupsky

A quick shoutout and a heartfelt plea to everyone who is able to donate blood or platelets. Please do it. 🙏🏻

Your donation does not only help me. It helps countless other people who desperately need blood and platelets to survive.

I have been receiving transfusions every day, and I am incredibly grateful to every person whose donation has helped keep me going.

It has been an extremely tough time. Clare has been sleeping beside me in the hospital and has never left my side. I honestly could not do this without her. ❤️

I am still not out of the woods, and unfortunately, the Talvey has not started working yet. But we keep fighting, one day at a time.

No Retreat, No Surrender 💪🏻🙏🏻

The first Chalupski surfskis have arrived in Europe through our official dealer n the Netherlands through Kanocentrum arjan bloem.

It is so exciting to see the skis reaching new paddlers and new parts of the world, and even better knowing they’re in the hands of experienced paddling people who can support the local community properly.

If you’re in the Netherlands or elsewhere in Europe and would like to find out more about ChalupSki, get in touch with Arjan Bloem and the Kanocentrum team:

✉️ [email protected]
🌐 https://www.kajak.nl/

Another really positive step for ChalupSki and our growing global dealer network.

There's a new ChalupSki on the water – and this time there's room for two!

I'm really excited to introduce the ChalupSki M2M, our new double surfski.

The name comes from Maui to Molokai, one of the greatest downwind paddles in the world and a stretch of ocean that has given me some incredible memories over the years.

At 7.0 metres long and 55 cm wide, we wanted the M2M to be incredibly stable, confidence-inspiring and dry to paddle. It's a ski you can use to introduce someone to the sport, coach from, paddle with family or simply enjoy a great downwind with a mate.

I'm not able to travel to China at the moment, so it's been particularly special having my son Luke and brother Walter there on a factory visit, spending time with the team and testing the new skis on the water at 1000 Island Lakes.

Whether you one day paddle it from Maui to Molokai or simply take someone you love out on your local waters, that's really what this ski is about.


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What if training harder isn't the answer?

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Some good news from Dr Perry this morning 🙏🏻

There have been slight improvements across all my blood markers. I am not out of the woods yet, but I am moving in the right direction. My blood pressure is much better, and the Cytokine Release Syndrome is now behind me.

After my blood transfusion today, I can finally leave the hospital 🙌🏻

My next Talvey treatment will be the FULL DOSE on Tuesday morning. I am hoping it puts me back on the path to exercising and travelling again 🤞🏻 Thule Products in South Africa

Thank you to everyone for your kind words, messages and prayers. I genuinely appreciate every one of them. Your incredible support helps me enormously during these tough times.

A very special thank you to Clare Chalupsky , who has been by my side throughout my time in hospital. Your love and support mean everything to me ❤️

No Retreat, No Surrender 💪🏻🙏🏻

The first tiny step up dose of Talvey certainly flattened me.

In the middle of the night, I developed cytokine release syndrome and had to be rushed to hospital. It was a frightening reminder of just how powerful this treatment is and how closely I need to be monitored.

It was a bittersweet moment after an incredible act of kindness by the good Samaritan who went completely out of his way to collect my lifesaving Talvey from central Johannesburg and drove it to OR Tambo International Airport. Wayne, I am deeply indebted to you. A thank you, does not seem enough.

My next dose is on Saturday. Hopefully my body handles it better and I can get out of hospital on Sunday. 🤞🏻

Still fighting. Still believing.

No Retreat, No Surrender. 💪🏻

The ChalupSki is now in stock in Pattaya, Thailand and already getting out on the water with the local paddling community at Sea Lions Paddling Club

It's always exciting for me to see ChalupSki reaching new paddlers and new parts of the world – and even better to see the boats where they belong, on the water!

If you're in Thailand and would like to try a ChalupSki or find out more about the range, Warren Barr is our local dealer contact in Pattaya.

You'll find Warren's details on the Dealer Network page of the ChalupSki website
🌐https://chalupski.co.za/dealers/