The scene is set for a spectacular final day at the Jordy Smith Cape Town Surf Pro pres. by O’Neill on Sunday after an action packed programme on Saturday saw the fields in the men, women and junior women events cut to the last eight, with 16 remaining to fight it out in the junior men’s title.
If you are a surfer, skateboarder or a fan, then come down to Alkantstrand Main Beach & Skate Park in Richards Bay, and show us your skills in the Community Surf & Skate Classic! The events feature both open and Junior divisions and the aim of the day is to have some serious fun! So come on down and enter this exciting event, bring your A-game and enjoy the day, make new friends and perhaps win a prize or two.
A giant swell and strong crosswinds did not prevent the competitors in the Jordy Smith Cape Town Surf Pro pres. by O’Neill, from producing excellent performances in what can only be described as ‘victory-at-sea’ conditions on the opening day at Melkbosstrand north of Cape Town on Thursday.
Cape Town’s biggest international surfing event, the Jordy Smith Cape Town Surf Pro pres. by O’Neill, has been moved to Melkbosstrand after authorities closed Big Bay at Blouberg, the original venue, due to damage caused by the 30 Year storm earlier this month.
JBay – with just a few short weeks to go, the excitement around the upcoming JBay Winterfest 2017 is tangible. Construction has started on the Corona Open JBay setup, the Lower Point hub is starting to take shape and the event organisers are hard at work in getting their sites and venues prepared.
Mateus Herdy (BRA) and Zoe McDougall (HAW) claimed the junior men’s and women’s titles respectively at the inaugural Volkswagen SA Open of Surfing pres. by Hurley and became the first to lift the prestigious John Whitmore Cup.
Zoe McDonald of Hawaii was crowned Women’s Champion at the Volkswagen SA Open of Surfing pres. by Hurley at Dairy Beach in Durban on Saturday, winning the closely fought final held in contestable shoulder-high waves.
Alex Ribeiro was crowned Men’s Champion at the Volkswagen SA Open of Surfing pres. by Hurley in Durban on Sunday, leading a near clean sweep of the top eight positions by South American surfers on the final day of the World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) 3,000 rated event.
A Brazilian Storm blew through New Pier on the Durban beachfront on Thursday when 12 surfers from the biggest country in South America advanced to the last 64 of the Volkswagen SA Open of Surfing pres. by Hurley in small wind affected waves that tested the ability of the world’s best surfers.
The Ballito Pro pres. by Billabong, the world’s longest running professional surfing event, has attracted a stellar field of the world’s top surfers for its 49th anniversary at Willard Beach in Ballito from 3 to 9 July.