JBay – the 2017 edition of the JBay Winterfest is ready to kick off tomorrow 12 July 2017. The festival starts off with the opening of the Corona Open JBay, the only Championship Tour surfing tournament in South Africa. The contest will see three South Africans in the mix, with two times event champion Jordy Smith being joined by JBU Supertrial wildcard winner Dale Staples, as well as the recent WSL – appointed wildcard Mikey February.
Lower Point, JBay – Championship Tour surfer Jordy Smith and friends joined locals and other surfers from all over the country for a Memorial Paddle Out in honour of Jack O’Neill at Lower Point yesterday morning.
Ballito – O’Neill surfer and third rated Championship Tour competitor Jordy Smith won the Ballito Pro presented by Billabong in front of a packed beach of local spectators on Saturday 8 July, defeating natural-footed Brazilian Willian Cardoso. This is Smith’s second Ballito Pro win, with his previous victory at the event back in 2010.
South Africa’s Michael February has been awarded the WSL Commissioner’s wildcard into the Corona Open J-Bay, Stop No. 6 of 11 on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), which starts its 12-day contest window at the fabled righthand point break of Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay on Wednesday 12 July.
Jordy Smith (ZAF) won the Ballito Pro pres. by Billabong in front of a packed beach of partisan spectators today, defeating powerful Brazilian Willian Cardoso (BRA) in a pulsating final to add the 2017 event title to his previous victory in 2010.
JEFFREYS BAY, South Africa (Wednesday, July 5, 2017) - The world’s best surfers are less than a week away from competing at the acclaimed righthander of Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, for Stop No. 6 on the 2017 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), the Corona Open J-Bay. The event marks the halfway point on the CT and will resume this season’s thrilling title race, with the top five athletes on the Jeep Leaderboard separated by just 600 points.
JBay – Everything is in place for the 2017 JBay Winterfest to commence, and the locals are prepared for the influx of visitors, as well as athletes in all of the myriad of events.
The world’s best surfers revelled in the overhead surf at Willard Beach on Day 5 of the Ballito Pro pres. by Billabong, carving massive arcs, manoeuvring into and out of deep tubes and taking to the air with high flying aerials on the two metre plus waves.
The young guns on the World Surf (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) were on fire on Day 4 of the Ballito Pro pres. by Billabong, ousting the more established stars as they chased the massive 10,000 points on offer in the first QS10,000 rated event of the year
JBay - On Monday 10th July 2017, O’Neill would like to invite everyone to join a paddle out in celebration of Jack O’Neill’s life and adventures. From Santa Cruz to Jeffrey’s, O’Neill will honour the legacy of Jack O'Neill with numerous paddle outs worldwide on Sunday July 9th and Monday the 10th.
