15 декабря 2024 года
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It has been a few years since Rip Curl South Africa attended the Rip Curl GromSearch International Finals, but 2024 was an excellent year to get back in the game. Through some good communication early in the year, Rip Curl South Africa, Zigzag Magazine, Sea Harvest and Royal St Andrews Hotel all dug deep to get our U16 GromSearch winners to attend this event, with the whole process overseen by Surfing South Africa. The South African GromSearch Series The Rip Curl GromSearch Series was held at events at Long Beach / Witsands in Cape Town... Читать дальше...
A historic Finals Day in the 2024 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Masters Surfing Championship (WMSC) saw Brazil crowned as Masters Team World Champion for the first time. Another day of incredible surf saw four-to-five foot walls lining the long, right-hand point of El Sunzal. The conditions were ideal to crown World Champions from amongst the world’s best surfers over 40. In the men’s Masters division, Diego Rosa’s (BRA) powerful backhand topped that of two other strong goofy-footers, Gilbert Brown (CRC) and Hira Teriinatoofa (TAH). Читать дальше...
After excellent results at the final event on the Rip Curl GromSearch series 2024, the Rip Curl GromSearch Seal Point presented by Sea Harvest, Rory Dace (Cape St Francis) and Louise Lepront (Scottburgh) emerged victorious in the series rankings. The rankings were decided based on the top four out of the five contests in the national series, which comprised events at Cape Town, Durban, East London, Port Alfred and Seal Point. Established in 1999 and known as a launchpad for future surfing superstars... Читать дальше...
The 28th edition of the Sea Harvest SA Junior Surfing Championships, presented by SMTH Shapes and supported by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and Ocean Freedom, was completed at Lower Point in Jeffreys Bay in good surf conditions on Sunday, September 29th. After five days of beautiful waves and intense competition, the East London-based Buffalo City Surfriders took the coveted Freedom Cup from Cape Town Surfriders, last year’s winners. The Freedom Cup is awarded to the team accumulating... Читать дальше...
Steven Sawyer (RSA) won the Abu Dhabi Longboard Classic Presented by Modon, Stop No. 3 of the 2024 World Surf League (WSL) Longboard Tour over the last weekend in September. In a historic day of competition, the WSL crowned its first event winners in its first event in the UAE. The competition was hosted in the perfect three-foot waves of the Surf Abu Dhabi facility, which utilizes the Kelly Slater Wave Company technology. 2018 World Longboard Champion Steven Sawyer Returns to the Winner’s Podium... Читать дальше...
The 28th Sea Harvest SA Junior Champs presented by SMTH Shapes got underway at Lower Point in J-Bay earlier this week. Here’s a recap of what’s gone down so far: DAY 1 Sea Harvest SA Junior Champs presented by SMTH Shapes The first day of competition at the 2024 Sea Harvest SA Junior Surfing Championships was small and light onshore, but day number two was something special. The best junior surfers in the country were greeted with perfect and clean three-foot waves and a light offshore to groom them perfectly... Читать дальше...
Seal Point, Cape St Francis – In small and onshore conditions, Taylor Emslie and Rory Dace emerged victorious in the premier U16 Division at the Rip Curl GromSearch Final event presented by Sea Harvest. When all the points had been tallied, Louise Lepront and Rory Dace were the clear series winners. They received an entry into the Rip Curl Global Finals in Bali in November and a R20k travel voucher for their travels. Rip Curl GromSearch Finals Seal Point The best junior surfers battled it out... Читать дальше...
Small but contestable waves were the order of the day for the second day of the Rip Curl GromSearch Seal Point presented by Sea Harvest and The Kouga Municipality. This contest, the fifth and final event in the five-part series, will decide the series winners and award the two U16 division winners special prizes. The U16 Girls and Boys winners will win an entry into the Rip Curl GromSearch International Finals in Bali in November and a R20k travel voucher to be used towards this event. Zigzag Magazine... Читать дальше...
The day started with thunder, lightning, and a downpour, but once that was all over, it turned out to be an amazing day of surfing at the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Sea Harvest. Light onshore winds, some sunshine, and highly contestable waves reeled down the point for the competitors. Some top performers included Ben Esterhuyse (CPT), Leo MacLeod (CSF), Luc Lepront (Scottburgh), Levi Epenetos (Melkbos), Josh Malherbe (Coffee Bay), and Kai Stubbs (CPT). This event has a lot on the line, with the SA Surf Tour final rankings... Читать дальше...
