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Bianca Buitendag, 19, (George) breaks her fins free as she carves off the top of a wave on her way to the quarter-finals of the Hunter Ports Women’s Classic at Mereweather Beach in Newcastle, Australia. Photo: ASP / Will H-S

Buitendag Hot Ahead of ASP WCT Debut

By on 20 February, 2013 in Newsroom, Surfing

19-year old George surfer Bianca Buitendag is showcasing her potential, cruising into the last eight in the ASP 6-Star rated Hunter Ports Women’s Classic in Australia earlier today, ahead of her ASP Women’s World Championship Tour debut early in March.

Fans Hail Investec SA in Bumper Weekend

By on 11 February, 2013 in Canoeing, Cricket, gsport, Hockey, Newsroom, Surfing, Surfski, Swimming

It was a bumper weekend of international sport in SA, read on to catch up on all the SA women’s sport action published on gsport over the weekend.

Valuable ASP Points for Baum at Pro Season Start

By on 11 February, 2013 in Newsroom, Surfing

Sarah Baum kicked off her 2013 pro season in fifth place after reaching the ASP Star-rated Breaka Burleigh Pro Women’s quarter-finals, in Australia on Saturday

Tanika Hoffman on her way to claiming both of the Open & Pro Junior Divisions, at Long Beach, Cape Town, on Sunday, 25 November, 2012. Photo: Supplied

Hoffman and Baum Win Surfing Pro Events

By on 27 November, 2012 in Newsroom, Surfing

It was an action-packed weekend as three different Women’s Pro events took place in Kommetjie, Jeffreys Bay and Durban. Tanika Hoffman and Sarah Baum repeated first event results, when they won both the Open Division and the Pro Junior finals in the second edition of the Women’s Pro.

Entries for the 2nd edition of the Surfing SA Women’s Pro - which will take place at three different venues around the country on Sunday November 25, have been extended until November 22. Eastern Cape action will see former SA Junior Team member Emma Smith (pictured) up against Gina Smith - both of them recently crowned SA Junior champions among strong competition including Crystal Hulett and 2011 SA U15 Champ Tahra Uren, at Kitchen Windows in Jeffries Bay on Sunday. Photo: Greg Chapman

Surfing SA Women’s Pro Fever Rockets

By on 22 November, 2012 in Newsroom, Surfing

A top ensemble of SA’s surfers are looking forward to some fine wave shredding at Jeffreys Bay, Long Beach and the Bay of Plenty as the 2nd edition of the Surfing SA Women’s Pro takes place at three different venues around the country on Sunday. Application for Entries has been extended until 22 November

Tanika Hoffman showed her class in winning both the Women’s and Under 20 divisions of Surfing South Africa Women’s Pro at Long Beach Kommetjie in Cape Town, producing 8 and 9 point scores on her way to victory. The Clifton surfer has recently returned from campaigns abroad, and her experience showed in the local Pro Surf Tour (PST) events for women. Photo: Supplied

Top Surfers Impress in SA Women’s Pro

By on 29 October, 2012 in Newsroom, Surfing

The top three surfers in the country Tanika Hoffman, Bianca Buitendag and Sarah Baum showed their pedigrees at the Cape Town, Jeffreys Bay and Durban editions of the Surfing South Africa Pro winning six titles between them.

Bianca Buitendag (George) displays the form that has taken her to the highest levels of international women’s surfing. Photo: Henning

Stars Line Up for Inaugural Pro Surf Contest

By on 24 October, 2012 in Newsroom, Surfing

The first-ever Surfing South Africa Women’s Pro takes place simultaneously in Cape Town, Jeffreys Bay and Durban on Sunday, and 80 local and international wave merchants have signed up to carve their names in the history books

Jeffreys Bay's Tahra Uren will enjoy home-ground advantage as one of the favourites for the U17 title at the Hurley SA Junior Champs, from 3-7 October in J-Bay. Uren is pictured on her way to winning gold, in the U16 final of the National Women's Day Surf Challenge, at Muizenberg on 9 August, 2012. Photo Claire Butler

Hurley Champs Attract Top Juniors

By on 19 September, 2012 in Newsroom, Surfing

South Africa’s top young surfing talent will be in action in the annual Hurley SA Junior Champs from 3-7 October in Jeffreys Bay. Look out for Kai Woolf, Tahra Uren, Nicole Pallet and Chanelle Botha.