The northern beaches of Cape Town will host the first national surfing event on the 2007 SA calendar when the fourth and final leg of the Billabong ‘Girls Get Out There’ Surf Series takes to the water on the weekend 3 & 4 February.
Scheduled for the Tableview beachfront, with a backup option at nearby Melkbosstrand, these festivals of female surfing action continue to attract the country’s best surfers, and hordes of girls wanting to enjoy the pleasures of the beach lifestyle.
The Cape Town leg will introduce free live music performances by the likes of recording artists Arde and One80, who will bring their inspirational sounds to the event on the Saturday afternoon.
“The Girls Get Out There events are all about girls having fun at the beach,” explains Jeannie Castle, marketing manager for Billabong Girls. “They can compete at the highest level in the country or learn to surf, try Yoga or simply come along and express their creative talents on canvas, hear about marine conservation and listen to positive messages from Arde and One80.”
A total prize-money pool of R20 000 is at stake in the Pro Surf Tour (PST) 3A rated Open women’s, Pro Junior (U20) and U15 divisions while the top finishers in the popular Novices event for girls U18 who have never competed before will take home valuable hampers of the sponsors’ products.
Both Sarah Maritz (Warner Beach) and local standout Tarryn Chudleigh (Kommetjie), the winners of the Open titles in the first two events in Durban and Margate respectively, will be determined to clinch a second title, pocket the R5 000 winner’s cheque and start their 2007 PST campaigns with a full house of 1 000 ratings points.
Chudleigh and international event winner Nikita Robb (East London) are the favourites for the Pro Junior title while another East Londoner in Alice McGregor will keen to secure a clean sweep of U15 crowns after her victories in the previous two events.
The free ‘Learn to Surf’ lessons cater for anyone who wants to try her hand at riding waves. All surfing equipment is provided and the lessons will be conducted by fully qualified and Surfing South Africa accredited surf instructors, well versed in teaching beginners the basics of how to stand up and ride their first wave.
The Soft Lips Yoga sessions are also open to all and the techniques demonstrated during these free sessions are designed to assist young and old to become more supple and hopefully awaken an interest in this highly beneficial practice.
The Make UR Mark creative workshop comprises ocean orientated canvasses erected on easels at the event site where girls can use the freely provided brushes and paint to add their input to the images. Once completed, these unique works of art are auctioned off with the funds raised contributed to the WWF Marine programmes.
Aaniyah Omardien, the manager of the WWF Sanlam Marine Programme will be on hand to talk about marine conservation on the Saturday and it is hoped that a representative of the Shark Spotters Programme will also be available over the weekend to discuss their activities.
Both days of the event will also feature good music and commentary with plenty of give-aways and spot prizes for participants and spectators alike. The whole event is covered by Silver Bullet Productions and broadcast on SuperSport.
The Billabong ‘Girls Get Out There’ Surf Series is sanctioned by Surfing South Africa and proudly supported by Soft Lips, Liqui Fruit, First National Bank (FNB), Von Zipper, Kustom, Silver Bullet and Interstage and is presented by Nashua Mobile.
The series started in Durban in September followed by Margate and then a fun day in Jeffreys Bay both in December.
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