Kahuna Series Climax for Kommetjie
Kommetjie, the epicentre of surfing on the Cape Peninsula, will host the grand finale of the third annual Kahuna Surf Series on the weekend with the entry level surf break of Long Beach the most likely venue.
Postponed Surf Series Resumes
The twice-postponed Kahuna Surf Series event for novices and future surf stars is set to run at Melkbosstrand in the Western Cape this weekend, with the event scheduled to start at 8am on Saturday, with the finals of the first event which were postponed due to extreme weather and wave conditions at Muizenberg in September.
Peninsula Action Out to Lunch
The Kahuna Surfing Academy expressed it’s regrets that the second event in the Kahuna Surf Series had to be postponed for three weeks, due to a complete absence of waves at Melkbosstrand.
Storms Postpone Novice Finals
Onshore winds gusting at over 40kph combined with intermittent showers and temperatures that plummeted to 9 degrees turned the waves at Muizenberg into a swirling mass of whitewater, and forced organisers to postpone the finals of the first Kahuna Surf Series event on Sunday.
CT Series Shows Junior Talent
Cape Town and South Africa’s future surf stars posted excellent scores in the solid one-metre offshore waves at Muizenberg, as the opening day of the Kahuna Surf Series showcased the depth of junior talent available in the country.
Kirsten Clinches Kahuna Title
Kirsten Kingma (Hout Bay) was crowned the Kahuna Surf Series champion in the premier U16 girls divisions at an awards ceremony in Kommetjie on Sunday, after the completion of the third and final event of the 2006 series.
Roxy Wahine Comes to Durban
South Africa’s best and most competitive female surfers will battle it out with a host of rookies in the waters of Suncoast Beach, Durban next weekend, as the eighth edition of the Roxy Wahine Cup returns to town in style.
Scott Stars in Melkbosstrand
Sabrina Scott (Glencairn) produced an outstanding performance at the second event in the Kahuna Surf Series on the weekend, after racking up the highest scores in the Girls divisions in good one metre surf at Melkbosstrand.
Kahuna Postponed
The second and final day of the Kahuna Surf Series event for novice surfers has been rescheduled to take place at Muizenberg Corner on Saturday 14 October after organisers were forced to postpone the contest last Sunday due to the tiny 30cm (1 foot) waves.
Kahuna Kicks Off
A Great White shark cruising close inshore interrupted the first day’s proceedings at the Kahuna Surf Series contest for novice surfers at Muizenberg Corner in Cape Town on Saturday, forcing the organisers to halt the event temporarily until the shark moved off.