Girls Get Out Festivals Return
The first of four exclusively female beach- and surf festivals covering the South Africa’s summer coastline gets underway on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast on the weekend of the 8-9 December, when the Billabong ‘Girls Get Out There’ Summer Surf Series starts in the tourist mecca of Margate.
Roseanne Digs Deep in Hawaii
The three South African girls who have campaigned on the 2007 ASP Women’s ASP World Qualifying Series, which ended with Haleiwa local Megan Abubo winning the Reef Hawaiian Pro in her home break on Thursday last week, have all missed the cut for qualification for the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour.
Local Abubo Wins Reef Hawaiian Pro
Australian Chelsea Hedges overcame the large surf and strong current earning herself a spot in the quarter finals. Picture: ASP Kirstin © Covered Images Local woman Megan Abubo was crowned Reef Hawaiian Pro champ at Haleiwa earlier today, where the big story of the day though was the local girl’s win in Haleiwa, with her […]
Robb and Hodge in Hawaiian Heat
Hawaiian Alana Blanchard gives an interview after winning the women’s Surf Off qualification round for the 2007 Reef Hawaiian Pro ASP Women’s World Qualifying Series event. Picture ASP Rowland © Covered Images The ASP’s Women’s World Qualifying Series stepped out in brilliant form on Tuesday with smooth wave faces of five- to eight-feet and famous […]
WP Stars Shine Bright with Tarryn
U14 Champion Bianca Buitendag recorded a huge 17,25 score to win her age-group division in the 2007 O’Neill SA Junior Championships in Port Elizabeth on Sunday, good enough to win her the Surfer of the Contest trophy too. Picture: Isaac February Western Province reclaimed the Freedom Cup in fine style on the final day of […]
Nikita Defends Crown in PE
At stake for the girls on Day Four of the O’Neill SA Junior Championships in Port Elizabeth are three national titles, and a contribution to the winning of the coveted Freedom Cup, which goes to the combined team which scores the highest combined points.
Tarryn Takes Billabong Series Title
Tarryn Chudleigh (Kommetjie) has clinched the season’s Billabong Pro Junior Girls series title in Jeffreys Bay on Monday. Picture courtesy Billabong. Despite finishing second to current WQS No. 15 Nikita Robb in the fifth- and final event of the 2007 Billabong Junior Series in Jeffreys Bay, Tarryn Chudleigh clinched the Pro Junior Girls’ Series Title […]
Seeded Surfers Pull Rank
14 year-old Heidi Palmboom (Bluff, Durban) shows the form that gave her victory in the first round of the Pro Junior (U20) girls division at the fifth and final Billabong Junior Series event in Jeffreys Bay on Saturday. Photo: Dave Allan / Billabong Consistent one metre waves and offshore winds on Saturday provided ideal conditions, […]
Tarryn Queen to Be in J-Bay
Tarryn Chudleigh on her way to a third consecutive Billabong Pro Junior title, enjoying the wild surf of the third Billabong Pro Junior Series at Big Bay, Bloubergstrand, in Cape Town. Picture courtesy Billabong. Scheduled for Friday to Monday, 21-24 September at Jeffreys Bay, the Mecca of SA surfing, the Billabong Junior Series will […]
Top Performers Slip in Rankings
South Africa’s highest internationally ranked female surfers slipped down the ratings after the completion of women’s WQS and World Tour events in Brazil during the past week.
Robb Progresses in Bahia
Nikita Robb battled through her opening round heat in horrendous conditions at the 4-Star R140 000 Billabong Girls Pro World Qualifying Series (WQS) event in Praia da Tiririca, Bahia, Brazil, to keep her hopes alive for qualifying for the elite ASP Women’s World Tour in 2008.
Nikita Aims for WQS Top10
Rookie ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) campaigner East Londoner Nikita Robb was a top South African surfer at the Rip Curl Boardmasters in Newquay, England on the weekend.