St Mikes Hosts Billabong Juniors
More than 130 of the country’s top surfers aged 20 and younger will be taking to the waves at St Michaels-on-Sea on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast from Thursday to Sunday for the first of five events in the R220 000 Billabong Junior Series.
Nikita, Sarah, Rosanne Honoured
Nikita Robb, Sarah Maritz and Rozanne Hodge were honoured at the South African Surfing Awards, presented by Zigzag in association with Paarl Web on Saturday night.
Roxy around the Clock
Entry forms for the annual Roxy Surf Jam have been released, and the next two major drawcards on the girls-only surf calendar get under way in Cape Town mid-March, and include an early winter splash at Durban’s tropical Bay of Plenty late May. >> Click here to complete the entry form online >> Click here […]
Clark Scoops Final Billabong Event
Heather Clark made a triumphant return to SA surfing when she scored a narrow but deserved win in the Open division of the fourth and final Billabong ‘Girls Get Out There’ Surf Series event which finished in wind affected one metre waves at Tableview in Cape Town on Sunday.
Tanika Stars as Girls Get Out
Tanika Hoffman put on a stellar performance in the 1.5 metre (4 foot) surf at Tableview in Cape Town on Saturday as the top seeds dominated proceedings on the first day of Billabong ‘Girls Get Out There’ Surf Series.
Girls Get Out There Finale Looms
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.
Junior World Surf Team Announced
The Board of Directors of Surfing South Africa have announced the South African Junior team which will compete in the 2007 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Championships in Costa Da Caparika, Portugal from May 6 to 14 next year.
J-Bay to host Billabong Surf Festival
The third leg of the four-event Billabong ‘Girls Get Out There’ Surf Series will be staged in the surfing Mecca of Jeffreys Bay on Sunday where girls can experience the joys of the beach lifestyle with loads of activities taking place at the Main Beach.
Sarah Carves Up Margate Waves
Top seed Sarah Maritz (Warner Beach) justified her ranking by recording the highest scoring ride of the opening day in the powerful one to 1.5 metre waves – 8.25 out of 10 – in round one of the 3A rated, R12 500 Open Women’s event of the Margate leg of the Billabong Girls Get Out […]
Sarah vs Nikita in Margate Surf
Durban’s Bay of Plenty winner Sarah Maritz is set to defend her Surfing SA-sanctioned, 3A ASP Africa-rated Billabong Girls Get Out There Surf Series title in the second of four events under way today at Margate Beach, which produces a multiple-peak beach-break offering, ideal waves for beginners and experts alike.
Tanika Talks the Surf Up
“I started in Muizenberg about four years ago”, explains Tanika. “I got into it quite easily. I was just messing around with a bodyboard, and I saw people surfing, it looked like fun, and I wanted to do it.”
Champs Defend ‘Out There’ Titles
All the champions from the inaugural event in the 2006 Billabong ‘Girls Get Out There’ Surf Series will be back to defend their titles when the second all girls festival of surf is staged in the holiday paradise of Margate on Tuesday and Wednesday, 5 & 6 December.