Surf Series Winners Announced
The Kahuna Surf Series event for novices and future surf stars in the Western Cape crowned its first champions for 2007 when the finals of the twice postponed first event and the entire second event were run at Melkbosstrand on the weekend.
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.
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.
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 […]
Do or Die for Rosie
Australian 2007 ASP World Tour rookie Stephanie Gilmore defeated national favourite, former world champ Sofia Mulanovch in the semi-finals, before defeating seven-time world champ Layne Beachley in the Finals. Picture ASP Towner © Covered Images Australian rookie sensation Stephanie Gilmore extended her lead at the top of the ASP Women’s World Tour rankings by beating […]
Giant Killers Blow Away Rest
The Giant Killers are (from left to right) Senzo Ngcobo, Laura Oppel, Bright Ntuli, Beyrick de Vries. Led by power surfer Beyrick de Vries, the Giant Killers beat the Lions, Gobats and Hot Shots teams respectively to win the R2000 first place prize-money in the 2007 Lizzard Tag Series at St Mikes on the KZN […]
Rosie Out of Mancora Classic
Layne Beachley (Australian) will advance to round four, after clenching the high combo in her round three heat against South Africa’s Rosanne Hodge. Photo Credit: ASP Towner © Covered Images Sole South African on the ASP Women’s World Tour Rosie Hodge has come unstuck against Australian Layne Beachley in the third round of the Mancora […]
Rosy Rides into Third Round
Rosanne Hodge throws a sheet of spray curtting back powerfully during her Round One, heat in the Mancora Peru Classic on Wednesday. Hodge placed second behind Jessie Miley-Dyer (AUS) to advance directly to Round 3, in the R560 000 ASP Women’s World Tour event. Photo Credit: ASP Towner © Covered Images Rosanne Hodge, South Africa’s […]
Billabong Ramps Up Out There
The rapidly growing female surfing community in South African will receive a significant boost through the expansion of the third annual Billabong "Girls Get Out There" Surf Series, that runs from December to February along the coastline of the country.
Rosie and the World’s Best in Peru
The blissful settings awaiting South Africa’s Roseanne Hodge, as she continues her rookie year on the ASP Women’s World Tour. Picture: ASP Towner © Covered Images Rosie Hodge will take to the waves later today half-way around the world in Peru’s Mancora Peru Classic, the sixth in the season’s eight international events, and will […]
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.