Defending Champs in Line to Defend SA Surf Titles
Defending champs Nikita Robb and Heidi Palmboom progress directly to Round 3 of the Cool Shoe South African Surfing Champs at the New Pier in Durban, while competition for the titles looks to be thinned as great waves roll in on Friday
Tough Heats for SA Girls at World Surfing Games
Bumped to the repercharfe rounds, SA girls Tanika Hoffman and Fay Zoetmulder face a gruelling schedule of seven heats in the next four days to reach the Women’s Grand Final and earn a medal for SA at the ISA World Surfing Games in Santa Catalina, Panama, from May 4 -12
Hoffman and Zoetmulder Head for ISA World Games
Tanika Hoffman and new cap Faye Zoetmulder depart home shores as the women’s contingent for Team South Africa to the ISA World Surfing Games, in Santa Catalina, Panama, from 4 -12 May, 2013
WP Easily Best of SA at Easter Grommet Games
Sam Cele, Bronwyn Moodie, Christy Gilmour and Juliet Fiet stand out as WP comfortably defend their Mandela Bay Trophy at 2013 Billabong Grommet Games in PE over Easter
#WeekendWrap for gsport’s Weekend Stories
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Buitendag Strikes Early to Advance at Margaret River
2013 ASP tour rookie Bianca Buitendag made the best of a big set early in her Heat 6 of Round two in Western Australia on Sunday, to advance to Round 3 of the ASP’s Drug Aware Margaret River Pro
Buitendag Opens Margaret River Pro in Style
2013 ASP tour rookie Bianca Buitendag continued her good form from the Gold Coast last weekend, when she progressed to Round 2 of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro in Australia at the opening round 1 on Saturday, scoring 14.40 to finish Heat 4 in second place behind Austraian Sally Fitzgibbons on 18.63 points
WCT Rookie Buitendag Bows Out Proud on Debut
2013 tour rookie Bianca Buitendag bowed out of her debut ASP World Tour Surfing event with a forgettable performance ealier today, but will recall her Roxy Pro Gold Coast performance with pride after upsetting the form book to ride her way through to the Quarterfinals
Notten the Toast at World Stand-Up Paddling Champs
The South African SUP and Paddleboard Team made history when they finished second behind Australia in the overall team standings at the 2013 ISA World Stand Up Paddle and Paddleboard Championships in Peru at the weekend.
Hard Work Pays Off as Buitendag Hits Big Time
A year dedicated to hard work and focus on the tough qualifying circuit pays off as Bianca Buitendag wins the sole ASP World Championship Tour ticket for 2013, and starts the season’s first big event the Roxy Pro on Australia’s Gold Coast
Buitendag Hot Ahead of ASP WCT Debut
19-year old George surfer Bianca Buitendag is showcasing her potential, cruising into the last eight in the ASP 6-Star rated Hunter Ports Women’s Classic in Australia earlier today, ahead of her ASP Women’s World Championship Tour debut early in March.
Valuable ASP Points for Baum at Pro Season Start
Sarah Baum kicked off her 2013 pro season in fifth place after reaching the ASP Star-rated Breaka Burleigh Pro Women’s quarter-finals, in Australia on Saturday