Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk Defend Their Freedom Paddle Title
Defending champions Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk successfully reclaimed their Prescient Freedom Paddle title around Robben Island, holding off a determined challenge from Rosie Edwards and Saskia Hockly in Cape Town on Freedom Day.
Homegirl Jade Wilson Races to Career-Best Pete Marlin Surfski Win
It was hard work out there but hometown Jade Wilson read the conditions well to race to a career-best first place in the 2024 Pete Marlin Surfski Race, finishing ahead of Nix Birkett and U23 world champ Georgia Singe in East London on Saturday
Michelle Burn Conquers Rolling Seas to Claim SA Singles Surfski Title
Michelle Burn made the best of windy conditions to win the 2024 women’s singles title at the Euro Steel SA Surfski Championships presented by Fenn in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday
Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk Break Away to Win SA Surfski Champs Doubles in Durban
Kira Bester and Melanie van Niekerk powered away on a flat sea off Durban to comfortably win the Euro Steel SA Surfski Championships presented by Fenn doubles title in Durban on Saturday
Saskia Hockly Continues Winning Form at Pete Marlin Surfski Race
Fresh from her junior title at the ICF Ocean Racing World Champs in Portugal, South Africa’s rising star Saskia Hockly bags the Pete Marlin Surfski Race singles title.
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Melanie van Niekerk Wins First National Surfski title
Melanie van Niekerk wins her first national surfski title ahead of Kira Bester and Michelle Burn in Cape Town.
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Saskia Hockly Wins Marineskis Race Title
Surfski junior champion, Saskia Hockly, bags a win in the Marineskis Race – the penultimate leg of the seven-race Chalupsky Properties Surfski Series.
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Murray and Bester Claim Dis-Chem Pete Marlin Surfski Title
Candice Murray and Kira Bester hold off Jenna Nisbet and Saskia Hockly to claim top honours at Dis-Chem Pete Marlin Surfski Race at Nahoon Beach in East London on Sunday
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Nikki Birkett Scoops Scottburgh to Brighton Surfski Title
East Londoner Nikki Birkett comprehensively won the women’s race at the Scottburgh to Brighton surfski marathon on Saturday, 26 June 2021, and earned a top twenty finish to boot. Photo: Anthony Grote/Gameplan Media
Hockly and Nixon Headline Thule Season Starter Surfski Series
Under 18 paddler, Saskia Hockly, won the women’s single ski race at the Thule Season Starter, while the overall line honours went to Hilary Bruss and Hayley Nixon, who marked her return to racing after the birth of her child.
Michelle Burn Takes Pole Position at Marine Surfski Race 1
Surfski paddler, Michelle Burn, is in pole position in the popular Marine Surfski Series after using her racing skills to get ahead of Jenna Ward and Saskia Hockly in the first race.
31 Days of Women’s Sport Stories
We challenged ourselves to keep telling one powerful story a day during the lockdown to play our part in shaping the narrative of women’s sport. We ended up telling 32 stories, and we are excited to salute them as we reflect on an inspiring month of storytelling on gsport!