Talent Wave at Women’s Day Surf Challenge
Winners coast to coast as Surfing South Africa’s Women’s Day Surf Challenge was held simultaneously at the Bay of Plenty in Durban, and Muizenberg Pavilion in Cape Town
Cream of the Crop for Surf Challenge
Surfing? In this weather? Yep, it’s National Women’s Day and the third edition of Surfing SA’s Women’s Day Surf Challenge, a simultaneous even in Cape Town and Durban in Thursday, is billed to be jam-packed with the cream of the crop of the country’s surf stars
Heather and Tarryn in Season Wins
Heather Clark placed third in the Billabong’s final ‘Girls Get Out There’ Surf event’s Open Women’s division on Sunday, securing enough points to narrowly beat Tarryn Chudleigh into second place in the season’s rankings. Heather Clark (Port Shepstone) and the Kommetjie pair of Tarryn Chudleigh and Holly Armstrong clinched the prestigious series titles in the […]
Scottburgh Billabong Finale Wide Open
Tarryn Chudleigh, pictured after winning the Pro Junior category in the second ‘Girls Get Out There’ event in Jeffreys Bay in December, is a hot contender after winning both premier events in Cape Town earlier in February. Picture: Dave Allan / Billabong South Africa’s most lucrative and prestigious all-girls surfing series reaches its finale this […]
Tarryn Does the Get Out There Double
Tarryn Chudleigh confirmed her position amongst the country’s top female surf stars, after winning both the Open and Pro Junior titles at the third of four Billabong ‘Girls Get Out There’ Summer Surf Series events, in Cape Town on Sunday.
Sarah Leads Top Seeds in Margate
Overcast conditions and occasional drizzle did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the hundreds of people who flocked to Margate Beach on Saturday for the opening day of the Billabong ‘Girls Get Out There’ Summer Surf Series.
Nicole Sets Roxy Wahine Alight
Nicole Annells (Warner Beach) set the pace on day one of the Roxy Wahine Cup, presented by Virgin Mobile in association with Resolution Health. The event, which is the first on Durban’s busy summer season calendar, takes place at Suncoast Beach in Durban from November 30 to December 2.
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.
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.
Nikita Robb into Last Eight
Rookie South African surfing pro Nikita Robb stayed on track for her best result of the year, by advancing to the last eight at the 5 Star R175 000 Rip Curl Boardmasters women’s event at Fistral Beach in Newquay, England, on Friday.
Kirsty Kicks Back at SA Champs
Nahoon Reef delivered epic 4-6 foot offshore surf for the first day of the 41st edition of the 2007 South African Surfing Championships on Thursday, as warm weather and clear skies surf greeted competitors in East London.