NewsCapetonian Zakarian Edges Out Favourite Prestwich At Quiksilver Pro Junior 2013 by zigzag / posted on 6 hours ago
New Pier, Durban – Eighteen year old Diran Zakarian from Melkbosstrand, Cape Town today edged out event favourite and last year’s winner Slade Prestwich (Durban) to win the 2013 edition of the Quiksilver Pro Junior held at Durban’s New Pier. Zakarian entered the final as a clear underdog coming up against strong competition in the [...] Read More...Jordy Wins in Rio, Moves to Second on ASP World Rankings by zigzag / posted on 20 hours ago
A near perfect performance on the final day of the Billabong Rio Pro saw Jordy Smith scoop the title in front of over 20 000 amped Brazilian surf fans lining the shore at Barra Da Tijuca. That Jordy beat the local favourite Adriano De Souza in the final did little to dampen their spirits, as [...] Read More...Jordy Through to Quarter Finals of Billabong Rio Pro by zigzag / posted on 1 day ago
Jordy Smith has ripped his way to the quarter finals of the Billabong Rio Pro in the sometimes sloppy, sometimes rad, beachbreak of Barra Da Tijuca. He did this with a series of pits and punts, with one particular spin in Round 5 seeing Jordy awarded a massive 9.0 for a single air that you [...] Read More...Avuyile Ndamase wins Future Stars Division on Day 1 of Quik Pro Junior by zigzag / posted on 2 days ago
It was a beautiful winter’s day in Surf City for Day 1 of the Quiksilver Pro Junior at New Pier. Unfortunately the only thing missing were the waves, which were coming through just big and consistent enough to make things competitive. South swells and Durban just don’t work out so great with the harbour’s South [...] Read More...Durban’s Piers Due for Maintanance by zigzag / posted on 4 days ago
There will be less surfers leaping (or left dangling by their leashes) from North Beach and Bay of Plenty pier for the next few months. That’s because a maintenance project to repair and spit-polish the Golden Mile’s most recognisable structures is about to get underway. Part of the process will include topping up the levels [...] Read More...J-Bay Open of Surfing gets Green Light from ASP by zigzag / posted on 4 days ago
We might not get to see Taj and the boys ripping Supers in 2013, but we do get 72 of our country’s best in a showdown at the world’s best right – which is probably better, right? Either way, the Jeffreys Bay Open of Surfing presented by Billabong is an event you are not going [...] Read More...Superb Surfing at the Volcom VQS Championship Cup by zigzag / posted on 13 May, 2013
It looked like the Volcom “Get in the Hole!” VQS Championship Cup was going to be over before it even began. Despite favourable predictions and reports of swell marching up the coast, Saturday morning dawned with heavy rain, horrible winds and a Southerly swell bypassing the Durban piers. Waiting for the winner of the Pro-Am [...] Read More...Shaun Joubert & Team SA clinch gold at 2013 ISA World Surfing Games by zigzag / posted on 13 May, 2013
Mossel Bay’s Shaun Joubert has won the 2013 ISA World Surfing Games in Panama. His team captain’s performance on the final day also helped lift the SA Surfing Team to ISA World Games gold – the first time South Africa have been crowned world champions since we last clinched the title in home waters in [...] Read More...Tyler Wright Wins, Bianca Third at Colgate Plax Rio Pro by zigzag / posted on 11 May, 2013
Tyler Wright has won the Colgate Plax Girls Rio Pro, beating fellow Australian Sally Fitzgibbons in the final. The win sees Tyler usurp Carissa Moore atop the 2013 ASP Womens World Tour standings, after the Hawaiian lost out in the semi-finals. Just missing out on a spot in the finals was Bianca Buitendag. The shredder [...] Read More...Team SA Lead Race for Gold at 2013 ISA World Surfing Games by zigzag / posted on 10 May, 2013
South Africa are leading the provisional standings at the end of Day 5 of the 2013 ISA World Games in Panama. After two days of small waves the reef at Santa Catalina started to show signs of the rising swell, which organisers are hoping will fill in over the weekend. Leading the SA charge are [...] Read More... |
