NewsDurban Set for Beach Festival Resurrection by zigzag / posted on 14 hours ago
In an attempt to resurrect the Durban beach festivals of old (when the Gunston 500 was in full swing) the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) are sponsoring a two-day event at Durban’s North Beach this weekend called ‘Durban Stars’. With over R150 000 in prizemoney up for grabs, the event will feature surfing (over [...] Read More...Barrelling beachbreak added as final stop on 2013 ASP Women’s World Tour by zigzag / posted on 17 hours ago
Good news for World Tour surf fans came this past Wednesday, with the announcement by the ASP of the inclusion of the EDP Cascais Girls Pro to the 2013 ASP Women’s WCT. Prior to the announcement there were only two more events remaining on the 2013 tour – the Roxy Pro Biarritz in France and [...] Read More...Entries Roll in for Mr Price Pro Ballito by zigzag / posted on 3 days ago
Mr Price Pro Ballito ASP Prime event Ballito, KwaDukuza, South Africa Monday-Sunday, 1-7 July 2013 Monday May 20, 2013, Ballito, South Africa – South Africa’s premier surfing event the ASP Prime Mr Price Pro Ballito has once again attracted the crème of international professional surfing, with eight of the Top 32 surfers in the world [...] Read More...Capetonian Zakarian Edges Out Favourite Prestwich At Quiksilver Pro Junior 2013 by zigzag / posted on 4 days 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 4 days 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 5 days 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 5 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 16 May, 2013
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 16 May, 2013
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... |
