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Images by Brandon Kilbride
The 2012 Kalk Bay Shootout was held in cooking 4-6 foot waves this past Friday (28 September) in what most are calling the best waves they’ve seen at K-Bay since the storm of 2008. A rare 5m south swell, produced by a late winter front, marched into False Bay in the early hours of Friday morning, giving the much anticipated event the green light after two months of waiting.
Pulling into the refurbished parking lot at dawn, contestants and spectators alike were met with slightly wobbly, 6-foot waves breaking on dry reef in the low tide, southerly onshore. The scene was set for the start of what was a unique event, featuring dual heats with both surfers and bodyboarders in the water at the same time – no bad vibes, no hassling, just some hardcore Reef surfers doing what they love.
The morning conditions proved to be very difficult for everyone, and many early round competitors suffered from serious beatings and some broken boards by the infamous Reef, but as the day progressed the wind swung offshore, the tide filled in and the swell cleaned up to produce the prized conditions everyone loves at Kalk Bay. Highlights from the event include watching young Jordy Maree threading his way skillfully through to the quarter finals in waves easily double over head, Ian Armstrong dropping into the biggest sets of the day and making some unforgettable barrels, and of course seeing Josh Salie take the win after a very consistent, on-form performance at his homebreak. In the bodyboarding division, Jayden Alford Loots retained his crown as Shootout Champ, beating Aden Kleve in the final.
Josh and Ian Armstrong went head-to-head in the semi-final of the standup division, with Ian having some smokers but struggling to make it out of the solid bombs. With five minutes to go Josh stroked into a smoker of a barrel and had the whole car park hooting and whistling after his glorious exit. Paddling back out he lucked into another bomb, setting himself well ahead of Ian to take the win and his spot in the final. Progressing through from the other semi-final was another local Justin Stevens. Locals Josh and Justin battled it out in the perfect surf with both contestants logging some great rides. But it was the in-form Josh who proved to be unbeatable and who paddled in the overall winner on a day where the camaraderie between competitors as well as Kalk Bay itself were the real stars.
Hows about some info on the body boarders as this was a unique showcase of both disciplines?
Gutsliders on ZigZag, this is a real mans surf mag, stand up and be counted. There is no place for boobieboarders. The Kalk Bay surfers should be ashamed with themselves for sinking so low. Fucking prima dona wave full of ego boys
Well that was an intelligent comment. Good thing the majority of surfers are not as ridiculously small minded as you. You are obviously a kook who goes straight on foamies, good luck with that.
… clear case of small penis syndrome!
Where were you 0772069?
The Kalk Bay Shootout is a community based event, aiming at uniting bodyboarders and surfers, and leaving the stereotypical bodyboarder surfer rivalry, that both waveriding approaches carry, behind.
An awesome day was had by all – spectators (from home and from far and wide) and competitiors alike – and the sense of community has been strengethed emensley. A waveriding brotherhood is what the Reef is all about – positive localism, with an approach of non-violence, good vibes, and of course, respect. This article is appreciated, but has slightly missed the point of the Shootouts intentions, and has managed to leave half the contest out, which goes against everything the contest aims to build.
This is a bit ridiculous, and as one of the contest organisers, Id like to let you know this aint cool. You may be a stand up surfing focused website, but lets not
This is a request directed to whoever it may concern, that you include the whole contest in your slideshow, not a one sided view on it, that detracts from its message. To the public – the Kalk Bay Shootout 2012 was won by Josh Sallie ( surfing) and Jayden Alford Loots ( Bodyboarding). Boundaries were broken. Ego’s were dropped. A great day ( and night) was had by all, and the idea that one waveriding vehicle is superior to another was thrown out the window, and,as Im sure most people will agree, it was replaced by a true sense of community, equality, unity and respect. Thanks to everyone who made it such a success, boogers and standups alike.
Without any intentions of disrespect to Zag – our official contest media coverage is http://www.wavescape.co.za . They have been, and will be, covering the entire Kalk Bay Shootout 2012.
@ small minded comment – dude, I really hope your perspective on life brightens up some day. Remember, intolerance can lead to some hectic shit, we are the Rainbow nation, we should be the first to be aware of this after all.
Shot
*lets not forget half a contest.
Well said Luke!
– Kelly
The Kalk Bay Shootout is a community based event, aiming at uniting bodyboarders and surfers, and leaving the stereotypical bodyboarder surfer rivalry, that both waveriding approaches carry, behind. An awesome day was had by all – spectators (from home and from far and wide) and competitiors alike – and the sense of community has been strengethed emensley. A waveriding brotherhood is what the Reef is all about – positive localism, with an approach of non-violence, good vibes, and of course, respect. This article is appreciated, but has slightly missed the point of the Shootouts intentions, and has managed to leave half the contest out, which goes against everything the contest aims to build. This is a bit ridiculous, and as one of the contest organisers, Id like to let you know this aint cool. You may be a stand up surfing focused website, but lets not This is a request directed to whoever it may concern, that you include the whole contest in your slideshow, not a one sided view on it, that detracts from its message. To the public – the Kalk Bay Shootout 2012 was won by Josh Sallie ( surfing) and Jayden Alford Loots ( Bodyboarding). Boundaries were broken. Ego’s were dropped. A great day ( and night) was had by all, and the idea that one waveriding vehicle is superior to another was thrown out the window, and,as Im sure most people will agree, it was replaced by a true sense of community, equality, unity and respect. Thanks to everyone who made it such a success, boogers and standups alike. Without any intentions of disrespect to Zag – our official contest media coverage is http://www.wavescape.co.za . They have been, and will be, covering the entire Kalk Bay Shootout 2012. @ small minded comment – dude, I really hope your perspective on life brightens up some day. Remember, intolerance can lead to some hectic shit, we are the Rainbow nation, we should be the first to be aware of this after all.
Shot (im going to keep posting this to ensure as many people see it as possible)
Wow. Sometimes I think that people are bored and create profiles to post silly things for entertainment. @0772069, you aren’t being serious are you? Sad times if you are. Well done on an incredible contest that truly depicted the way the unity is at the reef these days. best bunch of locals ever.
To me it’s a short article on the surfing(stand-up) . Thats it. As part of the event, luke it’s up to you to give the full story through your own mediums and channels.You talk about respect and then proceed to subtly insult the author. I personally am rarely impressed by bodyboarders but at the shootout a few guys really ripped . Some solid barrels and big turns at the end. It was a great event, I thoroughly enjoyed the heats while been very amused by the sight of so many jerseys in the reef take-off zone. If the official contest media is wavescape, where are their stories and pictures ? Zag beat you to it and even independant guys have footage on the facebook page. It does get irritating going to wavescape for the latest news when there is none.
Zigzag again show their willingness to be ‘little men with big erasers’, happy to delete that which does not suit them or their pandering to a readership like O772069 – who, if he were a ‘real man’, would not hide behind an anonymous number – and his ilk, who persist in being dinosaurs.
Not only did Zag miss the whole point of the event, but they also missed the opportunity to give support to the organisers who created a unique and hugely successful event without any affiliation whotsoever. Well done, Zag.
I think boogers just take themselves far too serioulsy.
The whole point of the event was the unity of bodyboarding and surfing. Competitors hooting for each others waves was a regular thing in the water.
oh yeah and 0772069 that is a really old school way of thinking, its like surfing apartheid in your head.
The Kalk Bay Shootout is testament to the love of a wave shared by both boogers and stand-ups alike. Zag, you had an opportunity to spread that love and you failed. Perhaps your pandering to this archaic rivalry helps you sell mags to the likes of @4864f08523f3c6e5dcdfbe7b9f04bea3:disqus . At Kalk Bay however, we all call each other’s waves, hooting and howling whether you stand, booger or are somewhere in between. Kalk Bay wave riders have provided a glimpse into the future of wave riding between all disciplines. Follow their lead.
as the one of the other organizers, i would like to thank the body boarders for inviteing us stand up’s to join them in their already well established event! i agree with luke entirely! to only show standup’s kind of undermines the whole concept of the event.but to only tell half the
story sounds like bad journalism..? what i told one of the platboom locals recently is that,more often than not i would rather surf with the boogies, they’re all out there with big smiles haveing fun..until some old standup paddles out with his over inflated ego clear disrespect for his fellow waveriders… and more often than not, no skill to back up his loud mouth.. its all supposed to be about haveing fun!
Shot for the input guys and apologies for the (honest) oversight – see amended roundup and pics above. We’re certainly not trying to cut anyone out the picture on what was a great event. Cheers.
Shot for the input guys and apologies for the (honest) oversight – see amended roundup and pics above. We’re certainly not trying to cut anyone out the picture on what was a great event. Cheers.