It has been a barren couple of years for competitive Open division surfers in South Africa, with very few events on the calendar for them to test their skills against the best the country has to offer.
With Quiksilver’s announcement of their Takes One To Know One Series, three more events have been added to the PST calendar and the entry list is filling up fast with surfers hungry to compete.
The first event of the series will take place on the weekend of 15/16 March in Cape Town, with events in Umdloti (31 May/1 June) and Vic Bay (20/21 September) following that up.
It’s not just the Open surfers who are stoked with the announcement, as the three event series will also feature a Pro Junior division.
Check out the press release below.
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QUIKSILVER TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE SERIES TO KICK OFF IN CAPE TOWN
Dan Redman (29, Durban North) will be hoping for surf like this throughout the Quiksilver Takes One To Know One Series which will be kicking off in Cape Town on the 15th and 16th of March.
Cape Town, South Africa – The inaugural Quiksilver Takes One To Know One Series will be launching in March this year in the icy Cape waters. This new addition to the Surfing South Africa calendar consists of three SSA sanctioned events to be staged in Cape Town, Umdloti, KZN and Victoria Bay, Southern Cape.
The Takes One To Know One Series will cater for professional and aspiring competitive surfers in the open mens division (any age) and pro junior division (boys under the age of twenty years). A total of R90 000 in prize money is on offer as well as the chance for competing surfers to gain valuable SSA Pro Surf Tour points. Each event has a 3A PST rating for both open mens and pro juniors. All events will be judged by the best judging panel the country has to offer with a computer scoring system being used and experienced commentators calling out entrants scores and requirements.
The series has been well received by the South African surf community with entries from top surfers already flowing in. Daniel Redman (KZN), Matt Bromley (Cape Town), Dale Staples (St Francis), Michael February (Cape Town) and Slade Prestwich (KZN) are just a few big names that have already confirmed their entries into the first event of the series. Durban’s Dan Redman commented on the inclsion of the series to the calendar, “It’s unreal that we are going to have at least three solid events to surf this year, there hasn’t been much going on over the past year or so, I am pretty excited, the events are in pretty cool venues as well.”
Main sponsors Quiksilver have been working hard to put this serious together, “We are happy to announce this new series, open mens surfers are seriously starved for events in South Africa, we’re hoping this will kickstart the future growth of a strong domestic tour. We hope to see some good surfing and support,” said Quiksilver marketing and sales manager Dane Patterson.
The first event gets underway in Cape Town on the 15th and 16th of March followed by stop two in Umdloti, KZN (31 May/1 June) and Victoria Bay, Southern Cape (20 Sep/21 Sep). Entries can be done at www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za and more information on the series can be found at www.quiksilver.co.za/totko.
Sponsors to the series include Zigzag Magazine, Red Bull, Techniblock, Drift and Skullcandy.
