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BCMM’S BEST: Buffalo City Surfriders celebrate after beating Cape Town Surfriders to take home the Freedom Cup for the most points of the competition. Picture: SUPPLIED

Buffalo City team defeats Cape side for Freedom Cup

The 28th edition of the Sea Harvest SA Junior Surfing Championships, presented by SMTH Shapes and supported by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and Ocean Freedom saw Buffalo City Surfriders beats Cape Town’s Surfriders to win the…

Clarendon pupil represents SA in surf rescue champs

Kerry Elliot, a Clarendon High School for Girls pupil and lifesaver for EL Surf Club, kicked off the 2023 lifesaving season by representing SA in the International Surf Rescue Challenge (ISRC) in Texas, United States, from September…

SURFING CHAMPS: The RYD Summer Series prizegiving was hosted for the young surfers on Sunday, February 19. Pictured are the top 4 U8 boys and top 3 U18 girls surfers. Pictures: FAITH MTWANA

Junior surfers get a taste of Border champs at opening series

The RYD Summer Series officially came to an end on February 19 at Nahoon Beach, after 75 young surfers spent three weekends competing in the six age divisions for boys and girls. This was both the opening event of the year for Buffalo…

WAVE WARRIORS: Brothers Kholo, left, and Ndalo Langa are competing in the Border Surfing Club Summer Series. Picture. SUPPLIED

Aspiring professional surfers are bros in and out the water

GO! & Express chats to junior Under 10 and U12 surfers, brothers Ndalo and Kholo Langa, who are competing in the Border Surfing Club Summer Series, which is on until February 19. The talented young brothers both aspire to be professional…

WATER THERAPY: Waves for Change pupils participate in a session involving immersion therapy and surfing skills. Picture: TAMMY FRAY

Winning month for Waves for Change

Waves for Change, a national organization aimed at providing mental health support for vulnerable youth through surfing, was awarded the sport for health recognition award at the Laureus Sport for Good Summit on October 22. The award…

IN THE ZONE: Local surfer Jean Paul Veaudry excelled in three major surfing competitions during lockdown last yearPicture: PIERRE DE VILLIERS

Adaptive surfing local wows judges in online submissions

Local photographer and surfer Jean Paul Veaudry has put his skills on a surfboard to good use after excelling in three major competitons last year. The first one took place in March, with Veaudry travelling to San Diego, USA to take part…

The Buffalo City Surf Riders pose together following the awards ceremonyPictures: MATTHEW FIELD

Locals dominate MBSA Surf Championships

Buffalo City Surfriders were on top form at the 54st annual Mercedes- Benz South Africa (MBSA) Surfing Championships held which took place at Nahoon Reef, and which ended on came to a close on Sunday. The star of the event was undoubtedly…

SURF’S UP: Cape Town’s Jordy Maree in action before taking first place in the open division at last year’s Mercedes-Benz SA Open Surfing Championships at Nahoon ReefPicture: MARK ANDREWS

Surf’s up at Nahoon Reef

The annual Mercedes-Benz South African Surfing Championships had its opening function on Tuesday evening at the East London Golf Club where surfers from all over the country and esteemed guests enjoyed a social occasion before the…

BREAKING LIMITS: East London’s Jean Paul Veaudry is preparing to represent South Africa at the International Surfing Association Adaptive Surfing World Championships next month in the US. Veaudry had his right leg amputated below the knee after a hit-and-run accident in 2009 Picture: PIERRE DE VILLIERS

Surfer in SA team

California calls for disabled East London man LOCAL surfer Jean Paul Veaudry has been selected to represent South Africa at the International Surfing Association (ISA) Adaptive Surfing World Championships to be held in La Jolla,…

The power of surf

Corona Open stop for W4C road show AS PART of the Waves for Change (W4C) road show, the East London team, along with partners, visited the coastal towns of Port Elizabeth and Jeffreys Bay. Among the group were founding director and CEO of…

Wildcard place for February

Capetonian excited to surf with world’s best in J-Bay contest South Africa’s Michael February has been awarded the World Surf League (WSL) commissioner’s wildcard into the Corona Open J-Bay starting tomorrow. The event is the sixth of 11…

Sawyer hits top form at the Buffalo City Pro

THE second round of the City Surf Series, the Buffalo City Pro, presented by Reef Wetsuits, took place at Nahoon Reef over the Easter weekend. The event saw an outstanding field of 128 surfers from all over the world compete. The event is…