The Xpression Wave Event

by | Mar 26, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

The dawn of a lazy, rainy Muizenberg Saturday rolls in with glee as the bed beckons loudly…. but then you remember the surf comp is on and that trumps the call of the mattress!! Boards out, suits out…. and the memorable pull of the tide has you running!

The gentle morning rains did not deter the ins and outs racing today. It’s a real challenge to paddle when the buoy seems to be so far away that it’s almost out of sight!  The paddlers returned from lap one in a state of breathless accomplishment, vowing to do more fitness training in the future! Ever inspiring, Tom and Tarryn King torpedoed their way through the distance at speeds unknown, stopping only when done to look back for the paddlers left behind.

Some nice tussles developed at the finish line between the eager newcomer Rudy Kindler, and the stalwart Gary van Rooyen, sadly leaving Gary with a pulled calf muscle. Rudy then went on to hit the surf on a board he did not even know. This guy is fully sold on SUP is all we can say! We were treated to some stellar surfing from Tammy, Sinda and Chelsea, whom we’ve not seen for a while, as well as the local squaddies and some of our central and northern suburbs paddlers out here on a special “local visa.”

Here are our INS & OUTS RACING results:

OPEN MEN:

  1. TOM KING
  2. SINDA TAKATHANI
  3. RORY SMYTHE (ALSO 1ST LEGEND)
  4. MIGAEL TERBLANCHE
  5. RUDY KINDLER
  6. GUY MOTTRAM

OPEN WOMEN:

  1. TARRYN KING
  2. EVETTE TERBLANCHE
  3. MISSY VOLKER
  4. GABY NORDGAARD
  5. CHELSEA VAN ROOYEN
  6. LYNNE BEACHY-HEAD
  7. CANDACE WATT

The surfing heats had to be reshuffled at the start due to quite a few cancellations, but the paddlers had the benefit of some generous waves and little wind, with the blessing of the sun to encourage them. Judging by the post-surf smiles, the waves had injected all with their usual stoke!

The SUP-SURFING results were as follows:

OPEN MEN’S SUP SURF:

  1. TOM KING
  2. SINDA TAKATHANI
  3. RICK VOLKER
  4. MIGAEL TERBLANCHE
  5. RUDY KINDLER

OPEN WOMEN’S SUP SURF:

  1. TAMMY FOSTER
  2. TARRYN KING
  3. CHELSEA VAN ROOYEN
  4. MISSY VOLKER
  5. EVETTE TERBLANCHE

LEGENDS’ SUP SURF:

  1. MIKE TERON
  2. RORY SMYTHE
  3. MARK HENDRICKS
  4. RICK VOLKER
  5. PETE HANES

DIVAS’ SUP SURF:

  1. EVETTE TERBLANCHE
  2. CANDACE WATT
  3. MISSY VOLKER
  4. MEGAN SMITH
  5. LYNNE BEACHY-HEAD

Thanks to Billy Ackerman of PB Surfing for the remarkable photography, as always, capturing the essence of the activities!

Thanks also to Gary van Rooyen of Xpression / Olympic South Africa for another spectacular event!

Well done to the paddlers – we wish you all the best for the upcoming competitions this year!