COVID-19: Department of Sport, Arts and Culture’s Media Alert Regarding Level 3 Sport Directions

by | Jun 24, 2020 | Stand Up Paddle, SUP Events, SUP Surfing, Surfing South Africa, Uncategorized

The attached Media Directive from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture is self explanatory. Please read it thoroughly in order to understand the directives from the Minister of Sport. 

Please ensure that all clubs and event organisers within your structures are aware of the Minister’s Media alert.
Surfing South Africa submitted its Operational Plan and Risk Strategy to the Minister on June 17th and we are waiting for a response to our submission.

Surfing South Africa will make an official announcement regarding the outcome of our submission once we receive this information from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.

 

COVID-19: Surfing South Africa submits an appeal to the Minister

by | May 12, 2020 | Stand Up Paddle, SUP Events, SUP Surfing, Surfing South Africa, Uncategorized

Surfers from all over South Africa has questioned the strict regulations against surfing while people are allowed to walk, jog and cycle between 6 am and 9 am during Level 4 of our lockdown. Surfing South Africa has submitted an appeal to the Minister to allow surfers, including shortboard surfers, longboard surfers, bodyboarders, kneeboarders, para-surfers, stand up paddlers and recognised affiliates, to have access to the ocean via the beach during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As stated in this statement, submitted by Surfing South Africa, “surfing is a healthy, solo exercize that provides high levels of fitness and mental agility to thousands of individuals of all ages and walk of life.”

You can read and download the statement, here.

COVID-19: Statement regarding (no) Surfing in Level 4

by | Apr 28, 2020 | Stand Up Paddle, Surfing South Africa, Uncategorized

We received a statement from SSA providing us with clarity around beaches and surfing in level 4. For now – beaches are still closed and there are heavy restrictions on social gathering. We want to encourage you to share your creative water-ways and workouts with us. Let’s keep fit for that first sunrise, when we will again feel the ocean breeze on our salty skin. Let us support our governing bodies so that we can get to the water sooner. You can download the statement, here. 

SUPSA SA Stand-Up & Paddleboarding Championships 2020 Port Alfred Postponed

by | Mar 15, 2020 | South African Surfing Championships, Stand Up Paddle, SUP Events, SUP Racing, SUP Surfing, Uncategorized

15 March 2020

­In accordance with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech, this evening, the SUPSA SA Stand-Up & Paddleboarding Championships 2020 in Port Alfred has been postponed.

SUPSA (Stand-Up Paddling South Africa) will be meeting to confirm new dates for the event and will confirm all details as soon as it is finalised. We will be communicating all decisions on email communication, the SUPSA website, as well as social media platforms, including Whats App and Facebook, to ensure clear and defined information.

Kindly, Mandy Scanlen

SUPSA President

supsapresident@gmail.com