SUP Events Coming Up 2019

Upcoming events
While we update our calendar on the SUPSA site, make sure not to miss any events, coming up.

 

 6 October & 27 October – Hout Bay Winter Series

(Hout Bay Series Race 3 is postponed to 6 October)

20 October Boat Show SUP Cape Town Races

9 November Battle of the Bay – The Fish Hoek Mile

10 November The Xpression Wave Classic (SUPSA Sanctioned) 

 

Time Trials

Monday 16:45 – Emmarentia Beginners Time Trials, JHB  

Wednesday 18:00- Intaka Canals Time Trials, Canal Walk, CT 

Thursday 17:30- Emmarentia Canoe Time Trials (SUPs welcome), JHB 

Saturday 11:00- SUP Cape Town Time Trials, Waterfront, CT 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G-Bay Winter Series ‘Everyone’s a winner’

Dear G-Bay Winter Series Paddler, Sponsor and Supporter

Despite an extreme offshore Berg wind warning the 1st G-Bay Winter Paddling Series kicked off on Sunday 2nd June in excellent conditions that favoured everyone’s skill level. A small but enthusiastic field of surfski and SUP paddlers were set a safety-oriented 6km course from the corner beach start past the GB Harbour along the Gordon’s Bay cliffs to the 5 Houses Rock as a turning point and return leg to the start with long course completing two laps and able to support any novice paddlers in need of assistance in the bumpy but almost windless onshore conditions.

Promising junior Bartho Visser won the 12km ski long course overall in a 1h02:43 pipping perennial winner Anton Holtzhausen by 3 seconds with series convenor Jamii Hamlin managing to claw back onto the podium having lost ground to Stephan du Toit whilst checking on a few paddlers straying a little off course to avoid the bumpiness. Former Springbok canoeist Donia Kamstra won the Ladies convincingly in 1h07:58 with rising star Kira Bester coming in second and taking the Junior Ladies as well. With Gay Pepler and Danie Nel having a ding dong in the over 65 Bullets, with Gary took the glory along with receiving his permanent number #11 for a 100% attendance since the series was started in 2007/8.

The short course had Joshua Kruger of Natural Energy taking the SUP win in 1h05:20 whilst in the surfski Paul Jacobs in 45:45m took the win from Scott Hogg whilst Noeleen Vermark was the 1st Lady and 3rd overall in 53:21m whilst Lifesaving stalwart and former WCCU administrator Jurie Wessels took the Bullets podium.

Since several of paddlers had been wary of the strong wind forecast and decided not to arrive, the request for a 3km Sprint course within the corner of the bay will be set up for novice SUPers and also ideally suited for the likes of under 12 Strand Lifesaving Nipper Champions Calhan and Liam Clarke wishing to keep their prone racing skills ticking over during the winter.
Race No2 is the 30 June, with updates and info available via G-Bay Winter Series Fb profile and Whatsup Group.

The G-Bay Winter Series key focus is to ensure the format and course options are accessible to all surfski, SUP and prone paddlers within the protection of the Gordon’s Bay corner that is well sheltered from strong winter conditions. Post race a complimentary soup with bread is served by hosting eatery Potters Pantry and with NSRI Station No 9 on standby for any emergency and safety requirements as a portion of the entries fee collected allocated to support their endeavours.

The series ensured #EveryonesAWinner as all paddlers are eligible to receive a lucky draw prize whilst podium places get bragging rights and photos. Many thanks to the sponsors Funky Pants, Freedom Paddle, Mocke Ocean Gear, Natural Energy, Brian’s Kayaks, Go Deep, RYD, Cape Classic, Triggerfish Brewery, Ecostake, Manor on the Bay and Malan Lourens Viljoen Attorneys.

2018 SUP Annual Prize-Giving

SUPSA (Stand Up Paddling South Africa) celebrated a year of incredible achievement at their Annual awards function, held last week at Oceana Power Boat Club at Granger Bay.

SUPSA awards prizes to the winners of the SA Champs; the leading athletes in the three disciplines of stand up paddling: Racing, Surfing and Downwind; and to the leading athletes in the disciplines combined.

SUP enthusiasts from around the country gathered first for a fun race in Granger Bay, with its beautiful waterfront and mountain backdrop, and then to celebrate one another’s achievements in South African Stand Up Paddling in 2018.

What made 2018 so extraordinary was the performance of the South African team at the ISA Stand Up Paddling World Championships, held in China last November/December.

While each member of the South African team gave outstanding performances, Jaydon Wessels and Tarryn King stood out by achieving podium results and winning medals.

Wessels finished third in the men’s prone distance race and fourth in the prone technical race, bringing back both a Bronze and Copper medal.

Tarryn King snapped up South Africa’s first ever Gold medal for Stand Up Paddling when she won the 200m sprint race by a decisive margin.

Tarryn’s powerful performance came just over a year after giving birth to her first child, Koa. She stayed fit during pregnancy and came back strong to train for the World Championships.

Besides the race and surf series prizes, SUPSA also awards trophies for Service to the Sport and for Special Achievement. Dave Maxwell, the SUPSA president, said that in any other year a bronze and copper medal at World Champs would have done it.

But not in 2018. With a gold medal in her possession, the award went to the World Sprint Champion, Tarryn King.

One of the nominations that came in for Tarryn included this motivational message from a Cape Town stand up paddler:

‘Tarryn had incredible repeated wins in the sprint heats and finals at the World Champs in China this year, culminating in a gold medal. She showed true grit and determination on the day, as well as commitment and perseverance in the training, preparation and fundraising to get to the event itself. She had our entire Wahine group on tenterhooks, abandoning our duties that day – watching her do what she does best! A truly well-deserved win and example to women worldwide of how motherhood does not have to be a setback physically or mentally! Tarryn also gives back to other paddlers, especially the Wahine SUP squad in Muizenburg that she trains weekly, and passes on top level skills to encourage women of all ages and stages of life to be involved and improve their own techniques and fitness. She really is a blessing and a worthy role model in this arena.’

The President’s Award for Service to the Sport went to Mandy Scanlen

One of the nomination messages for Mandy included the following:

‘Mandy’s tireless devotion to the sport of SUP, her incredible management of the SA team in getting them and their equipment to China, and smoothing out the issues that inevitably arise in the course of these events. Her incredible team spirit and friendship with the athletes ensured them a wonderful trip and stellar performances. She does all this despite her own relentless health issues which limit her participation in SUP itself, yet she does not shrink back from the arena, but pushes forward and gives 1000% every time she is called for duty. She is truly the backbone of the team and the foundation for their success! 

Mandy also promotes the sport in every aspect of her daily life, arranging people boards, training sessions and connecting them with coaches or clubs to introduce them to the world of SUP, for no remuneration whatsoever.’

The full results for the SUPSA Annual Prizegiving are below:

2018 SUPSA Awards 

2018 National Race Series Winners

Open men

  1. Dylan Frick
  2. Tom King
  3. Kimon Dos Santos

Open women

  1. Tarryn King ( Jackie has trophy)
  2. Karissa Grace
  3. Tammy Foster

Legends

  1. Gary Van Rooyen
  2. Brandon Read
  3. Rory Smyth

Divas

  1. Monika Wolgemuth
  2. Melissa Volker
  3. Elleni Smyth

Junior Boys

  1. Henco Scholtz
  2. Kyle Crystal
  3. Cameron Tripney

 Junior Girls

  1. Karissa Grace
  2. Chiara Vorster
  3. Megan Robinson

 2018 SA SUP Surfing Championships

Open Men: Dylan Frick                                

Open Women: Tarryn King               

Legends: Jon Ivins

Divas: N/A

Junior Boys: Henco Scholtz

Junior Girls: Jess Rankin       

 2018 SA National SUP Surfing Series

Open men

  1. Tom King
  2. Dylan Frick
  3. Henco Scholtz

Open women

  1. Tammy Foster
  2. Tarryn King
  3. Penny Stemmet

Legends

  1. Justin Linley
  2. Mike Teron
  3. Gary Van Rooyen

Diva

  1. Melissa Volker
  2. Monika Wolgemuth/Amanda Rootman

Junior Boys

  1. Henco Scholtz
  2. Cameron Tripney
  3. Kyle Crystal

Junior Girls

  1. Keena Thompson
  2. Jess Rankin
  3. Karissa Grace

2018 SA Downwind Racing Champions

Open Men      Tom King

Open Women  Tarryn King

Legends           Gary Van Rooyen

Divas               Monika Wolgemuth

Junior Girls     Karissa Grace

Overall SA SUP Champions for 2018

Open men

  1. Tom King /Dylan Frick
  2. Henco Scholtz

Open women                         

  1. Tarryn King
  2. Tammy Foster
  3. Khara Doyle

Legends

  1. Gary Van Rooyen
  2. Justin Linley
  3. Charles Higgins/Dave Maxwell

Divas

  1. Melissa Volker/Monika Wolgemuth
  2. Elleni Smyth

Junior Boys

  1. Henco Scholtz
  2. Cameron Tripney
  3. Kyle Crystal

Junior Girls                                        

  1. Karissa Grace

 

 

Special Achievement Award

Nominee: Jaydon Wessels – Bronze and Copper Medals at the ISA WSUPPC

Winner:  Tarryn King – World Ladies Sprint Champion at ISAWSUPPC

The President’s Award for Service to the Sport

Nominees: Rory Smyth & Gary Van Rooyen

Winner:    Mandy Scanlen – Team Manager and SUPSA Board Member

Thank you for everyone who joined us at the Prize-giving. Please visit our Facebook page for more photos.