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EL SALVADOR 2019 – That’s a wrap
And that’s a wrap for the 2019 El Salvador Surf City ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championships. We ended the last day with eyes fixed on the men and women’s surfing final where France took gold for both men and women – Benoit Carpentier scored an 8.90 on an...
EL SALVADOR 2019 – Surfing at Worlds
Surfing – Day 3 Great excitement filled the breakfast room with Matt, Dylan and Khara taking to the waves again. Dylan was up in heat 2 and Matt in heat 3, while Khara would showcase her skills thereafter. Dylan had a great round with scoring a 5.37 on his second wave...
EL SALVADOR 2019 – Repo Rounds and Vuvuzela’s
Surf - Day 2 With yesterday’s round 2 Men being moved out to day 2 meant that we had Dylan's round 2 and repo rounds lined up for us. This had the South African team start their Friday - relaxed and ready for a surf-filled day. Dylan’s round two didn’t go exactly as...
EL SALVADOR 2019 – Let the surfing begin
Surfing – Day 1 A good, great, sunny day in El Salvador and the surfing is getting everyone hyped up and ready for the entertainment. Matt, Dylan and Khara had their first round in the World Championship Surfing. All surfers had quite a challenge to get waves in their...
EL SALVADOR 2019 – Technical Race Finals and favourite restaurants
Early mornings are met with the most beautiful sunrises. We wake up, walk out on our balconies, look left and see a spectacle of colours as the sun rises. Some go out for a morning surf and are met with a crowd of SUPs and surfboards already catching waves before 6...
EL SALVADOR 2019 – Technical Races and Relay Day
We had an early start on Tuesday. 6:00 check in, 7:00 race brief and a 7:30 start to 4 very exciting Technical Race heats. Khara had a tough heat to compete in and paddled into 9th with 0.24.34, which would’ve landed her a 3rd in the first heat where Candice Applebey...