
Tigers Milk Classic – Surfing, Longboarding & SUP Competition
The Entry Form for the Tigers Milk Classic is on www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za
The Schedule/Daily Event Program is as follows:
08:00 – 09:00 SUPyoga open to all.
09:00 – 09:45 official registration opens
09:45 – 10:00 safety briefing and event rules and race descriptions
10:00 Surfski Race Start 10km & 5km
10:15 Prone Race
10:15 SUP Race start
10:15 Ladies Sup Starts
10:15 Family/Kids Race starts
11:30 Prizes
12:00 Wrap Event
Official Event Dates for 2015:
Day 1 of 7 : Sunday August 2nd
Day 2 of 7 : Saturday August 15th (No Fee / Open Day)
Day 3 of 7 : Sunday August 30th
Day 4 of 7 : Sunday September 13th
Day 5 of 7 : Sunday September 27th
Day 6 of 7 : Sunday October 11th
Day 7 of 7 : Sunday October 25th
Registration is now officially open and you can register per a day for the entire series:
Rates as follows: Daily Entrance: R30 adults / R20 kids) All six events R150 adults / R100 kids
Please contact info@redpaddle.co.za / 083 462 8617 for more information.
Press / event /sponsorship enquiries contact info@bellovistaproductions.com
THANK YOU! We look forward to welcoming you to this years event.
SEE YOU AT THE BEACH.
To all the out of town paddlers who need to book flights and a place to stay, this event is on Saturday the 15th of August. Registration will be on the beach from 9:00am and starting between 10am and 11am and expect to to be done by 1:30pm. The race will be between 8km and 10km depending on ocean conditions.
PFD and a leash are required!
You do not need to be SUPSA registered member, this is done on the day.
There will be a short course of around 3km so everyone is welcome to come try out SUP racing on what ever craft you have – no SUPSA points in short course event.
If we have calm waters we will have some fun and games events afterwards too.
Please feel free to call the event organiser, Guy Bubb, on 0827890411 for further enquiries. Or you can email him: info@guybubbphoto.com
Paddle hard, paddle fast, & have fun.
Under Armour South African Stand Up Paddleboard Wave Championships is happening 24th-26th July. Entries close this Friday 17th July and no late entries will be accepted – that means only 5 days left or you will miss out!
Registration is at 18h00 on Thursday 23rd at The Bay Hotel, Camps Bay. Just in case you are stressing about having to take Friday 24th off from work or school…
The Social Men’s & Ladies, Junior Boys & Girls, as well as The Kids division will all run on Saturday and Sunday.
Friday will have Men’s & Women’s Open, Legends and Diva’s
Enter via www.topevents.co.za
You can find out more details at the Facebook event page here
With South Africa’s strongest Paddlers attending this Race had to once again be one of the most grueling SUPSA sanctioned, flat water races on the South African national Stand Up Paddling Circuit.
The airhorn signaled the start at 9:00am and it was International Starboard Team Rider, Dylan Frick who took the lead off the start line with Gunter Berger and Chris Couve up at the front fighting it out for his slip. Tarryn King from Cape Town, the 2014 Zinwkazi Race Winner, who had just returned from the SUP World Championships in Mexico, had a shaky start, but managed to reel in Shelley and Jackie, by the time that they got to the first turning buoy, proving that she was the Lady to beat.
The 2.2 km sprint to the first turning buoy had heart rates exploding as paddlers jostled for positions on the draft train while trying to find their rhythm. Just before the first turning buoy the chasing pack managed to close the gap to the leading bunch.
After a sharp and aggressive buoy turn, Dylan Frick managed to open up a gap from Chris Couve, Gunter Berger, Just Bing, Stephen Lawson and Brandon Read forming the following bunch. Tarryn King had also furthered her gap to Jackie de Billiot, who was unfortunately at a disadvantage, as she was suffering from flu. Shelly Bradfield in 3rd position had set a comfortable pace for herself and was on a mission to chase Jackie.
The next 2.2 km was a constant grind with everyone having settled into a steady race pace. Dylan Frick still in the lead came flying out of the next beach buoy turn near the mouth of the river with Chris and Gunter trying to close the gap that Dylan had opened on the first turn. Gunter now took charge of the draft train giving Chris some time to recover in his side wave.
Further at the back of the field, saw Shayne, Thomas, Anton, Dean and Grant taking turns at the head of the second chasing pack.
The long grind back to the far buoy had everyone now feeling the heat of KZN’s warm and humid climate. Shortly before the top turning bouy Chris found an opportunity to leap off the front of the leading draft train with a sudden interval that caught the rest of guys unaware. Coming out of the buoy tunr the positioning was such that Dylan was in the lead followed by Chris both working on their own, with Gunter, Justin, Stephen and then Brandon together in the lead pack.
Dylan Frick was the first to beach finish with a time of 1:00:11 with Chris Couve in second place a minute behind Dyl.
The positioning for third was intense, with Justin managing to sneak ahead of pack in the last 1.5km of the race to take 3rd place in a time of 1:01:36, leaving Gunter to battle it out for 4th place against Stephen and Brandon.
Tarryn King was the first Lady to cross the finish line posting a time of 1:05:47 to retain her title, followed by Jackie de Billiot and then former title holder Shelley Bradfield.
All 40 paddlers had crossed the finish line within a one and half hours.
Before the prize giving, all competitors formed teams of 5 to participate in a fun, Team Relay Race. A last beating to the heart had Team Coreban win the Team Relay Race, Team SUPDurbs took 2nd place and Team Starboard in 3rd Place.
The Prize Giving had trophies, medals and cash prizes for the Top 3 males, the Top 3 Ladies, the Top Lengedn over 45, the Top Diva over 45 and the Top Juniour.
Everyone was a winner on the day, going home with a complimentary Event T-Shirt, a Free Drink & Boereowors Roll from the local Beach Bar as well as a SUPSA Ranking and some incredible memories from the day.
Thanks go to the following:
Race Sponsor/ Organizer: Gunter Berger
Words: Gunter Berger
Pictures: Beverly Height
Timer Keeping: Ingrid Dippenaar
Race Director: Robbie Couve
Safety Boats: Grantly Read