by Chris Couve | Sep 22, 2017 | Stand Up Paddle, SUP Events, SUP Racing, SUP Surfing
With Spring arriving so suddenly it’s a great time to dust off those boards and get ready for Summer! There is still loads of SUP events happening in South Africa for the balance of the 2017 season.
Remaining Race events:
Pili-Pili Race 30 Sept-1 Oct 2017 Neels info@pilipili.co.za
XPRESSION on the BEACH S.A SUP Championships 21-22 October 2017 Gary gary@coreban.com Cape Town
S.A Downwind Champs – 11 & 12 November 2017
COREBAN SUMMER SERIES – Tech and downwind only 9-10 December 2017 Gary gary@coreban.comCape Town
*6 Race events will count towards the 2017 Rankings
Remaining SURF Events:
XPRESSION on the BEACH SUP S.A Champs 21-22 October 2017 Gary gary@coreban.com Cape Town
*2 Wave events will count towards the 2017 Rankings
by Chris Couve | Aug 22, 2017 | Stand Up Paddle, SUP Events
The sad reality in South Africa is that a child goes missing every five hours, according to figures released by the South African Police Service Missing Persons. Missing Children South Africa is a registered non-profit organisation who devote their time to bringing these missing children home safely. Fortunately, according to Missing Children South Africa’s statistics, 77% of children are found. Sadly, this still leaves them with at least 23% of the children not being located, largely attributed to huge budget restraints.
On Saturday, 09 September 2017, Surf Emporium will host their annual Surf Emporium Celebrity Surf Day to raise funds for MCSA in order to assist them in their incredible mission, whereby all proceeds are donated to MCSA. We will have a total of 100 spots available for a fun, group surf lesson!
People can get involved in 4 easy ways, namely:
1. Sign up for a 1.5 hour surf lesson with a team of South African celebrities.
Spend the morning surfing with your favourite celebrities. This will be a 100 person group lesson where the celebrities will move between the learners of the group.
This includes:
- The celebrities this year include SA cricketers Dale Steyn, Faf du Plessis & Morne Morkel, alongside funnyman, Nik Rabinowitz as well as Olympic medalist Cameron van der Burgh and more!
- 1.5 hour professional surf coaching
- All equipment hire including surf board, wetsuit & rash-vest
- Professional high resolution images
- A participation certificate
- Celebrity signed Surf Emporium peak cap
- Post surf vida e caffe lunch
Looking for a fun team-building event?
In addition to the above, we also have incredible corporate group offerings which are amazing for team-building and/or end of year functions to encourage camaraderie, whilst doing something fun and for a great cause:
- Only R3990 – for a group booking of 10 employees/clients.
- Only R7980 – for a group booking of 20 employees/clients
Food for thought: If your office is too big, book out multiple groups or separate your departments for some friendly competition!
2. Sponsoring a child from Waves 4 Change and allowing them the opportunity to surf with the group of celebrities
Sponsor a child from Waves for Change the opportunity to participate in the lesson above. People can also make a “donation” of an amount of their choice, knowing that R399 gives one child a place but if there are smaller donations it adds to towards a child’s place. 100% of the donation goes to MCSA.
3. Purchasing memorabilia that has been donated where 100% of the sale will go to MCSA
Purchasing a variety of memorabilia items on sale. 100% of the sale goes to MCSA. These items will go on display in the Surf Emporium Surf School front window as soon as we have them.
4. Purchasing a raffle ticket
Purchasing a raffle ticket for R100. 100% of the sale goes to MCSA. These “raffle packages” can be on display at the store for people to see what they can win. People can purchase online or in store.
We are currently reaching out to everyone we know to possibly assist with the following:
- Securing surf lesson bookings
- Selling corporate packages
- Purchasing a raffle ticket(s)
- Acquiring any donated hampers for the raffle
- Acquiring any possible memorabilia to sell
**Please note: all contributions are 100% tax deductible and we can provide you with an official tax reference letter from MCSA.
by Chris Couve | Jul 24, 2017 | Denmark World Champs, ISA, Stand Up Paddle, SUP Events, SUP Racing, Surfing South Africa
Denmark will be the host nation for the upcoming ISA SUP & Prone World Champs. Credit: copenhagenmediacenter.com
Surfing South Africa is proud to announce that the Board of Directors has ratified the selection of the members of the national SUP team which will represent South Africa at the 6th ISA World Stand-Up Paddle and Paddleboard Championships to be held in Denmark from 31st of August to the 10th September 2017.
The national team to represent South Africa at the ISA World Championships is made up of athletes, coaches and management from Kwazulu – Natal, Gauteng and the Western Cape.
Dylan Frick, Gary Van Rooyen, Tamsyn Foster and Khara Doyle (All Western Cape) will compete in the SUP Surfing discipline, Dylan Frick, Kimon Dos Santos (Western Cape), Chris Couve (Gauteng), Team Captain Jacqueline De Billot (Kwazulu-Natal), Rolande Williamson (Kwazulu-Natal) will participate in the SUP Racing discipline while Candice Murray (Western Cape) and Kit Beaton (Western Cape) will compete in the Prone Paddleboard racing division.
The Team Manager is Jarryd Doyle (Western Cape) and the team Coach is Shayne Chips (Kwazulu-Natal).
Cape Town’s Dylan Frick going head to head with the Danish Viking & ISA Vice-President, Casper Steinfath. Pic Credit: Ben Reed (Location: Fiji 2016)
The ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship has become one of the International Federation’s fastest growing competitions, with Denmark expected to see record participation in terms of number of countries and athletes participating. This year’s event, which will be hosted across the two cities and take place for the first time in Europe, will showcase the discipline’s top athletes competing in stunning and iconic Danish locations.
The event will kick off with SUP and Paddleboard Distance and Sprint Racing events held on the historic canals of the Danish capital Copenhagen, right in front of iconic venues including the Opera House and Royal Theater. The championship will then move to Vorupør, situated in the northwest coast of the country in an area known as “Cold Hawaii”, celebrated for its excellent wave conditions and unique surf & SUP culture. Cold Hawaii will be the site of the SUP Surfing and SUP and Paddleboard Technical Races straight off Vorupør’s popular and picturesque beaches.
SUPSA President Dave Maxwell commented “ This year the World Championship is being held in Europe for the first time and it will therefore be another new and exciting chapter in the short history of competitive Stand Up Paddling. SUPSA welcomes the revision to the team composition made by the ISA which allows equal participation by women in the event and is proud to celebrate this moment with the appointment of our first woman Team Captain this year, Jackie De Billot. We are excited to watch the progress of this year’s team which has a good blend of youth and experience as they compete in Denmark.”
Surfing South Africa (SSA) is the recognized governing body for the sport of surfing in South Africa. SSA is a member of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC). SSA is a member of the International Surfing Association (ISA), the World governing body for the sport. For more information about SSA visit www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za.
Robin de Kock
SSA General Manager
surfingsouthafrica@gmail.com
0824541149
For further information on SUPSA and the National SUP & Paddleboard team please contact Dave Maxwell on president@supsa.org.za
by Chris Couve | Jun 30, 2017 | SUP Events, SUP Racing
Mens Results:
| Position |
Bib |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
50 |
Dylan Frick |
1:05:41.2 |
| 2 |
5 |
Kimon Dos Santos |
1:05:41.5 |
| 3 |
3 |
Tom King |
1:06:39.0 |
| 4 |
46 |
Matt Swemmer |
1:06:39.0 |
| 5 |
22 |
Thulani Nzama |
1:10:05.4 |
| 6 |
27 |
Anton Nel |
1:11:01.8 |
| 7 |
43 |
Robbie De Billot |
1:11:21.4 |
| 8 |
25 |
Kyle Chrystal |
1:12:07.4 |
| 9 |
14 |
Jon Ivins |
1:12:58.5 |
| 10 |
24 |
Daniel Lubanyana |
1:13:02.7 |
| 11 |
29 |
John Bray |
1:13:09.2 |
| 12 |
33 |
Nick Bradley |
1:13:27.3 |
| 13 |
31 |
Niel Oets |
1:14:54.3 |
| 14 |
35 |
Brian Roberts |
1:16:53.9 |
| 15 |
53 |
Shannon Clark |
1:17:36.9 |
| 16 |
34 |
Werner Smit |
1:20:30.2 |
| 17 |
39 |
Deon Bosman |
1:20:55.0 |
| 18 |
36 |
Wern Van Molendorff |
1:27:52.2 |
| 19 |
40 |
Mark Roe |
DNF |
Womens Results:
| Position |
Bib |
Name |
Time |
| 1 |
37 |
Jackie De Billot |
1:11:47.3 |
| 2 |
17 |
Charlotte Atherton |
1:11:49.6 |
| 3 |
32 |
Danica Bartho |
1:11:50.2 |
| 4 |
13 |
Lande Williamson |
1:11:55.6 |
| 5 |
52 |
Jeanne Grace |
1:12:05.2 |
| 6 |
15 |
Tarryn King |
1:16:28.4 |
| 7 |
1 |
Alison Taczalo |
1:23:32.3 |
| 8 |
8 |
Karisa Grace |
1:23:32.6 |
| 9 |
45 |
Marlene Pretorius |
1:36:48.2 |
| 10 |
9 |
Yvonne Stacey |
1:51:14.9 |
