2018 SUPSA Events Calendar Announced

2018 SUPSA Events Calendar Announced

by | Mar 1, 2018 | SUP Racing, SUP Surfing, Surfing South Africa

The 2018 SUPSA Events Calendar has been finalised and endorsed by Surfing South Africa and there are some exciting changes in the pipeline this year:

 

The Race Series now includes 12 races, of which 5 will be held as part of the SSA City Surf Series Events, which for the first time will mean that Race events will be held in Port Elizabeth and East London.

 

Race Events have been graded with one to three stars, and points earned will reflect the level of competition expected in each race. The 5 Three Star Races will thus carry the most weight in the rankings. A Competitor’s top 6 results will be used to determine final rankings points.

 

The Race Series kicks off this coming weekend with the Signature Century City Challenge, a Three Star Race event where competitors can earn  R16 500 in prize money

 

The Surf Series consists of 3 Three Star events, of which two scores will be used to determine rankings points.

 

2018 SUPSA SUP Racing Events

 

Date Event Location Rating
04 March 2018 Signature Century City SUP Challenge Cape Town ***
30 March – 1 April 2018 SSA Nelson Mandela Bay Pro Port Elizabeth *
13-15 April 2018 SSA Buffalo City Pro East London *
18 May 2018 SSA Corona Durban Surf Pro Durban **
27 May 2018 King Of The Bay Durban **
15 June 2018 SSA Jordy Smith Cape Town Surf Pro Cape Town **
19-24 June 2018 SSA SA Open Of Surfing Port Elizabeth *
13-15 July 2018 SUP Durbs Pro Race Durban ***
9-12 August 2018 Starboard Zinkwazi Race Zinkwazi (KZN) ***
22nd  September 2018 Starboard Emmarentia Race  Emmarentia (Jhb) **
29-30 September 2018 Pili-Pili Whale of a Race Witsands (WC) ***
10-11 November 2018 Mistral Summer SUP Weekend Cape Town ***

 

 

2018 SUPSA SUP Surfing Events

 

Date Event Location Rating
15-17 June 2018 XOTB Wave Classic Cape Town ***
13-15 July 2018 SUP Durbs Pro S.A Wave Champs Durban ***
10-11 November 2018 Mistral Summer SUP Weekend Cape Town ***

 

 

Event Points Ranking – How It Works:

 

Race Series

Events which form part of the Race Series are either ranked One, Two, or Three Star events.

 

The intention is to make it financially accessible for athletes to be competitive in the rankings by creating three tiers of competitive races, thereby encouraging the top athletes to enter the Three Star Rated races where the competition should be strongest and the points earned the most valuable, but also making it possible for athletes to earn less points nearer to home if they are unable to travel to sufficient major events.

 

  • There are 5 Three Star events where points earned will be similar to last year i.e. First Place = 0.7 points, Second Place = 2 Points etc.
  • There are 4 Two Star events where points earned will be double those of the Three Star events i.e. First Place = 1.4 points, Second Place = 4 Points etc
  • There are 3 One Star events where points earned will be triple those of the Three Star events i.e. Frst Place = 2.1 points, Second Place = 6 Points etc

 

An athletes top 6 race points scored will count towards the rankings.

 

Surf Series

 

An athletes best 2 scores from the 3 * rating events will count towards the rankings.

 

 

Mistral SA SUP Champs 2017 Results

Mistral SA SUP Champs 2017 Results

by | Oct 25, 2017 | SUP Events, SUP Racing

The Mistral South African Stand Up paddling Championships 2017

 

Mistral, in conjunction with Xpression on the Beach held the SA Champs over two days (20/21 October). Sixty paddlers turned out to compete for the coveted title of South African Champion and an opportunity to represent their country at the ISA World Champs in 2018.

 

Day 1 – Flat water tech and long distance racing was held at Zandvlei in mildly windy conditions that made for a testing course. Dylan Frick (SA’s No.1 racer on flat water) managed to stay ahead of the chasing pack and edged out Mistral team riders Rory Smythe and Tom King, while in the ladies division, Tatum Prins and Khara Doyle battled it out in the tech as well as the long distance race, with Tatum clinching the racing title. Evette Terblanche stole the show in the Wahine Social Division and Cameron Tripney walked the juniors.

 

Day 2 – Wave riding took place at Muizenberg Surfers Corner. A 3 to 4ft running swell with great offshore conditions ensured that the best surfers emerged at the end of the day. Tom King, the Open Men’s division winner, never faltered once – winning every heat by a substantial margin, leaving Nathan van Vuuren, Dylan Frick and Matt Maxwell to fight for the minor placings. Gary van Rooyen took the win in the Legends (over 45 yrs), edging out old rival Dave Maxwell. The twins, Penny Stemmet and Tammy Robarts see-sawed another final with the former winning the Ladies Open division on this occasion. It was great to see the Wahine social ladies out in some challenging conditions too, Megan Smith and Ingrid Peters tying up first position and Missy Volker winning the Diva’s from Lynn Robertson.

 

Race Position Name Gender Technical racing Race Time 7 KM 7km Race pos Combined score Race Number
OPEN MEN
1 DYLAN FRICK M 0.7 41,03 0,7 1,4 LEADERS JERSEY
2 THOMAS KING M 2 42,20 3 5 95
3 RORY SMYTHE M 4 42,04 2 6 LEGENDS JERSEY
4 KIMON DOS SANTOS M 3 42,21 4 7 82
5 CAMERON TRIPNEY JM 8 44,20 6 14
6 GARY VAN ROOYEN M 6 45,46 9 15 96
7 TYRAN COOPER M 9 44,38 7 16 97
8 CHARLES HIGGENS M 12 43,16 5 17 9
9 GUY BUBB M 10 46,03 10 20 85
10 MIKE TERON M 11 46,27 11 22 2
11 DAVE MAXWELL M 7 46,27 15 22 7
12 SEAN CUMMINGS M 5 48,47 17 23 5
13 CRAIG GIRDELSON M 13 47,36 13 26 93
14 STEVE SEARLE M 20 44,53 8 28 86
15 DAVID WERNAS M 17 47,50 12 29 90
16 ADRIAN VAN VARIK M 16 47,37 14 30 88
17 SIEBREN TADIEMA M 20 47,57 16 36 87
18 ANDREW MAYES M 18 55,07 19 37 99
19 IAN WILSON M 20 53,07 18 38 4
20 JUSTIN LINLEY M 14 DNF 94
21 RICK VOLKER M 19 S/C 42
     
OPEN WOMEN      
1 TATUM PRINS F 0.7 51,13 0,7 1,4 6
2 KHARA DOYLE F 2 51,28 2 4 LEADERS JERSEY
3 MONIKA WOHLGEMUTH F 4 59,21 4 8 80
4 LIZANIE TERON F 3 -A431 5 8
5 LYNN ROBERTSON F 7 58,02 3 10 10
LEGENDS      
1 RORY SMYTHE M 4 42,04 2 6 LEGENDS JERSEY
2 GARY VAN ROOYEN M 6 45,46 9 15 96
3 CHARLES HIGGENS M 12 43,16 5 17 9
8 DAVE MAXWELL M 7 46,27 15 22 7
4 MIKE TERON M 11 46,27 11 22 2
5 CRAIG GIRDELSON M 13 47,36 13 26 93
6 STEVE SEARLE M 20 44,53 8 28 86
7 ADRIAN VAN VARIK M 15 47,37 13 28 88
     
DIVAS      
1 MONIKA WOHLGEMUTH F 4 59,21 4 8 80
2 LYNN ROBERTSON F 7 58,02 3 10 10
JUNIOR BOYS
1 CAMERON TRIPNEY J 0.7 44.2 0.7 1.4 LEADERS JERSEY
2 LEVI MAYES J 2 50.08 2 4 98
JUNIOR GIRLS KEENA THOMPSON J 0.7 0.7 1.4
SUP Races Still to Come for 2018

SUP Races Still to Come for 2018

by | Sep 22, 2017 | Stand Up Paddle, SUP Events, SUP Racing, SUP Surfing

starboard zinkwazi 10km sup race race start

 

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