SA SUP Wave Champs

by | Jun 27, 2019 | South African Surfing Championships, Stand Up Paddle, SUP Events, SUP Racing, SUP Surfing, Surfing South Africa, Uncategorized

The SA SUP Wave Champs is upon us, and this year we are at a fixed venue – Surfers Corner Muizenberg, which is celebrating 100 years of surfing.

It was in 1919 that Heather Price was recorded as the first South African to ride a wave. Since then, millions of waves have been riden by hundreds of thousands of surfers from all over the world. So, we thought it very appropriate to stage our 2019 SA SUP Wave Championships at the world famous Surfer Corner.

This event will see athletes from around the country compete for glory as well as to gain points towards 2020 SA team selection. Watch out for the likes of World SUP Sprint Champion, Tarryn King as well as her husband Tom King, who is yet to be beaten in a wave event in Cape Town waters. Durban is sure to send down their best to join Jethro Johnson from East London. Others to watch will be twins, Tammy & Penny as well as Khara Doyle, Matt Maxwell and Hence Scholtz. On the foil side, will the sensational Nathan van Vuuren be in town to state his claim or will Tom King walk away with the title? On the social paddling front, the Wahines will once again be out in full force!

Thanks to sponsors:
SURFERS CORNER CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES, XPRESSION ON THE BEACH, PLAKKIES, JOELENB SUNGLASSES, PEPPER TREE AND WINE TIME.

SUP Events Coming Up 2019

by | Jun 24, 2019 | Stand Up Paddle, SUP Events, SUP Racing, SUP Surfing, SUP Yoga, Surfing South Africa, Uncategorized

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’

by | Jun 16, 2019 | Stand Up Paddle, SUP Events, SUP Racing, SUP Surfing, Uncategorized

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 Xpression Wave Classic Results & Wrap Up

2018 Xpression Wave Classic Results & Wrap Up

by | Jun 18, 2018 | Stand Up Paddle, SUP Events, SUP Racing, SUP Surfing

2018 xpression wave classic

This weekend’s Xpression Wave Classic saw a great turn-out for the surfing with 60 competitors – perfect 3/4 ft offshore conditions at the Berg.

 

Sunday was a different story, 19 racers in extremely difficult condition – 3 ft chop, 25-knot side shore, strong current and irregular period. While we had hoped to have a far longer race (especially for Mr Chipps, who flew down especially from Durban) it was impossible to make the race longer or do multiple ins and outs due to the wind and rip, without endangering paddlers. Two girls had to be rescued close to the rocks as it is.

 

The SUP Surfing Finals

Sadly, we could not display what our sup-surfing was really about due to the conditions, but the winners probably still came to the fore.

 

2018 Xpression Wave Classic Mens Final Surfing Results:

  1. Tom King
  2. Henco Scholtz
  3. Dylan Frick
  4. Tyran Cooper

 

2018 Xpression Wave Classic Womens Final Surfing Results:

  1. Tammy Foster
  2. Penny Stemmet
  3. Tarryn King
  4. Khara Doyle

 

2018 Xpression Wave Classic Overall Race Results:

 

POSITION NAME DIVISION DIVISION POSITION

1

 DYLAN FRICK OPEN MEN

1

2

 HENCO SCHOLTZ JUNIORS

1

3

 GARY VAN ROOYEN LEGENDS

1

4

 TYRAN COOPER OPEN MEN

2

5

 NATHAN VAN VUUREN OPEN MEN

3

6

 KIMON DOS SANTOS OPEN MEN

4

7

 TARRYN KING OPEN WMN

1

8

 RORY SMYTHE LEGENDS

2

9

 LEVI MAYES PRONE

1

10

 TAMMY FOSTER OPEN WMN

2

11

 CAMERON TRIPNEY JUNIORS

2

12

 MIKE TERON LEGENDS

3

13

 JUSTIN LINLEY LEGENDS

4

14

 KE-LUNG SU OPEN MEN

5

15

 SHAYNE CHIPPS OPEN MEN

6

16

 EVETTE TERBLANCHE SOC WMN

1

17

 MISSY VOLKER DIVAS

1

18

 CAROLINE GILL SOC WMN

2

19

 ELMARI RENECLE DIVAS

2

 

 

Xpression Wave Classic Surf Results;

 

Xpression Wave Classic, Presented by Mistral and Coreban

by | Jun 11, 2018 | SUP Events, SUP Racing, SUP Surfing

xpression cape town wave classic

Join the XOTB team again for the much anticipated and highly contested XPRESSION WAVE CLASSIC 2018! This year it is hosted in conjunction with ‘The Jordy Smith Cape Town Surf Pro’.

 

This is a SUPSA and SSA sanctioned event.

 

As the winter swells start rolling in, SA’s best paddleboarders gather to compete against each other in the Xpression Wave Classic. We will witness 2 days of heart-wrenching top to bottom surfing, cries of laughter, tears of joy (and pain) and fun in the sun (and/or rain) with friends and family!

 

* XOTB will also be holding a Technical Race which will take place on Sunday 17th June at Blouberg (just before the finals).
* This will be 2nd year they will be holding a Foil Division

 

Date: 16th – 17th June
Entry cut off date: Monday 11th June
Online entry: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdVWkQkxubGtZnitwX1ljmXaSE7Fsc53ROvR2h_qNv6QW7-Q/viewform?c=0&w=1
Contact person:Gary – 0825523177 or Ty – 0712903829
Safety: PFD and Leashes compulsory for Racing. No Staps for Foil division
Location: TBC Muizenberg/ Blouberg

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.