Tag Archives: JBay Winter Fest

Stop 6 of 11 on the 2017 World Surf League Championship Tour was graced with seven days of flawless conditions – The Corona Open J-Bay today. A perfect and firing JBay resulted in insane performances by the world’s best surfers, including eight perfect 10-point rides and no shortage of drama. Brazil’s Filipe Toledo showcased a new level of surfing and ...

In firing surf at Supertubes in J-Bay, Dale Staples won the 2017 edition of the JBU Supertrial by powering through some of the biggest and deepest barrels of the day. Staples was was on form from the start, picking up all the best waves on his route to the final. The invited surfers hit the perfect lineup, with consistent six-foot waves pouring ...

Consistent 4 to 6 foot surf pumped throughout the day at the 2016 JBU Supertrail presented by RVCA in JBay. Spectators enjoyed long tube rides and powerful rail surfing from the 24 invited surfers. JBay local, Steven Sawyer was trailing behind Dale Staples in the final when he scored a long wave at the end of the heat and secured ...

It was a dramatic end to the 2015 JBay Open with the shark incident with Mick Fanning during the opening stages of his final against Julian Wilson calling an end to competition. The scene unfolded on the live feed as the Australian fought off the animal and began to swim back to shore. Wilson paddled over to assist. The safety team ...

Insights from the first two days of surfing action from the Billabong Junior Series presented by BOS, event 1. Magnatubes is something of a forgotten stepsister in JBay. She came out from behind the curtain over the past two days however in what will go down as some of the most epic days of junior contest surfing in SA. Josh ...