Tag Archives: surf

Brazil’s Deivid Silva was crowned as the winner of the 2019 Ballito Pro presented by O’Neill after convincingly defeating Australia’s Jack Freestone in the final of the 51st edition of the world’s longest running professional surfing event. Deivid Silva and Jack Freestone opted for a power surfing strategy on Finals Day. In the 35 minute Final, Silva started strongly by unleashing three ...

South Africa’s Sarah Baum crowned the Ballito Women’s Pro presented by O’Neill winner after a full day of surfing. The finals day started with trying and tricky conditions, but improved with a strong offshore and 0.5 – 1 metre waves. Sarah Baum Sarah Baum was the lone South African in the 4-women Final against Leilani McGonagle (CRI), Anne dos Santos (BRA) and ...

The 11 times world surfing champion plans his next steps. Will it be the last time we see Kelly Slater at the Corona J-Bay Open? Will it be the last time he competes here as a full time professional on tour? Many people think that this is the year he is going to call it quits, to finally retire after ...

Home-grown heroine Bianca Buitendag and Slade Prestwich won the inaugural Vic Bay Classic Women’s and Men’s QS 1000 titles at the final stop on the 2019 City Surf Series. It was a beautiful finals day with fun 1 to 1.5 meter waves on offer from start to finish, providing the perfect canvas for high performance surfing. Slade Prestwich controlled the ...

The cream rose to the top at the Volkswagen SA Open of Surfing presented by Hurley when Barbados surfer Chelsea Tuach won the Women’s Qualifying Series 3000 and South African Adin Masencamp won the Men’s QS 1000. The fourth City Surf Series event of five offered five days of great surfing for competitors and spectators alike. It was a challenging Women’s Final ...