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The opening day of the Billabong SA Junior Champs at Lower Point in JBay was a rare, windless and perfect day at the beach, with consistent three to four-foot waves pouring through. The onshore wind backed off during the day, and waves improved throughout to provide perfect peeling right-handers for everyone to enjoy. Impressing the judges and winning their first ...

Many years ago Australian journalist and raconteur Derek Hynd popped in at Warner Beach, after he had heard of a good little surfer enjoying the waves at Baggies Beach. He saw that guy surfing, and immediately signed him up for the Rip Curl Search program – a marketing campaign wrapped up in a free surfing adventure and wave discovery mission. ...

Having a surfboard shaper as a dad is always going to help you along the way if you want to be a good surfer. Getting the right boards underfoot is one of the biggest challenges that a young surfer will face as he or she finds his way around early surfing days. Tide-Lee Ireland’s dad, Elton-Lee Ireland has been making ...

Another excellent day of surf and competition at the Billabong Junior Series, Seal Point saw amazing performances from the best junior surfers in the country. The waves started off small and windy, and as the tide slowly moved in during the day so the surf improved and by the end of the day it was excellent waves running down the ...

Young Salt Rock Surfer Making Waves. During the recent swell that hit Supertubes, JBay, a young surfer from salt Rock in Durban was one of the stand-outs. Taking off on set waves without fear, holding his own amongst the crowds, and pulling into big barrels whenever the opportunity showed itself. Calvin Goor is that young surfer, building a name for himself ...