Hawaii’s Bettylou Sakura Johnson and Brazils’ Ryan Kainalo won the Ballito Pro Junior over the weekend in two-to-three foot surf at Willard Beach. As one of the lead-up events ahead of the Ballito Pro presented by O’Neill Challenger Series, this JQS1,000 competition featured a fantastic international field for the first time since 2019. The Women’s Final saw Bettylou Sakura Johnson and Sophia Medina making their presence ...
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Sea Harvest South African Junior Surfing Championships – Final Day
A balmy morning and great waves greeted the surfers assembled for the final day of the Sea Harvest SA Junior Surfing Championships at Lower Point in JBay. With the constant threat of Armageddon by rain, the surfing got underway with some massive semi-final heats on the schedule. The surfers were going all-in to make the finals, and there were so ...
Read More »2019 Ballito Women’s Pro Results
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 ...
Read More »Vic Bay Classic 2019 Wrap Up
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 ...
Read More »Royal St Andrews Hotel Port Alfred Surf Classic 2019 Wrap Up
Dylan Lightfoot and Ariane Ochoa took out the Men’s and Women’s Qualifying Series titles at the Royal St Andrews Hotel Port Alfred Surf Classic in Port Alfred, with Thomas Lindhorst and Ceara Knight crowned the Junior Men’s Junior Women’s champions respectively. Finals Day Highlights: Dylan Lightfoot revelled in the powerful surf and won the Men’s quarter-final, semi-final and final encounters ...
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