by SFT | Dec 4, 2024 | Seal Point Boardriders club, St Francis
The Seal Point Boardriders Club announcement is that after a very successful and enjoyable year of events, results and much laughter, the Seal Point Boardriders Surf Club are going to finish the year off with a party at the Pig & Rooster this Friday.
The Boardriders Boogie is an end-of-the-year celebration and a fundraiser for a few club projects earmarked for next year.
It will be a cashless event, and there will be a meal voucher for everyone who signs up as a member. So, we’re only working with cards and vouchers.
All the details are below, and the jol is open to all, so if you have any friends, feel free to bring them along.
A fund-raising raffle is taking place at the bash, with many prizes and sponsors listed below, and a Rip Curl E-Bomb, valued at around R8k, for the big prize.
DOOR CHARGE
Entry to this year’s Boardriders Boogie will be FREE of charge.
2025 CLUB MEMBERSHIPS
We will be doing Club Member signups for 2025 on the night.
• R180 per person (Max R720 per family)
All new signups will receive a Pig & Rooster Meal Voucher and Club Sticker.
FUNDRAISER RAFFLE
Raffle tickets can be bought at the door on Friday.
Raffle ticket pricing: R100. (No limit on the number that can be purchased)
The following sponsors have very generously provided some very cool prizes for the Raffle:
FIFTH AVENUE BEACH HOUSE
EAT PRAY LOVE PILATES
FLAVI
CAPE ST FRANCIS BILTONG
THE STORE
BETTER DAYS
KLEURSPACE
HARTS ICE CREAM
SURF SENSE
ST FRANCIS BREWERY
WHITE MOUNTAIN GAME FARM
RIP CURL
BILLYS BEACH
The event starts at 17:00. Please arrive on time so you don’t miss out on the Raffle.
GROMMETS
For those bringing youngsters, we’ll have bouncy castles set up for them to jol on, and then cars can be parked inside on the grass for them to crash out in later on.
CASHLESS EVENT
The venue, the Raffle and the Club payments are cashless. Please bring cards.
EVERYONE WELCOME
A reminder that this event is open to ALL, so please spread the word and bring friends. The more, the merrier.
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read more: Seal Point Boardriders Members Clean Up At NMBS Closed Champs
by SFT | Dec 2, 2024 | Seal Point Boardriders club, St Francis
Nelson Mandela Bay Surfriders Closed Championships 2024
Seal Point Boardriders members recognized: Brin Jarvis, Slayde Shooter, Rory Dace, Leo Mcleod, Jack Erlank, Terry Billson, Simon Fish,, Lorrin Jarvis, Chio-Lane Kraak and Suzie Erlank.
Venue: Kitchen Windows
Conditions: Small, fun, contestable, a beautiful summer’s day in Jbay.
NMBS prizegiving and awards ceremony.
Results:
U10 G
1st: Maggie van Rooyen
U10 B
1st: Judah Levendal
2nd: Alexander Smit
U12 G
1st: Brin Jarvis
U12 B
1st: Slayde Shooter
2nd: Leo Mcleod
3rd: Caleb Judd
4th: Ruben Windvogel
U14 G
1st: Mikayla Jefferies
2nd: Victoria Glenny
U14 B
1st: Bonke Valantinia
2nd: Sinoyolo Tsongola
3rd: Ayabulela Tokwe
4th: Aljairen Uithaler
U16 G
1st: Noa-Claire Glenny
U16 B
1st: Rylan Jarvis
2nd: Jesse Cameron
3rd: Alex Carolus
4th: Marco Micheletti
U18 B
1st: Jack Erlank
2nd: Donavian Josias
Open Ladies
1st: Martha Dim
2nd: Rachel John
Open Men
1st: Joshe Faulkner
2nd: Jack Erlank
3rd: Luciano Potgieter
4th: Daniel Rumbelow
Over 50 Men
1st: Pieter-Ben van Rhijn
Over 60 Men
1st: Michael Burness
Thank you Terry Bilson for sponsoring the medals.
Special awards presented at NMBS AGM 2024
1. Most improved junior boy: Ryan Jarvis
2. Most improved senior male: Lorenzo Perels
3. Most improved junior girl: Brin Jarvis
4. Sportmanship: Luciano Potgieter
5. EP grommet surfer: LJ van Kempen
6. Judge: Jason Mendonca
7. Administrator: Lorrin Jarvis
8. NMBS female surfer: Louise Le Pront
9. NMBS male surfer: Rory Dace
10. Junior female surfer: Leah Le Pront
11. Junior Male surfer: Slayde Shooter
12. Bloodscan: Vic Bay Quad team
13. E. Abrahams Grom of year: Henlee Alexander
14. Bakker trophy: Mike Burness
15. Club of The Year: Klompie
16. Recognition trophies
- Simon Fish
- Trevor Hansen
- Leo Mcleod
- Chio-Lane Kraak
- Suzie Erlank
- Luc Le Pront
17. Wavepoint, Jbay Surfhouse, Jbay Surf Alliance and Jbay Surf Club for efforts towards developing the sport
by SFT | Nov 24, 2024 | Seal Point Boardriders club
Immediately after my breakfast at Nevermind Restaurant, it was time to get down to the Seal Point Boardriders Grom Comp and Coaching Session on Saturday morning. This contest and coaching session was the club’s final event of the year before the big jol coming up in two weeks.
Absolutely pumping
The waves were absolutely pumping at the point and the beach. Many of the club surfers just went surfing at either of the two spots. Some went to try the thunderous barrels further down the beach. This was reserved for the brave, experienced or stupid.
Our club coach, Shane Thorne, gathered the remaining groms and went through some basics with them. This included board positioning, compressing and body movements in relation to board movements. Then they all went for a surf at the Point in the growing swell.
The grom girls did so well, charging the set waves that were pouring through. Shane was in the water to supervise. he also helped them get onto a few of the bigger ones.
The rest of the groms, including a few dad groms, hit the beach break for a session of firing surf that was non-stop for most of the day.
Tricky exits
After the groms had finished surfing the point they negotiated quite a tricky exit over the rocks. The rip was pulling so hard at this stage. It was then time to chill. So a braai was lit, and it was time for a few boerie rolls and some chill time at the beach. This was the culmination of a very successful year of the revamped Seal Point Boardriders Club.
Don’t forget the big jol – the Boardriders Boogie and Fundraiser on 6 December– at the Pig and Rooster. It will be a fun evening of awards, announcements and raffles. It will also be a look back at where the club came from and what we have become today.
Thanks to everyone who attended on Saturday and helped towards another fun event for the club.
by SFT | Sep 16, 2024 | Seal Point Boardriders club
Seal Point, Cape St Francis – It is time for the final event of the Rip Curl GromSearch Series presented by Sea Harvest. The tournament is the culmination of a year-long series that has taken place at various venues along our coastline, including Long Beach in Cape Town, Nahoon Reef in East London, Dairy Beach in Durban and East Beach in Port Alfred.
What is the Rip Curl GromSearch?
Surfing South Africa runs this five-contest mini-series under the SA Surf Tour. The Rip Curl GromSearch is a global concept with tours in many countries worldwide.
Where is the final event going to take place?
The fifth and final 2024 Rip Curl GromSearch competition will occur at Seal Point in Cape St Francis. A perfect right-hand point break, Seal Point offers excellent right-hand waves conducive to high-performance surfing. The September time frame is historically a good and consistent time for waves in this area. The Kouga Local Municipality has recognised this event and has signed on as an event sponsor. Kouga Municipality supports and endorses surfing tournaments in this region, and their backing is greatly appreciated.
When is it going down?
The competition is a full three days of surfing and will kick off early on Friday, September 20. It will finish on Sunday, September 22. After the final heat, there will be a prize-giving on the beach.
Who will be competing in this illustrious competition?
This competition will feature the best junior surfers in the country competing for points, prize money, and prestige. Everyone will be in town for it, as it falls a few days before the Sea Harvest SA Junior Championships in Jeffreys Bay the following week. The contest has U12, U14, U16, and U18 Girls and Boys divisions, but the Premier Division is the U16s, and this age group is the series’ focus.
Louise Lepront © Keahlo Van Gysen
The U16 Boys’ and Girls’ winners will both receive an entry into the International GromSearch Finals, which will be held in Indonesia in November, and a R20k voucher to assist with their travel arrangements. This is thanks to healthy sponsorship from Zigzag Magazine, Royal St Andrews Hotel,and Sea Harvest.
Top seeds in the U16 Girls include, in no specific order, Louis Lepront, Camilla Heuer, Max Kauffman, Sophia Jackson, Leah Lepront and Emily Jenkinson.
In the U16 Boys’ rankings, Rory Dace, Ben Esterhuyse, Matt Canning, Kieren Murphy, and Rylan Jarvis are near the top
Why is this event being held?
The Rip Curl GromSearch contests are fun events as well as crucial conditioning for training our country’s young surfers in the skills and expertise needed to become successful competitive surfers and how to surf to the best of their abilities in front of the top Surfing South Africa judges.
They also expose these surfers to the media, who often attend these tournaments and cover the events and the surfers for various media outlets.
The GromSearch series allows kids to compete against the best surfers in the same age bracket from their country. This format gives these groms insight into a life of competitive surfing. It gives them the invaluable experience of surfing and competing in different waves nationwide. On top of this, the series offers two entries into the Rip Curl GromSearch Global Finals.
Ben Esterhuyse © Keahlo Van Gysen
Media Partner
Zigzag Magazine is the official media partner for the Rip Curl GromSearch Seal Point and will cover the event extensively via its digital and social platforms. Zigzag Magazine will partner with further events as we advance with this collaboration.
The Rip Curl GromSearch Seal Point will have a live feed in collaboration with SuperSport Schools. To watch the live feed, download the SuperSport Schools app and register beforehand.
Find out more at SuperSport Schools.
The LiveHeats app will allow viewers to follow the heats throughout the event. To follow the event on liveheats – Live Heats.
TCS Wi-Fi will supply free high-speed Internet for competitors and spectators.
High-resolution images are available at no cost for media outlets.
Distributed by Rip Curl, South Africa.
Craig Jarvis
e. info@craigjarvis.co.za
t. 082 376 4443
About Surfing South Africa
Surfing South Africa is the official National Federation for Surfing in South Africa. SSA is a member of the South African Confederation of Sport and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and is recognised as the governing body by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.
Surfing South Africa is responsible for developing the sport, hosting National tournaments, sanctioning International events, and selecting National teams in all SSA disciplines. SSA is a member of the African Surfing Confederation (ASC) and the International Surfing Association (ISA), the sport’s World governing body.
by SFT | Aug 12, 2024 | Action Sports, Seal Point Boardriders club
SA Masters Surfing Championships Finishes At Mossel Bay – All The Winners.
These are our winners © Zane De Lange
Mossel Bay: CSF Surfer Simon Fish Is Over 40 SA Champion. Monstrous surf at the SA Masters Champs 2024 venue Victoria Bay saw the contest organisers, Surfing South Africa, switch venues for the Finals Day and head 40 km down the coast to Mossel Bay.
Very contestable three to four-foot waves at Inner Pool saw a few Semifinals run off before it was straight into the finals.
Former champions, professional surfers, world title holder
Former champions, professional surfers, world title holders and others just doing it for fun took to the water for some hard-core competition with no holds barred.
The judges were looking for commitment and degree of difficulty, innovative and progressive manoeuvres, a combination of major manoeuvres, variety of manoeuvres, speed, power and flow.
Gordon Harmer, who beat Warren Wareing in the Men’s over 65 division, showed just that – speed, power, and flow.
Mike Burness showed a great variety of moves to take the Over 60 Men’s title from Stephen Hair.
Simon Fish, who won the Over 40 Men, hands the Dave Fish Award to Mike Burness, who also
won the Over 60s division and scored a 10-point ride in the event © Zane De Lange
Gareth Sepp beat defending champion Greg Swart to win the Over 55s, while Charlie Reitz took the win in the Over 50s from Cass Collier.
“I nearly opted out because my back was so sore. I did something to my back at Vic, and it was so sore that I couldn’t get up. Still, I am stoked with the win,” said Charlie.
“The waves were big and challenging at Victoria Bay, and you had the choice of getting the bigger ones with no wall or looking for the smaller ones with a pocket. But the event was cool; there was great camaraderie and good times. It’s amazing to watch some of these guys surf. It’s very inspiring.”
CSF Surfer Simon Fish Is Over 40 SA Champion
Greg Emslie took time off from commentating to win the Over 45s from Sean Holmes, who had moved up from the Over 40 division, and CSF surfer Simon Fish is over 40 SA Champion. The Seal Point Boardriders Club member beat Davey Weare in the Over 40s in a relatively low-scoring final. It was a repeat for Weare, who achieved the same position last year.
With less than two minutes to go in the Over 35 Women’s division, Tamarys De Maroussem edged in front of Tasha Mentasti, who had been out in front from the get-go. At the final buzzer, De Maroussem took the win by a mere .08 of a point.
A stoked Tamarys De Maroussem © Zane De Lange
Clinton Gravett won the Men’s Over 35s on his backhand with a comfortable victory over Craig Johnson.
The Masters Cup went to Buffalo City.
The Dave Fish Award for the most consistent surfer throughout the event went to Mike Burness.
Final Results
Over 65 Men
1 Gordon Harmer (BC)
2 Warren Wareing (UGU)
3 Hans Kamhoot (CTS)
4 David Lipschitz (NMB)
Over 60 Men
1 Mike Burness (NMB)
2 Stephen Hair (Eden)
3 Nick Pike (BC)
4 Jonathan Crowther (CTS)
Over 55 Men
1 Gareth Sepp (BC)
2 Greg Swart (ESA)
3 David Malherbe (BC)
4 Kerneels Brummer (CW)
Over 50 Men
1 Charlie Reitz (Eden)
2 Cass Collier (CTS)
3 Gary van Wieringen (UGU)
4 Grant Baker (ILM)
Over 45 Men
1 Greg Emslie (BC)
2 Sean Holmes (Eden)
3 Ryan Bisset (ILM)
4 Paul Allen (NMBS)
Over 40 Men
1 Simon Fish (NMB)
2 David Weare (ESA)
3 Tyrell Johnson (BC)
4 Llewellyn Whittaker (Eden)
Over 35 Women
1 Tamarys De Maroussem (ILM)
2 Tasha Mentasti (Eden)
3 Jeannie Holmes (BC)
4 Lynne Mackey (ESA
Over 35 Men
1 Clinton Gravett (BC)
2 Craig Johnson (CTS)
3 Rob Whyte (ESA)
4 Mikhael Vawda (ESA)
Masters Cup
The districts competing for the Masters Cup were Cape Town Surfriders (CTS), Cape Winelands Surfriders (CW), Eden Surfriders, Nelson Mandela Bay Surfriders (NMB), Buffalo City Surfriders BC), Ugu, eThekweni (ESA), and Ilembe Surfriders (ILM).
Final Results:
1 Buffalo City
2 Eden
3 Ilembe
4 Cape Town Surfriders
5 Ethekwini
6 Nelson Mandela Bay
7 Cape Winelands
8 Ugu
Full contest results here https://liveheats.com/events/265895/
The SA Masters Championships is a Surfing South Africa event hosted by Eden Surfriders. It was supported by the Western Cape Government, George Tourism, Sea Harvest, the Eden Sport Council, and the Department of Sport, Art, and Culture.
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