Steph Gilmore Wins Corona Open JBay The girls own it at perfect Supers. Stephanie Gilmore won the Corona Open J-Bay in pumping four-to-six foot conditions at Supertubes. In a marathon day of competition, Gilmore took down Lakey Peterson in the Final, Tatiana Weston-Webb in the Semifinals, and a spirited Bronte Macaulay in the Quarterfinals to take the win at the …
JBay Winterfest: The Steezies and Majozi Rock The Corona Sunset Sessions
The popular Corona Sunset Sessions had another bumper music evening on Thursday 12 July at the Corona Open JBay contest site. The packed evening kicked off with DJ KimmyK manning the decks and getting some phat sounds going to warm up the crowd. As the sun started to set, The Steezies took to the stage with the eclectic Afro Funk …
JBay Winterfest: Surfing, Swimming, Music and Funduro
JBay – The JBay Winterfest 2018 has had a busy few days, with a number of different events going down in and around the contest hub. The Corona Open JBay Women’s event kicked off last week, with excellent surf at Supertubes following on from the men’s event. South African wildcard Bianca Buitendag did well to win her opening round heat …
Gallery: Cold Water Classic Open Water Swim
A chilly morning, but everyone climbed in and swam their best. It was the most well-attended Cold Water Classic since inception 6 years ago, and bodes well for the future of the event. All photos © Kody McGregor
Who to watch at the JBay JBay Wind Farm MTB Classic
Big names return to battle it out The field is stacked for the JBay Wind Farm MTB Classic Saturday 14 July. The event – which forms part of the JBay Winterfest – is now in its sixth year and is firmly established as one of the favourites on the regional mountain-bike calendar. With a prize purse of R10 000 for both …
Cold Water Swim Classic at the JBay Winterfest
Icy water and sunny skies for Cold Water Swim Classic The JBay Winterfest continued yesterday despite the Corona Open being placed on hold as over 50 swimmers took on the challenge of completing the Cold Water Swim Classic presented by Nicholas Melck. The 12 C water was always going to take its toll, with four swimmers having to withdraw from …
Desmond & The Tutus at the Corona Sunset Sessions
Desmond and the Tutus were one of the highlights of the Corona Sunset Sessions, and they rocked the house last night. Party was already in full swing after Nic Preen and the World Of Birds got the mood going, but Desmond and crew took it to a whole new level. Kody McGregor was the man on the spot, taking the …
Nic Preen and The World Of Birds at the Corona Sunset Sessions
Cape Town’s Nic Preen and the World Of Birds were the first band up on stage during yesterday evening’s Corona Sunset Sessions at the Corona Open JBay contest site. It was a big night, with Pepper Street jammed up with revelers, and the crowd were in the mood for a bit of an early Friday arvi party. JBay Winterfest Official …
Money For Bali and Rubber Duc Thrilled The Crowds at the Corona Sunset Sessions
It was a warm and festive evening at the Corona Sunset Sessions as Money For Bali took to the stage at sunset for their gig at the Corona Open JBay stage last night. They rocked the crowd, before Rubber Duc appeared and kept the stoked crowd thrilled to their rocking set. All photos © Kody McGregor A