The best junior surfers from South Africa and abroad were treated to a classic JBay day as perfect surf peeled all day, Monday 13 July. The epic conditions forced contest organisers to reshuffle the heats, so that the premier divisions could make the most of the solid surf. The day saw the U16 quarter-finals concluded, as well as the Pro …
“Our boytjies did us proud!”
“Our boytjies did us proud!” This sentiment and words were rife after the performance of the two local wild card surfers participating in Round 2 of the JBay Open, part of the Samsung Galaxy championship tour (CT) of the World Surf League (WSL). A home made banner hanging from one of the camera platforms along the lower dunes of Supers, …
Hat trick for Anriëtte Schoeman at JBay MTB Open presented by Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm
The third edition of the JBay MTB Open presented by Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm took place at the Kabeljous Hub earlier today, Saturday 11 July. The new venue and presenting sponsor added a fresh flavour to the race, but the trails were still the same spectacular singletrack, open farm roads and jeep tracks. This year’s event was blessed with good …
Crazy Kites and Family Fun
Big waving tentacles of a mega floating puppet in the sky ogling the many little ones on Kabeljous Beach were the first signs of the Kite Festival in Jeffrey’s Bay this morning. Little heads bending backwards, aspiring kite fliers launched their smaller acquisitions somewhat out of the way of the daunting shadow of the professional sky riders. With stalls for …
Wildcard Wins Oakley X-Over
Plettenberg Bay’s Wihann Kotze outguns the pros to win revolutionary cross-over event. A cross-over event is a tried and tested concept, but usually the sports are, at the very least, slightly related and the athletes all fairly skilled in all of them. When the three disciplines are as diverse as in the Oakley X-Over presented by Seartec, which took place …
JBay Open’ing Surprises
The opening day of the JBay Open started off with a total surprise for everyone, as really fun and contestable three-foot waves ran down the point, with a slight onshore wind ruffling some lips and turning the best pointbreak in the world into ramp city. All eyes were on wildcard Dane Reynolds, and he didn’t disappoint. He took to the …
Surprising start to Mikey February’s day
This morning, while anticipating a fun day watching his heroes after a leisurely breakfast, Michael February (22) had to grab his wetsuit and surfboard and paddle out for a heat with a mere 30 minutes’ warning. This was after Mike Banting of Australia had to withdraw from the JBay Open of Surfing, a 2015 Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour …
Slade Prestwich takes on his first WSL Championship Tour event
With a golden tan and easy smile the winner of the JBU Supertrials presented by RVCA, and the wildcard entry into the JBay Open, Slade Prestwich (20) held the support of all locals and fellow South Africans in his hands. He paddled out this morning into an intimidating three man line up. Round one of the JBay Open, the surfing event of the …
Oakley X-Over – Day 1 Highlights
Jeffreys Bay – There were thrills and spills aplenty as the Oakley X-Over presented by Seartec kicked off at Impala Ranch with the MTB event. Overnight rain had turned the trails and tracks into a muddy mess making for difficult conditions. It was always going to be a tight race between SA MTB marathon legend Kevin Evans and Greg Minnaar, …
First Three Judges Announced For JBay Winterfest Photo Competition presented by Arbor Skateboards.
We are running a photo competition, and we’re looking for your photographs of the action, lifestyle or anything that you think reflects the sports, culture and life of Jeffreys Bay. We’re giving away daily prizes, and the grand prize is R7,500. To have a chance at impressing the judges and winning that R7500 cash, all photographers are encouraged to take …