KEIKI

KUMBA IRON ORE WEST COAST CLASSIC 2012

The West Coast Classic 2012 bodyboarding event ended with a spectacular prize giving ceremony which was live streamed across the world.  Matthew ”Mafoos” Lombard managed to pick up the biggest pay check ever seen in South African Bodyboarding history. He was crowned the 2012 West Coast Classic champion winning R20 000 in cash thanks to Kumba Iron Ore which has been the sponsor for the last three years for this event. Mafoos performed consistently throughout his quarter and semi-final heats and managed to pull of the bigger moves during the final to give him the edge over the other 3 finalists. Matthew Webster, also from Boland, got second place. Wilder Schultz was placed third and Rory Fellow-Smith fourth.

Brode Gleeson won the expression session and Vaughn Harris got the prize for top judge. Tristan Roberts insane inverse earned him the prize for the best move of the competition which scored him perfect tens across the board.

Day 4 was held at Yo Yo’s beach with a big crowd attending the last day’s final heats.  Yo Yo’s produced some big 4 foot sets running from the backline and linking up with a section in front. The DK finals produced some awesome rides from the backline with spectacular snaps and lots of spray. Aden Kleve took first place with Vaughn Harris second. Rheinhardt du Toit was placed third and Matthew Webster fourth.

The Ladies final saw some big sets appearing from the horizon. Pamela Bowren managed to produce some big rolls which earned her the title. Janeke de Kock also had some good waves but could not pull it off in difficult conditions during the heat. Sussane Joubert got third place and Rosie Lombard fourth.

The conditions at Yo Yo’s were awesome during the mens final. Big sets with glassy conditions, with a big on looking crowd brought out the maximum performance in Douw Steyn which earned him the first place. Francois de Kock was second with Chris van der Westhuizen being third and Dave Camacho fourth.

Sean Oberholzer once again took the honours in the masters division with Melvin Victor being second. Morne Laubscher was third and Lee Moran fourth.

Marcel Habets received first place in the Grand Masters division with Len Bradford being second.

Stephen du Preez was crowned the Junior champ with Wilder Schultz in second. Corban Warrington picked up third place with Niklas Martin in fourth place.

During the boys final Tristan Roberts dominated the heat by landing big rolls and some high scoring ARS’.  Dylan le Roux got second place with Jarrod Thompson being third and Ethan Nel fourth.

The event also included a new Lambertsbay division. Dono-Due Chrisholm got first place with Henrico von Litsenborgh in second place and Lee Henko and Colin de Kock being placed third and fourth.

Speaking of tsunamis check this clip out by the MOOTCA5T crew…

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Professional bodyboarder, Alex Bunting, shows you how he mounts his GoPro . The guys at sportscamera.com.au have a brand new mount available. Check their website for more details. 

This chapter features a selection of Various riders, young and old, that stood out in Hawaii this year.
Obviously there has been some footage saved for future projects, but here’s a few minutes of both pit and technical riding at its best!

Tom Bunting explains some core strengthening stretches and exercises which will help prevent injury and strain on the lower limb and lumbar region of your body. These are perfectly easy to do everyday at home before a surf.
It’s very important to note that we are not all Russian gymnasts who are able to put our legs over our heads, so only stretch as far as you feel comfortable.  Over time your limbs and lower back will become more flexible allowing you to pull your stretches that little bit further each time.

 Bodyboarders?

Jeff Hubbard, Mitch Rawlins, Pierre Louis Costes, Jared Houston, Ryan Hardy.

 Spots?

Pipe, Swell Cafe, Cranzgots Pizza

In a contest?

I like to surf with dignity if I can…

  Reasons to bodyboard?

It’s the most exciting sport ever!

 Career highlights?

1st, 1st and 1st.

 Local bodyboarders?

Guy Williment, Spencer Frost, Gherkin, Toby, Tate.

 Drinks to get confidence?

Coffee…

 People to party with?

Toby, Tate, Gherkin!

 Injuries?

Some but not many…

Ways to meet a girl?

Go to South Africa!!!

 Things about your town?

Quiet but nice.

Things about having a girlfriend\wife?

Don’t have one so wouldn’t know.

 Top 5 Goals?

1st, 1st, 1st, 1st and 1st.

Spots u want to ride?

El Pointo (secret spot).

Best things about the Pipe event?

It is so exciting watching the best bodyboarders in the world displaying and showing there best array of  moves.

Reasons to come to South Africa?

….to meet a girl of course… Ha ha

The dust has settled after a weekend that saw probably the greatest wave conditions and riding performance for a Cape Classic and arguably any SABA event.

Western Province Bodyboarding Association kicked off the development clinic, teaching basic fundamentals and skills of Bodyboarding in Big bay. We invited everyone and anyone keen on getting involved, and found our presence was graced with organizations like wowess (Women of waves) and TLC. Everyone had a great time and I’m sure we are going to be seeing a lot more faces in the line up very soon.

The next morning, and the first day of the contest was kicked off on a wonderful sunny day in Cape Town and very contestable, 4ft right hand wedges exploding in front of the onlookers and judges.Just off the back of Mark McCarthy’s second place at the Box pro,the riders braved the freezing waters and took advantage of the flawless conditions to prove the level of riding in South Africa is on par or greater than that of the rest of the world.Huge inverts,backflips and air roll spins from the boys division all the way through womens, to grand masters saw impressed judges, entertained spectators and high rewarded scores.

The following day saw a change in the swell height and the WPBA making use of the peninsular and the fact that Cape Classic is one of the only mobile bodyboarding events in the world. The decision was made to transfer the contest to caves in the heart of Koel bay.

A predominantly heavy 3-4ft right wedge was the platform for the final day of the contest. Once again the ocean came to the party providing offshore winds before turning cross-shore for the finals. Riders relied on experience and wave knowledge to stamp their places in the final and gain those ever so valuable, SABA points. 

I was personally very impressed to see the level of riding in the boys division and thought it is a great indication of the future and standard of riding still to come in South Africa.

Apart from the riders giving it all they got, the judges saw a judging error of 97%, meaning only a 3% deviation between judge’s scores across every heat and every division of the contest! This is an incredible score and is worth recognition. The best judge of the contest going to Riaan du Preez.

Given the quality of waves, the competition and the intimidating company kept at the Cape Classic, Dave Comacho came away with full 10’s across the judging panel to secure himself best rider of the contest with his deep barrel to floating barrel roll.

The final heats went as follows:

 Winners of the Cape Classic 2012

• Pros
  1. Rheinhart Du Toit
  2. Aden Kleve
  3. Adam Morley
  4. Wesley Potts
  5. Steven Du Preez & Bas Koopman
  6. Rory Fellow Smith & Ian Kruger

• Juniors
  1.Bas Koopmans
  2.Jason Fowler
  3. Niklas Martin
  4. Stephen du Preez 
   
• DK
  1. Aden Kleve
  2. Dylan van Tonder
  3. Wesley Potts
  4. Peet Verreyne

• Mens
  1. Dave Camacho
  2. Emile Maree
  3. Chris van der Westhuyzen
  4. Micheal Meyer
  
• Ladies
  1.Pamela Bowren
  2. Jannecke de Kock
  3. Rossie Lombard
  
• Boys
  1. Dylan Le Roux
  2. Tristan Roberts
  3. Jarred Thomas
  4. Aeden O’Brien

• Grand masters
  1. Marcel Habets
  2. Len Bradford

• Masters
  1. Sean Oberholzer
  2. Morne Laubser
  3. Melvin Victors
  4. Lee Moran

A big thank you must go out to the sponsors of our event and prizes, without you none of this would be possible and we truly appreciate what you’ve done and the fact you keep backing us from year to year. Another, congratulation to the Western Province Bodyboarding Association committee for all there hard work and tedious hours they put in, to making sure the event ran as successfully as it did. Congratulations to the judges and of course, the riders! We thank everyone for following and enjoying the Cape Classic 2012 with us and look forward to seeing you up the West Coast this weekend for the next event on the SABA calendar.

IBA 2012 Box Pro

Event 2 of 8, Mens Grand Slam Series

The Box, Margaret River, Western Australia

March 26 – April 4

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The Box, Western Australia (Thursday, 29th Mach 2012) Round 2 and 3 of the 2012 IBA Box Pro ran to completion in barreling 2-3 meter waves. With brisk offshore winds in the early morning, riders took advantage of the clean barrels over the shallow reef. Only the last three of todays 12 heats experienced light onshore winds, making it ideal for big arial manouvres.
South Africa’s Mark McCarthy was a man on fire today, scoring an impressive 18.55 heat total by picking off the bigger sets and driving through two unbelievably deep barrels. Only catching four waves in in his Round 3 heat, all of which scored higher than 7.75 out of 10, McCarthy would have won any heat of the day, using any two of his scores as counting waves. 
Jared Houston’s Round 3 performance had his fellow competitors and spectators on the edge of their seats, with what people are calling the biggest air of the event. Houston made his intentions clear, drawing a clean line off the bottom, hitting the end-bowl and taking to the sky with a massive full body invert, but just coming unstuck on the landing. 
Other heat winners included local boys, Ryan Hardy (AUS/Margaret River), 17 year old Lewy Finnegan (AUS/Mandurah) and East Coasters Andrew Lester (AUS/Cronulla), Ben Player (AUS/Avalon) and Michael Novy (AUS/Copacabana) who will join the remaining final 16 riders in the “Non Elimination” Round 4, scheduled for a possible start at 7:30 am tomorrow. With nobody getting knocked out of the event in this round, riders will be going all out, knowing they have nothing to loose.
If you missed out on last years Box Pro, thanks to iinet check out the 2011 Box Pro Documentary and the crazy conditions the riders had to tackle.

Event organisers are looking are calling a 7am check in for the “Non Elimination” Round 4 expected to be an action packed as the top 16 take advantage of the rampy conditions.
Caracas: 21H00 (29th March)
Cape Town: 02h00
Honolulu: 14h00 (29th March)
London: 01h00
Los Angeles: 17h00 (29th March)
Lisbon: 01h00
Madrid: 02h00
New York: 20h00 (29th March)
Rio de Janeiro: 21h00 (29th March)
Sydney: 11h00

George Campbell Technical High School are champions of the 4th annual Keiki High School Body board Series.

Sponsored by:
NMD and VS bodyboards, Churchills, Sanuk, Wakaberry, Duel Shaving, Bos Ice Tea, Aloe Vera and Keiki.

They consistently performed over the 3 consecutive fridays dominating the senior division as well.

This year we had an amazing turnout of 45 body boarders and some new schools that have competed for the first time such as Kingsway high, Toti high and Clifton High School.

Top senior
Jordan (Kingsway)


Top junior
Garryd (Glenwood)

Over all positions:

1 GCTHS
2 Glenwood
3 Toti High
4 Kingsway
5 Clifton
6 DHS
7 Grosvenor

Lastly a big thanks to all the people that helped out sponsor’s, teachers, photographers
and judges(Simon, Andrew and Clay).

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