Flipmode Clothing Co & LeeKelly.tv  proudly present a clip of Pro Bodyboarder Jacob Romero.
Shot in Maui and Australia last year by photographer Lee Kelly, it features some big boosts from the Maui charger, in cold & warm waters alike!
It shows how comfortable Jacob is in all sorts of conditions from 6ft H-Bay to 4ft Suckrock, it does not matter -
he will tear the place apart… 

Athlete Nick Gornall surfs for a few hours around his newly located home of the South Coast in this ‘day before’ clip, and speaks about heading to Chile for the grand slam event.
Nick chose the song, we shot it and cut it.
Nice morning to lead up to some travel and the comp.

Perfect Getaway:

You don’t have to get on a plane to be in another country. Why pay +-R15 000 in search of perfect waves, good times, different culture, food and experiences?? For a quarter of the price you can go to Mozambique.

It’s a 4^1/2 hour drive from Durban or Johannesburg to the border,
then another 30 mins drive off road (you need a 4×4).

It’s a great weekend away trip with mates and if you watch the charts you can score perfect waves.
3 days is all you need- if you can stay longer even better.

Border post:

 If you are a Saffa you don’t need a visa, you do need a valid passport though. If you get there early in the morning it can be quick, however in season you can wait around 40min to get through.

Non-Saffa and you’ll be stung with having to buy a R650 visa!

Accommodation:

There are plenty of places to stay in Ponto from tents, back packers and self catering chalets, depending on your budget and how many of you there are. The most popular is to get a self catering place with a group of mates which is a lot cheaper. I stayed at Kaya Kweru which has options to suit any budget. It’s situated on the beach but it’s a 10 min walk to the point.

Food:

There is no shortage of restaurants & bars and the prices are the same as South Africa.
Most of the food is Portuguese style – plenty of fish, prawns and hot spicy chicken.

The local beers are good – looking at R20 or $2,50 for a 2M. But it’s the RnR’s which are a MUST to try. The concoction of raspberry soda, ice and tipo tinto in a 500ml jug can most famously be sampled at Fernando’s, the local “Baraka” situated near the central market – you can’t miss it with its thumping tunes playing nonstop remixes.

Language:

The locals speak Portuguese, if you know one or two words great, but most locals do speak English.

Currency:

Roughly 3.5 Metical to 1 Rand

Cash is King; they prefer South African rands so keep some ZAR handy.

Most places do however take cards and there is ATM.

Waves:

The point is like j-bay in board shorts!!!

This is a seriously long wave and a long paddle walk or paddle back. It has a few sections where you take off from. This wave can handle up to 10ft then you will probably need a jet ski to help with the paddle.

The wave starts around the point in the corner then the next section is right in front of the rocks, if it’s small then generally you would take off next to the rocks and go.

 The next section (in the bay) can sometimes be the best of the whole point depending on the tides, this section is also good to grab the sets the come wide.

 This wave keeps going on and on, once you finished off in the bay, the best bet is to walk back to the point or get a ride with a jet ski.

On smaller days this wave can be very play full – for beginner to intermediate riders its perfect.

Local wave riders:

There are none, but the guys (Durban) that go often think they are locals. There are plenty of waves around, just rather watch out for the boats and jet ski’s that are coming in and out the bay.

On the high tide in the middle of the bay there are few shore break\bowl spots to ride. Fun lefts and rights.

Best time to go:

March – July

Things to take:

Boardies, Sunscreen, Rashvest and that’s about all you need.

Things to do:

Diving, swimming with the dolphins, fishing (there plenty of charters\tours around, booking is essential though)

Snorkelling: Crystal clear blue water.
Bring your own gear but.

Bike rides.

Nothing…just chill on the beach and soak up this little piece of Paradise.

Obrigado. 

The Final day of the Antofagasta Bodyboarding Festival. 

Colossal crowds lined the shores at La Cupula for the final day of the Antofagasta Bodyboarding Festival as the final 16 riders prepared for battle in the second 6 Star GQS event of the year.

Amaury Lavernhe was crowned the 2012 Antofagasta Bodyboard Champion.

Next stop, Arica… 

2011 IBA World Champion Pierre Louis Costes on a recent trip to Portugal
getting some insane beachie waves…

Cool edited clip from Jared Schafer, in & around Durban, KZN, South Africa.
Song: Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx – Night Call
This should get you amped for waves this long weekend!
Happy Freedom Day!!! 

Taking out the WWT Grand Slam event was an in form Isabela Sousa from Brazil. Sousa defeated Mayumi Tone (JPN) in second, Enate Aguirre (ESK) in third and Karla Costa-Taylor in fourth. The Brazilian 2010 World Champion is now in a commanding lead on the WWT with two wins out of first three events of 2012. Sousa took charge early on in the final, racking up a pair of midrange scores with clean spins-roll combos, but really established dominance when she launched a big invert on a set wave closeout to take out the final.

The DKWT event was taken out by South Africa’s Sacha Specker, who narrowly topped Central Coast’s natural footer Grant Malony (AUS) in second, 2011 DK World Champion, Damian King (Port Mac/AUS) in third and Mason Rose (Port Mac/AUS) in fourth. King looked unstoppable in his semifinal heat, scoring a perfect 10 point ride for a deep barrel backed up bay a flurry of frontside turns, but was unable to find his rhythm in the final.

The 6*GQS event was won by the high-flying Hawaiian, Jeff Hubbard. Hubbard made the most of the ideal conditions, taking to the air with a variety of air-roll-spins, inverts and an air reverse, posting and impressive heat score of 16.13 out of a possible 20 points to top local youngster Charlie Holt (Port Mac/AUS) in second, Andrew Lester (Cronulla/AUS) in third and 2011 World Champion Pierre-Louis Costes (Capbreton/FRA) in fourth. After Hubbard launched a lofty air reverse about half way through the final and was rewarded 9.25 out of 10, Holt and Lester were searching for near perfect scores and Costes found himself in a combination situation.

TOP BODYBOARDERS TO VISIT SOUTH COAST

 The 2012 Koko’s South Coast Classic presented by Koko’s night club, South Coast Tourism, Sanuk Sandals, Aloe up, VS Bodyboards, Churchill Swim Fins, Hydro Fins, Aquelle, Rockstar Energy Drinks, Criss Cross Security, Nuform and NMD Board Company will be once again be held on the Uvongo and Lucien beaches from the 27 ^th to the 28 ^th of April.
Attracting some of the best boarders in the country, the event will no doubt be an exciting weekend for both local residents and visitors to the area.
Now in its 14^th year, Koko’s South Coast Classic has established itself as one of the biggest body boarding events in the KwaZulu-Natal calendar. With its numerous world class beaches, the KwaZulu Natal South Coast is a favourite with body boarders and this is confirmed with popularity of the Koko’s South Coast Classic.

Mason Rose hatched an idea for a trip to Southern France with a group of dedicated DK riders and by the looks of it, they had a ball taking the top of a few French lips.The trip was the brainchild of Mason Rose, who wanted to cultivate stoke for DK, engaging an international group of the world’s most dedicated DKers.

This voyage ended up being about good times with an eclectic bunch of dudes all pumped on DK, rather than scoring amazing waves.

The beach breaks aren’t always perfect in SW France, but the region is fantastic.