Come and watch this amazing bodyboard DVD filmed by Greg Fraser, in South African waters.
Riders: Andre Botha, Daniel Worsley, Jared Houston, Mark Mccarthy, Josh Kleve, Sacha Specker and more.
Entry is R30 which includes free snacks and a raffle draw.
There will also be specials on Sushi and certain drinks.
Time: 7pm for 8pm (DVD start)
Special guest top 10 IBA world tour rider MARK MCCARTHY will be there before he heads off to Hawaii for the first IBA world tour event held at Pipeline.
This will be a great start to 2012 to get all body boarders, friends,family and supporters of the sport together. Hope to see you all there…
Note: Everyone welcome but no alcohol will be served to under 18′s.
The tours all kick off simultaneously on the palm clad Island of Oahu with the Pipe Pro set to launch Feb 10th - 25th 2012.
Once again this will be an IBA Grand Slam event for Men, Women and DK and will be the launching pad for another action packed season for the IBA.
Pipe is the perfect setting for the open of the 2012 season. An iconic and famous wave, the Banzai Pipeline is often referred to as the best wave on the planet. Known for its faultless, heaving top-to-bottom barrels and its close proximity to shore, not only is it the perfect wave for those willing to challenge its ferocity, but its also a spectacle for the live audience on the beach.
Part of the attraction of Pipeline is that with the impeccability comes consequence. Pipeline is one of the most dangerous waves on the planet. It has claimed more lives than any other wave in the world, in fact one fatality a year, on average.
The cause of danger, a shallow slab of reef with crevasses and coral heads that lies just inches under the water, but its these same rock formations that create the shape and structure of the wave.
This years Pipe contest will be bigger and better then ever with an extra day of competition allowing for the expansion of the WWT & DKWT events to 32.
The Men’s GSS event will feature a field of 112.
Pipe has long been the holy grail of International bodyboarding and a massive rollup of the worlds best is expected for the event.
The compulsory event check-in will be on Friday 10th February in the Ehukai Beach Parkand the trials will be held the following morning either on the East at Sandy Beach or the West side depending on conditions.
In the Men’s division 96 seeded riders will be placed into the main event with the remaining 16 spots up for grabs in the trials creating an overall field of 112.
The WWT event will seed 24 riders with 2 wildcards and 6 trialists creating an overall field of 32.
The DKWT event will seed 16 riders with 8 wildcards and 8 trialists creating an overall field of 32.
The entry for the 2012 Pipe Pro will be electronic with ALL competitors set to register and pay online at www.ibaworldtour.com
2011 will always be remembered as a “Before & After” moment in Bodyboarding with the sport rising to new heights thanks to new formats, exciting new locations, professional webcasts and slick media presentations.
If you thought that was good, wait till you see what the team at IBA Tour has planned for 2012!
Welcome to the First Annual Keiki Bodyboarding Awards and the only awards in South Africa.
Bodyboarding has gone huge on a global scale courtesy of the IBA World Tour and the venues they have held the contests in.
Highlights of the year 2011:
The Saffa Crew that have been constantly kicking ass on the World Tour have been Jerry and Boetie.
Also there has been Aden Kleve and Adam Morley also on the qualifying tour.
Aden coming 2nd in the Sintra Portugal DK event and Adam for winning the Sintra Trials…
Also this winter has seen North Beach local Iain Campbell charging with Andre Botha and the rest of the boys in maxing Waimea Bay Shorey and also getting the cover shot with Ryan “Cracker” Janssens for
Movement Magazine.
Riders of the year:
Jerry
Mark
Adam
I chose Jerry for travelling non-stop, searching for waves and competing on the IBA Tour, plus he has almost got an Aussie accent as well! Plus being the most professional rider there is, making the top 10 of the IBA tour of plus of course sending out killer podcast’s of himself and always updating his blog.
Best Grom:
Alex Chang
In and out the water he’s got style, plus there are not many other groms that do coaching on Friday arvo at North Beach with Robbie Waites teaching the DPHS Groms how to body board.
Best Tweeter: 1st Billy Tennant
2nd Karl Keiki
3rd Iain Campbell
Best Event: 1st WBBC fund raiser event
Contest was a fund raiser. Raised good money for fund.
2nd
Tand Invitional
3rd SA Flow Body Board Champs.
Best wave: 1st Cave Rock and Durban
2nd Alkandstrand (R-Bay) well Mark is always telling us its cooking!!! And I’ll take his word for it!!
3rd The West Coast.
Winter 2011 has been insane for the whole of South Africa…
Best Drop Knee: 1st Aden Kleve
2nd Sascha “ST” Taljaard
3rd Sascha Specker
Best Blogs:
1st Jared Houston
2nd Mark Mcarthy
3rd Iain Campbell
Best Site:
www.keiki.co.za
Local and International news, surf forecasts, pictures,videos Exclusive interviews plus a new online store.
Iain Campbell's Blog
South Coast Accomodation
ThreeSixty Bodyboard Magazine UK