The Saffa Invasion of China, surfboard theft and a shipwreck.
15/01/2012
Who Blew Up
1. Wok.
The evergreen and ever resourceful Wok finds himself R50K richer this week courtesy of his historic win in the VST 3.0 presented by Reef Wetsuits and Indosole. The Video Surf Tour which just completed its third successive year of running put R102 000 into the pockets of SA freesurfers last year.
Wok scooped the lion’s share of that purse through a clever combination of performance surfing, cool video edits and social networking. Check out the video to hear what the man of the moment has to say for himself.
2. Royden Bryson.
Royden opened his WQS Campaign this year with a second place at the inaugural 4 star Hainan Classic in China last week, finishing runner up to ‘Irishman’ Glen Hall. Not a bad way to dust off the cobwebs after a Christmas break!
We all know that Royden knows how to get through heats and win contests. We hope this gives him a boost in his 2012 WQS campaign and we hope to soon see him joining Travis and Jordy at the top echelons of our sport where he belongs.
3. Sarah Baum.
Sarah finished second in the Worlds which wrapped in China just prior to the Hainan Classic. Her surfing has steadily been improving over the last couple of years and has reached a level of explosive ability that bodes well for her on this years WQS. Go Sarah!
And Who Blew It?
1. The Mavericks Contest Organisers.
In their wisdom the Mavs event organisers have decreed that public access to the event on the bluff and the beach will be prohibited at the 2012 event if it happens. This is in response to injuries and crowd control issues in the past. Instead eager spectators will have to watch the whole thing either from their own boats or from a close by bar on the big screen webcast. This is an abomination and flies against the essence of what surfing represents. Restricted access in any way shape or form sucks!
2. The North Beach surfboard thief.
Last week Sasha and her friend Rhys went for a surf at North Beach. Sasha got caught inside by the mother of all sets and her leash snapped. She then had the task of getting back to the beach without her board in some pretty hectic conditions. This she managed with the help of several local surfers. Once on the beach she realised that an opportunistic thief had stolen her board. Fortunately for her a good Samaritan watched the whole episode from the pier and thinking quickly reported the theft to the police, who just as quickly acted on the information and arrested the thief one block back from the beach.
3. Captain Francesco Schettino,
captain of the stricken Costa Concordia, which ran aground on Saturday off the idyllic coastal Mediterranean Island of Gigilo. Not only did he bring his ship far too close to the coast for safety thereby causing the whole disaster in the first place, but the lily livered captain also left the scene of the wreck way before the last passengers had been evacuated. He now finds himself behind bars facing charges of homicide. Talk about hero to zero!
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Posted by Zahra on the 14/02/2012 09:35
Love your bhrigt summer pages! So cool how you made the trim and flowers look like popcorn!
Posted by Ramiro on the 22/02/2012 08:49
Excuse meeee .WE caeenld the garage you had merely put the packets of seed etc in an old plastic bin.How come I have to learn about your excruciating behavior on your blog and when you are 3,000 miles away so I can't say Stony ..you didn't In disbelief knowing deep down that you did. Life is dull without you but I'm not complaining. xx
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