Dairy Beach played host to Durban Surfing Clubs on Sunday (March 21) in a unique tag team contest. Clubs from all over the KZN coast were in action hoping to take home the R1500 prizemoney on offer to the winners.
Wave Wizards Surf Club in Umhlanga entered three teams, Northswell Surf Club from Central Durban entered two teams, Skulls Surf Club from Scottburgh entered two teams, and the Warner Boyz Surf Club from Warner Beach had one team entered.
Hurricane Wave Wizards Team dominated the event – winning all their heats throughout the day, and going on to win the final and pocket the big prize.
| 15 March 2010 |
With a field of over 80 contestants, Sunday saw the first Wave Wizards Surf Club contest of the year take place at Umhlanga’s Bronze Beach. In the spirit of Wave Wizards, contestants and supporters alike were treated to a day of good surfing, good vibes and general good times. Club sponsors Hurricane Surf Co and Hurley had the beach decked out with Gazebo’s and banners and while the day started off with a bit of wind and chilly weather, the surfing was red hot from the word go. With solid Cash prizes up for grabs in the premium open divisions courtesy of Carl’s Foods and Kulu swimwear as well as great product for the rest of the field, competitors were all going for gold. |
WAVE WIZARDS MARCH 14 2010 |
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OPEN MEN |
Name |
CASH |
1 |
Beyrick de Vries |
R 1,000 |
2 |
Craig Butcher |
R 700 |
3 |
Haydn MacNicol |
R 500 |
4 |
Shawn Dennis |
R 300 |
OPEN GIRLS |
Name |
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1 |
Tammy Smith |
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2 |
Heidi Palmboom |
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3 |
Heather Klug |
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MASTERS |
Name |
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1 |
Quintin Jones |
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2 |
Dean Leibbrandt |
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3 |
Rein van de Wall |
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4 |
Carl Roux |
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u18 Boys |
Name |
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1 |
Wade Simkiss |
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2 |
Daniel de Sousa |
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3 |
Stevan Rice |
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3 |
Fika Ngubane |
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JUNIOR GIRLS |
Name |
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1 |
Lenieke Botha |
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2 |
Teal Hogg |
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3 |
Jade Mets |
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4 |
Kelly Simkiss |
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u14 Boys |
Name |
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1 |
Ethan Fletcher |
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2 |
Bevan Willis |
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3 |
Matthew Law |
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4 |
James Law |
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U10 Boys |
Name |
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1 |
Ethan Kraus |
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2 |
Tide-Lee Ireland |
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3 |
Denham Lailvaux |
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U10 GIRLS |
Name |
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1 |
Sophie Anne Bell |
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2 |
Gaby Lailvaux |
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2010-06-06
The 2nd contest of the 2010 Wave Wizards Surf Club series was staged on a near perfect ‘natal winters’ day at Umhlanga’s bronze beach on Sunday!
Warm water and clean 2-3ft waves made for a highly contested and exciting showdown in all divisions with the real spectacle however being the premier open division.
The likes of Beyrick De Vries, Chris Leppan, Mark Shepperson and Haydn Macnichol put on truly world class display of surfing, pushing each other to execute some unbelievably radical maneuvers. When the dust had cleared it was Chris Leppan who emerged victorious, taking home the winners check and maximum series points!The prize giving and lunch (Sushi – Kindly supplied by the Bamboo Sushi Lounge) was held at the new Hurricane Surf Store at the Buxtons (Umhlanga) Centre.
It is really incredible to see how the Umhlanga community has rallied in support of the Wave Wizards Surf Club! So a real big thank you to all the sponsors’’ said Ryan Butcher from Hurricane Surf!
Wave Wizards sponsors:
Hurricane Surf, Hurley, Bamboo Sushi Lounge, Butcher Boys, Just Deserts, Carls Foods, Kulu Swimwear and Oasis Aqua.
