BLOSSOM CANOLA FUN SURF SERIES HAS RECORD ENTRIES!

The Blossom Canola Fun Surf Series got off to a very successful start on Sunday when over 125 surfers representing over 40 schools in KZN took part in good surf conditions at Bay of Plenty Beach in Durban.  There were so many competitors that KZN Surfing had to hold the contest over three podiums.

The surf was clean  2-3 ft  and with light SW onshore winds the waves were very contestable and fun for the surfers.  Kids from as young as 7 yrs old took part and the Dads were kept very busy helping them in the water.

Over 25% of the field of surfers comprised of development surfers with a large proportion coming from the Umthombo Street Children’s home.  The kids were treated to fun and games and lots of prizes sponsored by various companies such as Lizzard, Palmers, Lipton Ice Tea, Quiksilver, Roxy, Rip Curl, Hurricane, and Larmont Surf Shop donated vouchers for the finalists.

Liquifruit sponsored a surfboard which was raffled and the lucky winner was Ethan Krause (9 yrs) from Umhlanga College.    KZN Surfing also raffled a hamper to raise funds for World Champion Surfer Heather Clarke who was in a car accident recently and managed to raise over R1000 towards her medical bills.  Darren Sykes was the lucky winner of the hamper.

Gerrit Snyders from Blossom Canola was down at the beach and said “It is really great to see so many kids from various backgrounds enjoying this event.  This is a really healthy lifestyle and we are really pleased to be involved with surfing.”

The second event in this series will be taking place on Sunday 22 November.  For full results and information on other upcoming events such as the Lizzard Tag Event on Sunday 1 November please go to www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za

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 Top finalists for this event were:

U10 Boys:

1.                  Ethan Kraus – Umhlanga College

2.                  Saxon Randall – Chelsea Prep

3.                  Joshua Smit – Penzance

4.                  David Bartholomew – Westville SP

5.                  Hamish Lovemore – Westville SP

U10 Girls:

1.                  Tyla Jade Banks – SC Christian Acadamy

2.                  Olivia Izzard – Maris Stella

3.                  Sarah-Lee Smit – Penzance

4.                  Gaby Lailvaux – Atholton

5.                  Thando Mdima – Clarence Primary

U12 Boys:

1.                  Richard Kidd – Umhlali

2.                  Jason Milne – Virginia Prep

3.                  Reece Mason – Warner Beach Prim

4.                  Keegan Barnes – Westville SP

5.                  Khetho Ngcobo – Cyril

U12 Girls:

1.                  Kelly Simkiss - Atholton

2.                  Cana Foster – Atholton

3.                  Alice Wootton – Maris Stella

4.                  Jayde Lamb – Umhlanga College

5.                  Micaela Venter – Toti Prim

U14 Boys:

1.                  Devin Whitehead – Embury College

2.                  Justin Sykes – Umhlali

3.                  Chris Naude – Penzance

4.                  Wade Simkiss – Crawford NC

5.                  Luke McCraken – Glenwood

U14 Girls:

1.                  Zodwa Silwane – Sharon

2.                  Bridget Luthuli – Sharon

U16 Boys:

1.                  Chad Coullie – Toti High

2.                  Brandon Rose – St Andrews

3.                  Mitchell Markgraaff – Embury College

4.                  Roger Allison – DHS

5.                  Brady Myers – Clifton College

U16 Girls:

1.                  Demi Mason – Toti High

2.                  Jess Wilson – Durban Girls College

3.                  Mia Hordyk – DGHS

4.                  Keira Tucker – St Marys

5.                  Michelle Lang – Toti High

U18 Boys:

1.                  Vaughn Weyer – Dynamic Richards Bay

2.                  Jake Stewart – Home School

3.                  Damien Stander – Goerge Campbell

4.                  Trevor Hoyte – Westville Boys High

5.                  Andile Lutheuli – Cyril

U18 Girls:

1.                  Kat Steffen – Thomas More

2.                  Sydney Beukes – Kingsway