Betty’s Bay ‘Crime’ Scene – 5 dead sharks After being alerted by a local resident, Michelle, last night that there were 5 dead sharks on Main Beach, Betty’s Bay we walked the beach looking for their corpses to try to figure out what might be the cause of their deaths. Finding four of the five …
Surfing is one of the amazing and extreme sports you can do on your trips. Apart from relaxing your mind and improving your moods, surfing also benefitsyour cardiovascular, heart, and mental fitness. In case you are new to the sport, you need to undertake guided surfing lessons to help you build confidence and the skills …
This year’s JBay Winterfest will take place from 6 – 22 July, and looks set to be another exciting 2 weeks of surfing, live music and a whole lot more. The Corona JBay Open Men’s and Women’s surfing contests will be the anchor events of the festival, with the best male and female surfers in …
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Late last year I stopped off at Island Vibe in Jefferys Bay for the night, in the hopes to wake up to some perfect cooking right hand waves at Supertubes. That morning I woke up around 5.30am and made my way down to the beach where only 1 other guy was out, and the waves …
A deceased juvenile whale shark (Rhincodon typus) has washed ashore in Kommetjie, a truly sad sight to behold this Monday morning. All Images Alan Van Gysen Reports coming in from the water are that a couple of surfers witnessed the big fish slugging through the lineup, looking distressed. Moving with the currents more than anything before it …
New bill passed to accomodate SUP’s, Foils and Paddle Ski’s at Surfer’s Corner, Muizenberg. With increasing numbers in the water, rising hostility and a series of near fatal collisions between various surf craft, the City of Cape Town will be implementing separate, demarcated surf zones that will effectively segregate surfers, SUPs, foils, and paddle skis at South Africa’s busiest surfing …
This is no quota system. Nor token selections. Nor an “ag shame, give them a chance” development team, no way. These boys from disadvantaged backgroundsmade the highly successful Western Province Longboard team on merit. The Western Province Longboarders have won the Presidents trophy a record 10 times in the last 12 years, arguably one of …
Seven years ago a young kid from a poor family sat on a Muzenberg corner in Cape Town with two of his childhood friends. It was early even before school and on his way to the beach that morning he had already passed a group of teenagers smoking drugs on his street corner. The …