Sixty40 Bodyboarding Magazine #09 - The Haole Chronicles

July/August/September 2009 R25 incl vat (South Africa only) The Haole Chronicles

OTW (Off The Wall) is insane. It’s a mellowish take-off, peaky and then it wraps into this mutant triple up sandbar known as insanities. I felt so proud to be a SAFFA this day, all the boys were going hard, Spex, Ratty and Wattsy were all getting the job done. This was my last wave, I came flying off the bottom and it just pushed me up! Sorry that I didn’t tweak it, but I did pee in my suite!

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By getting up early in the morning one also gets more time at his disposal for work as compared to late-risers. Scholar and thinkers get up early in the morning and contemplate. ~Rig Veda

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A place that offers brief repose and isolation from the maddening crowds of the North Shore. If only for a second before the sheer force of the wave brings you back to a swift reality.

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The hoale Chronicles

The hoale chronicles takes a look at our pro’s annual pilgrimage to Hawaii. Where careers are made and bones are broken as the waves of the North Pacific gain momentum and connect with the shallow reef of the seven mile miracle, otherwise known as the North Shore. We dive into the second installment of the very popular Project series as well as diversifying our create section to Robert Starke, a world class drop knee’r who, recently, has taken on the monumental task of running the family farm, a little different, we know, but we like throwing the occasional curve ball.

All of this neatly wrapped in with some of the best images we’ve ever laid our eyes on Ian [ed]

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Guilherme Tamega plans to quit professional bodyboarding

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Sad news is that Brazilian superstar pro bodyboarder Guilherme Tâmega has tentatively announced plans to leave the sport of professional bodyboarding. Tâmega feels that it is extremely difficult for him to keep competing at such a high level on such a regular basis given the current financial problem he faces in order to afford to be travelling those distances. He has recently lost some sponsorship and this had a negative effect on the $20 000 or so he estimates he needs in travel spending for the year. He told ABBC Tour, the Brazilian bodyboarding website, that he was in need of someone who believed in his skills. He reiterated that he’d never before paid to compete. His pro career is impressive to say the least with six IBA World Tour Championships, six Brazilian national titles and two ISA World Games under his leash. He did admit that this is not an irreversible decision should he come up with the travel spend he needs to keep up his hard charging natured approach to the Tour. F

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Limited Edition signs Boy Champ & Houston

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Limited Edition has two new team signings. They’ve snapped up man-of-the-moment Mark ‘Boy Champ’ Watts, winner of the 2009 Sport Unlimited Spur Cape Classic and 2009 Wimpy/Rossi Pro-Am, along with airkid-extraordinaire, big wave charger and World Tour campaigner Jared Houston. Together they join Mark McCarthy as Limited Edition’s South African signings. For more info visit the new www.limited-edition.net.au website.

Currently Limited Edition fins are available at selected retailers. Dealer enquiries can be directed to derek@nomadbodyboards.co.za or 083 488 3916. F

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Mitch Rawlins joins Boogerking team Mitch Rawlins has joined the international Boogerking team. As one of the worlds most progressive bodyboarders Rawlins has been at the forefront of his game for a while. He recently came in at number 1 in last year’s Riptide Peer Poll and this further cements his role as a leader within the sport. There are also rumours doing the round of a new Mitch DVD on its way so keep an eye on it. When asked of the new deal Mitch had the following to say: “"I'm stoked to be riding for Boogerking.

It's cool to be riding for one of the boys (Toby) and a part of a team which includes Ben. He rips." No doubt about any of these riders’ ability in the water. F

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CUSTOM X news

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Custom X has just released their new Dynasty Series featuring signature boards from world tour campaigner Rusty Friesen. Rusty worked with top shapers & has created 3 new board models featuring performance details like nose bulbs, channels, contoured decks, crescent and bat tails. One of the Hawaii’s top riders Oshi Grady has also recently joined Custom X team – this boy rips Pipeline!! And in Australia Custom X has developed a line of boards featuring pro rider Adam Luehman – his boards Push the boundaries of development with different stringer shapes and foam densities. F

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Shark Island is out of the 2009 IBA World Tour It has officially been announced that Shark Island is no longer part of the 2009 IBA World Tour event circuit. Mark Fordham, Cronulla Shark Island Challenge Contest Director, explained that due to the economic climate that we currently face he would not be able to stage an IBA rated event. Negotiations with promoter Fordham failed to reach both IBA World Tour and IBA Specialty event sanctioning so sadly the event will be black-listed and off limits to contracted riders. This includes all the riders that competed in the Turbo Pipe Pro and those who compete in the upcoming Brazilian events that took place during the months of April and May. In response to the IBA’s decision Fordham consolidated the loss by saying: “I would like to thank everyone for their phone calls and emails of support. Regarding the IBA’s decision I would like to address the issue in an open manner. Firstly, it must be clearly stated that the only criteria the Cronulla Shark Island Challenge does not meet in the IBA’s guide lines is financial. The 2009 IBA event sanctioning requirements state that all international MWT events require minimum prize-money of $20,000 USD. Unfortunately in 2009 due to the current financial climate this criteria cannot be met.” Prize money of $10 000 is still on offer however from event sponsors.

Terry McKenna, General Manager of the IBA World Tour, didn’t mince his words and simply explained “The riders’ board voted against the speciality event status because we need to work with promoters that will follow the minimum requirements”. He went on to say that: “Its that simple”. “If you surf in this event you will be sitting out of the IBA World Tour for 12 months from the date of the breach” “The riders are the product of the IBA and we must protect the exclusivity of the World Tour by enforcing this rule” Mckenna reminded everyone. Along with the 12 month ban that a rider faced for breaching these requirements, he would also face a $500 fine for his troubles. That’s a solid few Rand’s if you look at it that way. Riders do have Chile to look forward to though in late July, which is the net IBA Grand Slam event stop. F

"Lackey The Movie" to be released n the end of 2009

Along with sponsors Nomad Bodyboards and Limited Edition Fins Matt Lackey will be bringing out a self titled debut film project. He aims to explore his own travel lifestyle, peers and inspirations as well as his own incredible ability in the water. Manny Vargas recently grilled Lackey in an interview about his first solo project, “I’ve wanted to work on a film project for a while now. Nomad’s FSD ROAM projects gave me a real taste for it, so this year I wanted to create my own thing. Its going to be a fun project, getting both in front & behind the lens, and having Roach and Aka involved with the film is amazing.” A planned late 2009 release is on the cards for what has to be an epic feature. If you’re amped to checkout out some of the behind the scenes action and hidden camera footage from an interview with Lackey, Manny Vargas and Paul Roach discussing the film then get onto http://www. vimeo.com/3608435 or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV9lhV8x_2Y F

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Jeff Hubbard WINS the IBA Peru Event

Jeff Hubbard takes out the first ever IBA world tour event in Peru helping to rocket Jeff up the ratings heading into the next event in Chile.

The event was attended by over 5000 spectators as well as the world's top pro's thereby ensuring that the event will be on next year's IBA world tour.

The current tour ratings are close with some serious events still to come so it looks like its going to be another nail biter of a year... F

REEF Wetsuits 8 Great news! REEF Wetsuits SA are now the proud stockists and distributer of VIPER fins! Both the yellow and orange dot flex styles are available. Check out msviper.com for more info.

Reef Wetsuits are proud to announce the distribution of Matunas Wax. Matunas wax will be the first 100% Natural Biodegradable non toxic (Organic) Surf wax commercially available in core surf stores throughout South Africa. Each Block is 100g! That’s 10-30grams more than other brands! This wax is really great for bodyboarding and sticks like crazy.

Check out www.matunasco.com. The wax will be available by the end of June 2009!

Mark McCarthy (Science) is still in 8th position on the IBA world tour ranking.and he won the Cave Rock Comp. Other riders that did well on the 2009 circuit is Mark Watts (Reef ) who won both Cape classic and the Wimpy contest. Aden Kleve (Science/ Reef ), Sebastian Koopmans (Reef ), Andre Blignault (Reef/Science), David Lilienfeld (Reef/Science) Vaughn Harris (Reef/Science) Mathew Webster (Reef/ Science) and Adam Morley (Reef/ Science) are also representing!

The new Science Samples will be in SA

by June and the new stock of boards will be in SA after September.

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8 Brad Hughes is raving about insane waves "down south" of WA - very unusual for this time of year.

After the sick barrels he was getting (see last issue HB advert of HUGHES) & finishing 6th on the 2008 Aussie Tour , Hughes will be doing the full IBA World Tour this year & hopes to become the next Aussie to hold the World Title. Wez Fischer has left Australia after spending a large amount of '08 in Avalon.

Wez got good waves and frothed on the Australian tour where he ended up a solid 8th overall. Check out the regular HB team updates at www.hbbodyboards.com.au website. F

NEW bodyboarding products by ISLAND STYLE ISLAND STYLE is pleased to launch a new tubular bicep / wrist leash and Pro Fin Tether.

Pro fin thether: After extensive Research and Development with ISLAND STYLE’S Bodyboard Team Riders Mike “Da Rat” Ostler, Karl Liebenberg and “JM” Jean Marc Tostee the new Pro Fin Tether and leashes are now available to authorised dealers and bodyboarders country wide.

“JM” Jean Marc Tostee approached Warren Wazo Wareing @ ISLAND STYLE with his prototype Pro Fin Tethers that he had made up and mentioned that his idea came from the fact that 9 out of the top 10 bodyboarders in the world used shoe laces as fin tethers to prevent the loss of their fins.

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The best part about this exciting innovation is that the new ISLAND STYLE Pro Fin Tethers are very light weight and easy to attach and detach, with a nifty contoured 10mm quick release buckle. Warren Wazo Wareing the innovative Head honcho @ the helm of ISLAND STYLE is stoked with this new innovative break through and is already amazed at the interest and orders already received for these new Pro Fin Tethers.

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Jamie O'Brien and the Pipe heat In what promised to be one of the most exciting heats witnessed across the entire North Shore season, both for the Stand-up pooh men but more so for the Boogers, was Jamie ‘the-man-who dares-flip-the-bird-at-Spex’ O’Brien, taking on 3 other Boogers in a heat of a Booger comp.

The winds were light offshore and the swell was pushing in at three metres translating to some solid Hawaiian surf. Much hype around the world had been raised about the a pro surfer who lived in front of Pipe was entering the Pipe Bodyboarding contest. These ou’s have had the better part of the season already, as they do every year and now they want to gate crash our vibe too.

What was going on here? Was there a chance of mutual respect is probably the view that the majority of bodyboarders the world over had… that is if they were able to get past the thought of Jamie getting through a few rounds and humiliating us. After all he knows the wave better than most and his first water discipline was that of a bodyboard. We however know that we chase different sections of the wave and aim to perform more high risk manoeuvres than they (standup Surfers) do, especially at Pipeline and Backdoor. We know the amount of skill it takes to be good at what we do.

By mid morning it is said the place looked like an ant farm with hundreds of spectators lining the beach trying to get a glimpse of the best bodyboarders in the world. Focus however was on the second heat of round four; Jamie O’s heat.

And he went for it. O’Brien took some seriously big sets just as everyone had expected and did well to hold his rail and drive through some big pits only to be pinched on the end sections. He was unlucky to keep on losing his fins but maybe he realises their importance as an integral part of technical equipment.

Much the same as a surfboard skeg or a single core in a bodyboard. Former World Champion Ben Player applauded him on a job well done by commenting “It’s so cool that Jamie had a serious dig,”. “Good on the guy. He showed that he knows the place well with some perfect positioning” he added.

Jamie did finish a respectable 3rd in his heat but it just wasn’t enough to live the dream and make it through a few rounds. “I’ll be back bigger and better next year,” he retorted. This certainly opens the doors on possible future cross over’s for the two disciplines. F

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Where do your loyalties lie?

Diego on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 8:32 am

Okay well its great to see all the enthused boogers on here and how we all stick together and help one another well that itself is proof that our sport is maturing.

Well on that note I just wanna ask why it is that some boogers will start riding and for a while carry on until one day they decide they are 'over it' and go to stand up!

Its just mad and they haven't even reached a high level they aren't even much good but they decide to give up its makes me thick bleak to hear it but there's nothing we can do?

Len at Science on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 3:09 pm

Then you still get times where Marcel Habets, Mike van Huyssteen and me (all over 45 year old) surf (bodyboard) together and have a jol of a lifetime. We surfed Kakerlak on Saturday and there was a 32 year difference between the oldest and youngest rider, all having fun. Just chill and keep on bodyboarding. We only stand up for our friends.

Spy Dude on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 6:02 pm

Why limit yourself to one discipline? That's a little myopic.

Experience it all, life's to short, live it.

Also people change, it happens.

Randomjoe on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:56 am

Could it be that we as riders don’t take it seriously?

Could it be that we just do the basic minimum to get coverage for the sport?

Could it be that we compromise on our rules, system (drug free sport, penalty's etc)?

Or does no one actually think that you could be a Professional BBoarder in South Africa?

We've got all the talent we've got all the numbers, maybe its time we stand out from the crowd and start taking it a bit more seriously...?

What’s your verdict...?

Why don’t we get the exposure and acknowledgment we so desperately long for?

morrisminor on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 1:25 am

A year on the pro tour is really expensive...SA local industry and contests don't have the capital to support full time riders.... full time riders kick ass on those doing a 9-5.......the evil rabbits have been plotting against us for years, sabotaging equipment, attacking riders, biasing judges.

Scarecrow on Sun, 03 May 2009 9:51 pm

Coverage, coverage, coverage! Sponsors want exposure and coverage. They not gonna spend money on a sport where they are not gonna get good coverage and reach their target markets.

The bodyboarding culture in SA is not main-stream enough for the big corporates to take any serious interest. Personally I think that the more we can promote bodyboarding in newspapers and other "lifestyle" magazines, the bigger and better the industry

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as a whole will become. This does not mean that we must ignore our own industry. It just means that we need to think about promoting our sport in other areas. But the reality is that unless these people get involved in the sport, bodyboarding will never grow.

Inky on Mon, 04 May 2009 12:09 pm

Well let's get cracking, most people I know that don't BB are blown away at what they see when I show them pictures or a DVD. I think people are very dof when it comes to what BB really is about. It might be worth inviting the public to trials and so on, perhaps that will get the ball rolling.

iammonster on Mon, 04 May 2009 12:55 pm

Good points guys!

AGAIN though...it starts with you and me!

YOU invite people to trials and DVD viewings...

A HUGE area is the schools!! Start bodyboarding clubs at school level, get together every week and show DVDs go surf together as a group...invite your classmates to come with to these meetings..get together with other schools and have inter school comps...we do them in Durban and they are awesome! Also a great way to spot young talents..

If you out of school put back a little and approach the school you were at help get ti going a little, maybe organise the events for them a bit of coaching here and there...

{CONCLUSION} Damon personal comment –

I think a combination of the suggestions posted here can lead to a growth in our sport. If we start at school level with inter-school comps, possibly a jol or a band combined with the event with food stalls and what not, in conjunction with a decent but publicly accessible venue we could attract a wider variety of audience. Bigger has always looked better.

This could in turn entice further sponsors. Something great to tie in here is development bodyboarding. WPBA has managed to acquire sponsorship from local government for various development initiatives such as that witnessed at this year’s Cape Clasic. If we could raise the cash to hire a Putco bus for the day we could get these kids from the township, to the beach, teach them to boogie and create stoke for life. A simple solution is charging R20 for the band/s performance. Eventually a sponsor’s corporate responsibility might be tickled. Hell they might even realise they are missing a massive target market and assimilate such costs into their budgets.

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Katerina Kyselova You're originally from the Czech Republic, which is more famous for snow than sand, how are you enjoying living in Cape Town?

I love Cape Town for being by the beach and the ocean. I always wanted to live by the sea so I’m happy here.

Where is your favourite beach, why?

Clifton 1st and 2nd – not only because I found my fiancé there, but it’s protected from the wind and the stairs are great exercise.

Your usual sea-side activities are?

I used to play frisbee, but now I just like walking and reading on the beach… So not really that active.

Have you ever ridden a bodyboard?

Only once when I was in Dubai. There were such nice waves so I tried it just for fun… If the water in Cape Town wasn’t so cold I would definitely try bodyboarding. And I know that there are wetsuits but I can still feel the cold.

Why is there so much antagonism between stand-up surfers and bodyboarders? Using your woman's touch, how would you fix this?

I never though that there were any bad feelings between the two? Maybe the stand-up surfers are arrogant that they can stand on the board and bodyboarders are jealous they can’t? Just joking. I don’t know never thought of it? Maybe they should swap boards and see why the other person likes what they do and try and be more open-minded? F

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Mark Watts dominates SABA Circuit!

SUPER CHARGED MEGAWATTS With two solid wins, at the Sport Unlimited/Spur Cape Classic and the Wimpy/Rossi Pro AM, Mark “boy champ” Watts, looks set for a show stopping grand finale as the SABA Circuit draws to its inevitable conclusion in Plettenberg Bay. By the time that you read this the Wedge Classic will be done and dusted and we will have a newly crowned King of The Wedge for 2009.

Mark McCarthy, went head to head with future prospect, 15 year old, Storm Prestwich, from Scottburgh, in Southern KZN.

Will it be Wattsy?

The heat seemed like it belonged to McCarthy, who slaughtered each of his rides with an onslaught of big boosts and perfect backflips, but as the clock ran down Storm pulled into a big set wave and busted a high-flying ARS out of the bowl. The crowd cheered and Storm took the win. He was also awarded, the Ocean Minded, Professor of Style Award, for the best move of the contest. Not bad for someone who has just advanced to the junior division!

We cornered Mark and got him to share his thoughts on the Sport Unlimited/Spur Cape Classic, Cave Rock Challenge and Wimpy/Rossi Pro AM. Mark has been in exceptional form this year and began his onslaught with a well deserved win at the 4A rated Sport Unlimited/Spur Cape Classic, which was held in the Mother City, at the beginning of April.

The event didn’t kick-off in the grand fashion it did last year and the start was delayed due to lack of swell, which left the Western Province Bodyboarding Association (WPBA), playing catch up on the first day of competition.

Early rounds saw some of the best conditions of the contest, with riders being treated to glassy 3 to 4 foot bombs, at Caves, near Gordons Bay. In one of the most anticipated heats of the day, IBA Tour campaigner and current SA Champ,

“Mark has been surfing really well and making a good name for himself on the IBA Tour, and was looking set to win the heat, until storm took off on a good looking set wave doing a big ARS and riding out cleanly. Storm followed up with a little air revo as his back up score. Storm has been surfing well and getting good result in a few contests so he is defiantly a guy to look out for in the future”, said Watts of the heat.

Wattsy showed style early on busting smooth air revo’s and powerful flips to advance to the final day, where he, along with his fellow competitors had to struggle through the inconstant 2 to 3

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foot surf in order to stand any chance of making their respective finals.

Day 2 was marred by bad weather, unfavourable winds and for the better part of the day, less than desirable surf and it has to be said that it was looking like there would be a miserable end to what had promised to be such a good event.

Thankfully that wasn’t the case.

The WPBA were very fortunate this year to have been granted a substantial financial boost by the Western Cape Department for Environmental Affairs and Tourism, who contributed R15 000 towards the running of the contests and a further R17 000 towards the development of bodyboarding in the Cape.

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Mark McCarthy and his team showing the kids how it is done at the development clinic during the Cape Classic Gareth White Image

Competitors getting ready for their Cave Rock Challenge heat whilst a screamer unloads on the reef in the background.

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bodyboarding basics by, Mark McCarthy and his team of helpers - including Wattsy.

“The clinic started out with a brief demonstration from Mark McCarthy, showing the kids how to hold the board and what it’s all about followed by a few safety tips. The shy kids gingerly walked into the water and after about 10 minutes of helping the kids onto waves and seeing how stocked they got they started opening up and they we're loving it!

I’m really glad I got involved in this clinic and it was great to see the big smiles at the end of the session. Thanks to Deon Meyer and everyone else that was involved”, commented Wattsy on the clinic.

After a fun filled frolic the children settled down for a hearty meal, generously provided by Spur Steak Ranches, and participated in a beach cleanup with environmental organisation, Ocean Minded, which encourages beach goers to be more aware of their environmental impact when making use of our pristine beaches.

Going into the finals the ladies, boys and masters divisions had to deal with challenging 2 foot conditions that didn’t

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top - Ian Campbell scoops bottom - Ratt getting slotted Cave Rock - Stu Bradford Images make for spectacular competition, but to the surprise of all conditions improved drastically just as the DK division paddled out.

With regular 3 to 4 foot wedging sets rolling through the finals had shifted from being a complete disaster into an all out action packed affair with Wattsy doing battle against fellow finalists, Vaughn Harris, Mark McCarthy and Daniel Worsley.

Stoked with the change in conditions the riders went all out busting some of the sweetest flips and tweaked inverts seen in a SABA event final for quite some time.

“Throughout the day the waves were deteriorating rapidly and it wasn’t looking good for the finals. Spirits were pretty low and no one was looking forward to getting in the water again, but thankfully things seemed to turn in our favour. The wind turned off shore and the waves started to pick up. As we paddled out, Mark McCarthy, was probably my biggest threat just because we all know how good he is and what he is capable of. Daniel had been surfing smooth as ever and he is always very unpredictable so he was in the back of my mind. All the guys went hard holding nothing back and it was a great, high scoring final to win”, Carrying his form into the rerun of the Expression Session final Wattsy claimed his second win of the day with and walked away with the prize of a sport watch valued at R5000!

Next on the SABA circuit was a speciality event, which saw a select group of South Africa’s top bodyboarders take on the formidable might of one of South Africa’s most well-known reefs, Durban’s very own, Cave Rock.

Wattsy placed 9th overall in the competition in this eagerly anticipated contest and after a lengthily 2 year absence from competitive bodyboarding at Cave Rock, The Cave Rock Challenge pushed competitors to breaking point snapping boards and crushing egos as 6 foot beasts imploded on the shallow reef.

“The Cave Rock event has really been missed on our circuit since the last event and it was good to see the number of guys interested in being part of the event. The criteria for the event were for the contest to be held in good solid waves of 6 feet or bigger. I think it’s good to have this kind of event as it shows our sport in another light, beside the normal small wave venue of our other events. It was good to see guys like Wesley Fischer, Jared Houston, Mark McCarthy and Charles Pass doing well in this event and showing the rest of us how it’s done I guess”, said Watts.

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top left - A set, with a contestant peering into the maw. top right - Mark McCarthy claiming his Cave Rock challenge victory Stu Bradford Images

Organised by the Central Kwa-Zulu Natal Bodyboarding Association, and brought to you by the Fressh Toast Corporation, Hot Buttered, Custom X, Elemenohpee, Scott Hawaii and SurfHQ, the event format was simple.

Each rider had two rounds and the rider with the highest combined score would be declared the winner.

Cave Rock is a wave of serious consequence as discovered by David Lee, Robert Gray and Mark McCarthy whose boards all fell prey to the insatiable hunger of The Rock. Lee tried to sub a monster set wave and came up with a broken board, Gray tried to land a huge roll in the flats, which broke his board and, what many are calling the highlight of the contest, McCarthy launched a massive invert and tried to land it on his face (Go Boetie!), in the end severely creasing his board. According to fellow casualty David Lee, "that was the biggest invert I've ever seen!"

“Arriving at the beach on the morning of the event and seeing really good waves made everyone involved super keen to get out there and get a piece of the action. Rob grey ended up snapping his board on a massive roll and he had to swim to the beach and pick up the remains. Charles Pass came really close to getting a smack from a heavy Cave Rock local surfer after he dropped in on him on an absolute bomb. Ha ha, it was funny to watch, nice one Charlie brown!” commented Watts on the action.

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The earlier heats saw some of the best conditions and riders capitalised on the glassy hollow pits before the predicted Easterly wind began to deteriorate the near perfect surf, making more challenging for the riders to perform in the pounding surf.

Birthday boy, Jared “Jerry” Houston, impressed early on with a series of trademark high flying scissor-kick inverts, but unfortunately wasn’t able to sick any of the landings. Fellow Capetonian, Daniel Worlsey, and Southern KZN stalwart, Derek Footit, opened their accounts with a couple of flawless flips and Durban local, Charles Pass, took an early lead in the sickest move section of the contest when he landed a solid invert. Fellow Durbanite, Wesley Fischer, appeared unstoppable, but it was “Bay Boy”, Mark McCarthy, who took the R2500 winner’s cheque, and valuable SABA points, with his linking of solid barrel riding and air-roll-spin (ARS), combo’s.

Wes took second (R2000), with Charles Pass (R1500), and Jared Houston (R1000), claiming third and fourth respectively.

Mark also claimed his prize of a chocolate cake for the Sickest Move of the contest for the Invert that destroyed his board. Without hesitation Mark handed the award to Jerry in celebration of his birthday.

Good times!

Next we move to the South coast of KZN, for the 10th annual 4A rated Wimpy/Rossi Pro AM, which was held in Margate from, 25 – 27 April, and where Wattsy notched up yet another win in the Pro division - taking yet another step closer to claiming the overall win on the SABA circuit for 2009.

Hosted by the Southern KZN Bodyboarding Association, the contest kicked off with the running of the junior and pro divisions, in light offshore winds and improving conditions, but within the first few heats there were some major upsets as big names fell.

Cave Rock Challenge winner, Mark McCarthy, couldn’t capitalise on his recent form and was eliminated in round 1 along with local contenders, Derek Footit, and World Games finalist, David Lee. "To tell you the truth I was a bit stoked to see so many top riders get knocked early on. The more big names out, the better for me, but seriously it was a shock to see many people had fallen victim to Backline(the local watering hole), the night before the contest…ha ha”, said Watts of his fallen comrades.

Later in the day the inside banks at Margate Beach started to work and organisers surged forward fitting in as many heats as possible while the conditions were good. The pro’s took advantage of this and unleashed their skills on the wedging shore break.

Wesley Fischer stood head high above the rest with a massive ARS that scored him a solid 9.

Moving into the second day the weather and waves had taken a turn for the worse and the day began with sporadic downpours. Despite the change in conditions the waves were still highly contestable, but once all of the semi-finals had run contest director, Wayne Beekman, made the call to delay the running of the various

finals until high tide when the inside was expected to cook.

“Going into the finals I was feeling really good and my board was going really well. I’ve been working very closely with Rossi to fine tune my boards and it’s pretty much exactly what I’ve been looking for. The waves were small for the finals, but it’s to my advantage because I am quite a bit lighter than the other guys. Wesley Fischer and Jared Houston had been surfing really well throughout the whole event. Warren van der Merwe really was a dark house, but he was never one to count out, so it was going to be a hard heat all the way to the buzzer”, commented Watts on the finals.

Using his weight to his advantage Watts went on to claim his second SABA circuit win and with it inevitably claimed the overall win in the Pro division on this year’s tour.

“I am a very competitive person and I just hate losing. It’s been a difficult year for me and there has been a lot for me to deal with. I tried to stay focussed amongst the chaos and it didn’t bother me who I was surfing against or what I had to do, all I wanted to do was win. Yeah I won and yeah I’m very stocked about it, it’s what I really wanted to do and I’m glad

top - Dune Barker's DK bash inset - The judging tower JFK Images

that I have achieved it. I’ll be going back to collage after the wedge event and I’ll be focussing on my studies, so I will probably be low on the radar for a while. I’ll keep training and saving hard. I’m hoping to do Hawaii at the end of the year and I am really looking forward to it”, concluded Watts.

The organisers of the events would like to thank all who contributed towards making these events possible, but would especially like to thank their respective headlining sponsors: Sport Unlimited, Spur Steak Ranches, Fressh Toast Corporation (Hot Buttered, Custom X, Elemenohpee, Scott Hawaii), Wimpy and Rossi Bodyboards as well as the associated sponsors: Ocean Minded, The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Reef Wetsuits, Science Bodyboards, Arnette sunglasses, Bondi Blu, Aloe Up, Surf HQ, Factory 7, Lizzard and Surf M’Ocean.

WATTS SLAYS CIRCUIT! At the time of going to print, Mark “Boy Champs” Watts was crowned as the “King of the Wedge” for 2009 and with the win etched his name into the history books as the only rider to have claimed pro division wins at each of the main SABA Circuit events.

Congrats Champ from the sixty40 crew!

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Boychamp literally tearing the roof off another West Coast wave | marc Watts | alex turoy Š

The true Saffa traveller has finally settled into his new home of San Diego, but that won’t stop him from hopping to the Hawaiian islands | Brandon Foster | Nicola hugo Š

An unidentified ripper taking the bull by the horns at one of False bay’s lesser exposed locations | ufo | dean engela Š

WA ripper, Brendan Backshall, serious calm in the eye of the storm | brendan blackshall | Alex Turoy Š

A look of contentment as Greg slides into a room of liquid glass | Greg Frasier | Spex Š

Beyers Naude wrestling a foamball that is proving to be a worthy adversary | beyers | cobus Bosman Š

Interview with Flowcomp winner, Billy Tennant

Sixty40 Flow Pro #1 compete --------------------by Ian kruger 8

We took time out to chat to the winner of the first event of the sixty40 Flowtour, Billy Tenant, who is now leading the charge to win an all expenses paid trip to the opening of the Singapore Wavehouse.

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1)

Hey Billy, firstly, congrats on your win on home turf. Give us a bit of background as to how you got started on the D-Rex (The name of the main wave at the Wavehouse)?

Hi Ian, Thank you it was a hard fought battle but I am very stoked on my performance and the win. I got started on the D-Rex around 2003, started riding when the waves were bad and then started riding with friends, progressing and the journey began.

The D-rex is named after Durban, Durbanicus Rex.

2)

Even though the flowrider looks like an ocean wave it is far from it. Please explain some of the differences between riding waves in the ocean and on the flowrider?

Riding waves in the ocean compared to the flowrider is pretty similar but also totally different. First difference is obvious: chlorine – salt water. The second being that the ocean moves forward, so you are riding with the flow of the ocean compared to riding the flowrider, you are riding against the flow of the water as the water gets shot out at you from the front of the man-made wave, so you are constantly leaning forward and on your rail edge, sort of like riding against the current if that makes sense.

3)

With the difficulties that everyone who has ridden the D-rex has encountered, can you please offer some advice for beginners and new comers to the discipline?

All that you need to do is learn how to use and transition your body weight on the board and about rail control and how to drive out of the barrel, that is all you need to do, if you know how to bodyboard that is a plus but as I said it is all a learning curve and its like learning how to ride again. Wavehouse have qualified instructors that will teach you how to ride and give you the 101 on how to master the fabled D-Rex.

4)

You had an extensive tour of the USA quite recently, please fill us in on what you were doing over there and how the tour went?

I went over to the US in 2006 to work at a ski resort to save some money so that I could do the US Flowtour.

After that I moved out to California in 2007 to compete on the Flowtour.

I met some really cool guys and got to hangout with some of the pro’s, like Spencer Skipper, Eddie Solomon, Nelz, Manny Vargas, Paul Roach and Ross McBride. Ross even signed me to

No Friends and took care of me. The Whole crew was so tight and I even got some time off to do the BIA tour champs in Huntington Beach, where I got a 3rd in the Mens Final. Tamega owned the Pro division but was a really tight event and I was stoked to have competed.

The Flowtour was a long awaited dream of mine to get involved in and I had been waiting to get onto it and show the world what I can do and see whether I really am ranked amongst the other riders from around the world. The tour ran really well with 16 stops where I only did 7. Top 5 counting, I finished 1st overall on the US Flowtour circuit and was crowned 2007 US Champ where I got to compete at the World Champs in San Diego, CA. The event was huge with $2500 USD prize money up for grabs, I was very amped for it but at the end of the day I finished a close 2nd to an on form Tyler Danek (USA). I am keen to tackle the tour this year but I think I will go over for the inaugural Crysis All-star Jam which is held in August. It has been a dream come true to do the tour and a blessing. I am really excited to do it again soon.

it out. It is fun and when the waves are bad, there is nothing better than a 6ft chlorine barrel. Thanks Mom and Dad for the support and encouragement over the years and to the lord, all things are possible through him.

Support those that support you! Peace Congratulations once again to Billy for taking out the first event.

Keep your eyes peeled to www. sixty40.co.za for information about the second event on the sixty40 flowtour. www.wavehouse.co.za Boys Division 1 Trevor Karsten 2 Robbie Waites Amateur Division 1 Charles Pass 2 Miguel Cardosa 3 Mark McCarthy 4 Cameron Nelson

Dropknee Division 1 Wesley Fischer 2 Billy Tennant 3 Paul Munro 4 Stephen Janssens Pro Division 1 Billy Tennant 2 Stephen Janssens 3 Wesley Fischer 4 Cameron Nelson

5)

How was the event here in SA in comparison to the overseas events that you have participated in?

The event here was awesome. The crowd and bodyboarders from around the coastline pulled in for an epic event. Even world tour campaigners Mark McCarthy & Wesley Fischer came down to ride and perform and that is always good for local support and a treat for the crowd. The rain was a let down but I think in time it will get better. The events overseas are just at a world-class level because they have been running their tour for the last 5 years and this is one of our first, so with time the sport will progress in the right direction and can and will only get better, but all in all it was a really awesome and fun contest to be involved in.

6)

Any last words?

Yeah, thanks to Sixty40 for their support in the progression of the sport and all other sponsors. You guys are just grand! I would also just like to thank all my sponsors – Rip Curl, Reef Brazil footwear, Rossi Bodyboards and Wave Loch for all the support this year and for backing me on my journey to hopefully winning the 2009 world championship and to Red Bull for the Energy Drinks that are giving me the wings. Just a word of advice to youngster’s that would like to ride and get involved, come down and try

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the project Back to basics

The Project is a series of articles aimed at and explains the very basics of bodyboarding knowledge. exploring the core building blocks of bodyboarding knowledge and uncovering a few of the unspoken rules of understanding waves, conditions at surf breaks and riding technique.

The Project Volume 2: Water Dynamics

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Water Movement [1]

Key

Sand Rock Pier Water Flow Wave Crests Breaking Wave Whitewater

Ever wondered why you get stuck paddling in one position while other riders paddle out with seemingly no effort? While some people might blame their gear and others blame their fitness, it is most commonly because of poor positioning relative to the water movement around a break.

Water is always attempting to level itself out, which means that when a volume of water is pushed in one direction, any surrounding water will always try to fill the space left behind. As breaking waves push water forward toward the shore, the water is then forced to find a way back out to sea which creates a cycle of water pushing back out. This

water circulation varies in its intensity and layout from spot to spot, but with an awareness of what is happening with the water movement, it is not hard to figure a spot out.

Tip: Refer to Volume 1 of The Project to see illustrations of the water movement around various wave types The understanding of how water flows around a break will help you paddle out to the backline with minimum effort, avoid getting caught in nasty rip currents, avoid unnecessarily long beatings in the impact zone, and also find the safest or quickest way back to shore.

Water Circulation [1]

Sandbank/ Reef

Weaker Areas of Circulation

Impact Zone Paddle Direction

Tidal movement

The movement of water between the high and low tide marks creates a push and pull factor along the coastline which is widely spread and slower moving but still influences the water movement around surf breaks.

The amount of energy in the push-pull effect is greater during a spring tide and weaker during neap tides. The push of incoming tide works with the push of the waves which can help carry the swell energy. The pull of an outgoing tide adds to the water moving away from shore and might make rip currents more potent while also decaying some swell energy. The flow of tidal movement might 34 SIXTY40 BODYBOARDING MAGAZINE ISSUE 9

Stronger Areas of Circulation

even create rip currents when located near the mouth of a river, estuary or harbour, which channels a large volume of water through a narrow opening. The effect of tidal movement on waves varies from spot to spot around the world; some places the effect is unnoticeable but then at certain spots it can be the difference between a great session and a waste of time.

Key Areas

Rips & Channels [2]

> Analysis 8 Rip currents, or rips, are narrow bands of

strong water flow moving out to sea from near the shore, usually through a surf zone.

8 Channels are areas in the surf zone where waves seldom break, usually because it is deeper than the surrounding areas.

8 Rips and channels are formed by the circulation of water at a surf break. + At breaks where water is pushed against the shore, water will cycle back out to sea in rip currents that form channels. These rips should dissipate quickly once past the backline of waves. + At deep water reefs the water can dissipate more quickly into the deep channel and has less of a circulation effect.

Rips & Channels [2] Rips drag sand out to sea which creates a deeper channel and also a stronger rip Powerful waves also create deeper channels

+ Areas where waves run at an angle to the shore, like a point break, will create a longshore current.

8 The main factors that will create stronger rip currents. + Bigger surf which means a bigger volume of water moving in the cycle. + A constricted area of water such as small, rocky bay or pier that forces a smaller and more intense cycle. + The shape of the sea bottom: for example a shallow bank with a rut next to the bank creates a powerful flow toward the shore over the bank and forces more water to funnel out the

Rips dissipate in open water

deeper channel and create a focused and powerful rip. + Usually after a set of waves, the rip will become more powerful and then slow down between sets. So when sets are closely spaced, the water circulation should also become stronger.

8 Rip currents will also often form next to a fixed structure that channels the water flow, such as a pier, rock outcrop or headland, or a reef ledge > Approach 8 Use the rips to help paddle out past

A rip often forms next to fixed objects such as piers

the impact zone.

8 To escape a rip paddle sideways out of the pull direction and toward the push flow near where the waves are breaking.

8 Don’t waste energy on paddling directly against a rip, nature will usually win.

8 Watch other riders to see if the angles they paddle are working better.

8 Use land markers to constantly check positioning when strong rips are present.

Jumping Off Rocks Time the jump to land on the high water level of the surge and paddle on the retreating water

Approaching Wave

Retreating Surge

Normal Water Level

Shallow rocks become exposed as the water level drops ahead of the approaching wave

Impact Zone [3]

> Analysis 8 The area of the surf zone where the waves are typically pitching and breaking is the impact zone.

8 The impact zone is the area with the most dominant shoreward push.

8 This is a common and often nasty place to get stuck after riding a wave.

8 Some breaks, especially shallow ones, can have a lot of water moving around the impact zone which makes it harder to paddle.

8 Waves that wrap radically can keep

pushing water into the impact zone from the side which might be difficult to escape quickly 8 Not all breaks have perfect channels and the rip will pull through an area of the impact zone. In this case, finding the outwards water flow will still help with getting through the zone more quickly.

interfere with other wave riders.

8 Paddle diagonally or sideways out of the impact zone and find the cycle flow into the channel.

8 It might even be faster and easier to paddle towards the shore and use the rip to get out rather than trying to power out against the push of the impact zone.

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the project Back to basics Impact Zone [3] Quick escape route using weaker flow Impact Zone Using the strongest flow to paddle out more easily when stuck in the middle of the impact zone

Escape route when caught behind the peak

Paddling Out [4]

> Analysis 8 The best place to paddle out from depends mostly on the water movement and individual paddling ability.

8 Watching other riders can indicate a tried and tested jump spot, but rather than mindlessly following them, try to understand the water movements to use them in the best way.

8 To choose a jump spot + Find a spot that allows the quickest or easiest route into a channel or the backline. + Watch the foamy water after a wave to spot for any currents and tricky turbulent areas.

+ Watch for shallow rocks or banks that will need to be avoided > Approach 8 Breaks with heavy shorebreaks or closeout sections. + Use or counteract any cross shore drift when aiming for a particular channel. + Time the paddle with the end of a set to use the stronger rip current and avoid getting caught in the impact zone.

8 Breaks with rocky shorelines + Jumping off rocks is tricky, be careful of walking over loose and slippery rocks and watch for waves washing over rocks.

+ Choose a position near a channel between rocks and watch where the waves push in and suck out. + Be aware of submerged rocks that become exposed as the water level drops when water sucks into an oncoming wave. + Time the jump just before the last wave stops pushing over the rocks and paddle on the higher water level pulling away from the rocks. Avoid jumping too soon and getting pushed backwards over the rocks or jumping too late and hitting exposed rocks as the water level drops.

Paddling Out: Reef Scenario [4]

Jump spot with the shortest paddle out

Avoid areas with tricky turbulence Jump spot with the safest paddle out

Paddling In [5]

> Analysis 8 Getting to shore at a beachbreak is usually simple, with nasty rips being the most common problem. Use the techniques discussed above to tackle rip currents.

8 Problems with getting to shore are mostly associated with rocky shorelines where waves washing over rocks can be difficult to negotiate safely 8 Watch for areas where the waves push most calmly or predictably, usually towards the end of the wave or behind an outcrop of rocks.

8 Take care of deep channels next to rock ledges that can have powerful surges of 36 SIXTY40 BODYBOARDING MAGAZINE ISSUE 9

movement both in and out along the ledge and vertically with a change in water level. > Approach 8 Ride or paddle to the chosen landing point watching for submerged rocks and ledges.

8 Preferably ride the last wave of a set in and be aware of any other waves behind it.

8 Find a good platform to get grounded on and clear from the next wave; usually larger, flatter and sloped rocks are the best.

8 If standing up and climbing out is not an option then: + Use a surge of water to get onto the ledge by paddling hard just behind a wave or surge to get on top of the ledge. + Get grounded to avoid being pulled back

off the ledge by tucking your feet or knees under the board and planting them firmly on the rock as the surge drains away + Clear out before the next surge hits 8 Watch for other waves washing over the rocks while climbing out 8 If caught over shallow rocks with a wave approaching: + Find secure footing and face the oncoming wave + Either brace against the whitewater or jump over it depending on the size + If you lose balance and get washed over the rocks then tuck your arms and legs in and try find another grounding point just before the water sucks out again.

Paddling Out: Beach Scenario [4]

Allow some space to drift with sideshore current

Jump spot with the shortest paddle out

Jump spot with the safest paddle out

Paddling Onto Rocks Paddle behind an approaching surge and quickly get feet or knees down before the water level drops away Approaching Wave

Pushing Surge

Normal Water Level Exposed ledge becomes submerged as the water level rises with the surge of the approaching wave

Paddling In [5]

Landing spot with the shortest paddle in

Landing spot with the safest paddle in

Conclusion

Experienced riders often seem to move around with fluid ease in the water and this is largely due to the knowledge gained from years of experiencing the water dynamic around different surf breaks, even if they didn’t think about it at the time.

Using these guidelines will hopefully assist to speed up this essential yet seldom mentioned learning curve. Being aware of the subtleties of water movement and knowing how to react can dramatically improve your sessions, and especially when pushing yourself to ride new spots or bigger and heavier waves. F

Disclaimer The Project is a guideline only, intended to encourage personal awareness and knowledge of the ocean and not dangerous behavior. Always be careful and use common sense around the ocean.

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Create is the section of the mag usually reserved for those of us with artistic flair. The few for whom their creativity is often more than just a way of life or a means to an end. For this issue we thought that we would get in touch with a far more rustic art form, the art of farming, and believe you me, it is an art form. I mean, have you ever tried to grow anything other than the mandatory bean growing exercises in grade 1?

Rob is 24 years old and has lived on his family farm his entire life. Rob’s Dad was born on the farm, in Rob’s bedroom! Not only does he have soil encrusted under his fingernails; it is running through his veins. Farming is, in a sense, his birth right!

Q: We hear that you are a farmer and that is fairly unusual these days.

What encouraged you to become a farmer?

A: My roots, the inner farmer in me!

Ha ha, but seriously my Grandfather Lennie Starke, made such a success of our farm, after he passed away it has gone down hill, but now that I have started running the farm full time my mission is to bring it back to the way it

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was and even better! My mother played a very big roll in encouraging me and is still helping me with all the challenges I face at the farm. Thanks Mom, you’re a legend!

like a farmers market, wine tasting, deli, organic veggies and herbs, annual music festivals, fishing and mountain biking trails.

Q: Cool, so you are following family tradition. What exactly do you farm?

Q: Now we have heard that this wine you make is pretty darn good. How is that side of your business going?

A: Lol that’s me hey, Farmer Rob! The farm has gone through a lot of changes, but at the moment, we are renting out beautiful cottages in a secluded area of the property, selling off grapes, which I am currently making wine from, and growing chickens to sell free range eggs, the pigs are on the way too! The farm is transforming slowly back to the way it was 25 years ago and will consist of all Life Style activities in the future

A: It’s going really well. I made my first Cabernet Sauvignon in 2006, which I recently bottled and is drinking very nicely. This year I made my first Dry Rose and I will be bottling it shortly.

The wine is make is made on a very small scale out of my garage which is called ‘Garagiste Wine Making’, so I only produce a limited number of bottles.

From next year on I will be going much bigger in quantity and will be making

create 3 different styles of wine, so it should be sick!

Q: As you know, I also heard about the fire on your farm. Could you give us a rundown of how it all went down?

A: Ja man, we where in a really bad situation when an electricity post sparked and set a tree on fire at 5am.

By the time we saw it was raging and out of control, after 4hrs of battling the blaze with 5 fire trucks and all the support we could get from our neighbours and family we managed to stop it from burning my uncle's house down. Unfortunately the wind was strong and it managed to jump into my vineyards burning about 1 hectare of vines, BLEEEEEAK MAN! At least no got hurt!

Q: That’s heavy, but you are right. No one got hurt so not all is lost. What is your plan of action now that you have lost some of your vines?

A: Unfortunately, we will have to pull out the vines and plant new ones which will take 5 years before they bare fruit!

Q: You mentioned that you also farm chickens. Why chickens and do you have any plans to start supplying KFC? A: Ha ha ha ha! Never man, why buy steroids when you can eat KFC? Those chickens are pumped with drugs! I will only be selling free range eggs and will supply deli’s, guest houses and

restaurants as well as to the general public. It will be another source of income for the farm and they produce great fertilizer that you can put into the vineyards making the soil very rich with nutrients. It all started with my granny and her passion for the chickens and just the fact that the free range eggs she got from her chicks were just too damn tasty, thought I’d share it with everyone else so they can taste the difference!

Q: What other “farm like” activities are you into that I probably don’t know about?

A: We do crazy things on this farm man, cow tipping, rallying in my fields with rental cars, making phoofi slides that occasional break due to bad knots, we drive our bakkie alongside our dam wall and ski behind it and skiing with my cousins monster jet ski travelling 60km/h on water and falling so hard that you sometimes skim right up on the dam wall (achieved mostly by my cousin Yeager)!

Q: What in your opinion is the biggest positive aspect to farming?

A: I guess the fact that it is always challenging and there never is a dull moment and always room for improvement! The closeness to nature and what it can give back to you as a result. I love to see the “before and after” of when you put an idea to practice and watch how it develops from nothing to something great, it is really satisfying! In general it is about caring enough to make a difference

and loving what you do!

Q: What are your biggest hurdles as a farmer or low points?

A: Time would be my biggest hurdle.

Farming is very time consuming and takes up a lot of your energy and hard work to make things happen. The farm is in a bad way at the moment and it bothers me every time I look at all the potential of this property. From an income point of view it takes a lot longer before you see the results, so you always have to think ahead. At the moment cash flow is a problem, but as soon all my ideas and ventures start to progress, things will be a lot better and I will be able to re-store the farm to the glamorous farm it used to be in my Grandfather’s days.

Q: In closing is there anything you would like to say to anyone considering becoming a farmer?

A: Make sure you have a friendly bank manager!!! Lol, seriously it all boils down to passion, without that in any trade you won't go far. Farming is hard work, but passion will help you through it. Set yourself a goal and just do it without looking back!

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Rob putting his hard labour to good use at an undisclosed location.

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Haole is the Hawaiian word for foreigner/tourist and is commonly followed by the term ‘Beat it, kook!’ and here’s a solid piece of advice, if you hear it shouted in your direction, make a swift exit.

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It’s a hot late summer arvo and the Ed and I finally manage to pull them out the pit for long enough and get a sit down with some of the crew that made up this year’s Saffa consignment to hit the motherland of waves: The North Shore, Oahu Hawaii. Hoale hating capital of the world. Sixty40 issue 8 has literally just come off the press and Boetie, Jerry and Mark ‘Pekchamp’ Watts peer to check the cover out. They all know shots have started to stream in, shots of them, sick ones, but then realise it’s not of any of them but Dre. Now in his 12th year as a professional bodyboarder. An air of disinterestment creeps in with Dre’s rather large looking freeze frame air drop and Jerry goes off at the sickness that is Cobus Bosman getting pitted ridiculously perfectly in a lime green cavern at the Box. I can’t help but think that they were probably just over seeing water shots of Keiki, with a rider air dropping his takeoff.

Clockwise from the top.

Jared Houston during one of his Pipe heats Image by Luke Shadbolt Hawaiian Rainbow Image by Spex Alistair Taylor at Pipe Image by Luke Shadbolt Spex dropping into a Keiki Bomb Kelly Cestari

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The crew was mostly split up and on the 7 mile miracle at different times this season criss-crossing bike paths with one another as departure and arrival dates coincided randomly. Mark Watts reckons people were saying it was generally a bad season but that he is stoked none-the-less because he was able to “find little comforts zones out there and get more and more into it. Maybe it’s ‘cause it was like my 2nd season there but I was just so stoked to be there.”. Boetie pipes up that it was just as good as any other season. He adds that the biggest part for him is the mates and being there with them, experiencing it with them.

Getting to surf with the Saffa pack every day.

Just generally being part of a minority crew on the Shore and being proudly South African bodyboarders busting big like we always do.

Some Aussie surf mag is even calling it the best season ever.

It’s not easy when you’re a handful of guys getting by minimally and you’re up against 100 or so fully sponsored Aussie groms who get daily pocket money from their sponsors.

Jerry with no uncertainty gives it 10/10. Being his first mission there and considering the work and effort he himself knows he put in he reckoned it was one of the most epic times of his life. Hard to imagine how he must have felt when he so unluckily got knocked out in his second heat at Pipe. Although he was a late sleeper and Mr Naked always trying to snuggle up and show his bum to everyone, the experience he gained is invaluable. He almost seems as if he aged a few years from the experience. Even sporting some fluff on the face these days.

The beginning of the season: Boetie, being from the Bay, was a boer with a plan at the end of last year’s season. He stashed some

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bikes in black bags under the house where he was staying. Before he got over this year he sent “Papa Smurf” Specker and Mark to go and get them for him. They of course could use them before Boetie arrived, Boetie having already thought to himself: “Awesome! Bikes all oiled up and running perfectly when I arrive”.

Instead they’d been stolen, probably by some deranged Hawaiian meth head. Papa Smurf then cleverly lead Boetie to believe there was a prime bike awaiting his arrival anyway as he had “made a plan for his Boetie”. Sacha can fix anything. Unluckily for Boetie Sacha failed to mention the missing seat and broken chain that managed about 3 pedals before cutting feet. Boetie reckoned the bike was overs and that he’d need to buy a new one anyway, that is, until Sacha pulled out a Leatherman and declared he would carve a wooden seat for the bike. Environmentally friendly, bru.

Boetie explains this didn’t go to plan leaving a seriously bummed Specker.

Accommodation 08/09 sounds rad by all accounts and it seems like the crew were pretty sorted. Mark stayed at Rocky Point in the 662 Mob house and reckons “I just ran everywhere.

It was kiff.”. Jerry also ran everywhere. Naked.

Probably. Watts had the luxurious 5 star deal you see in the travel sections of newspapers.

His own room, his own bed that sort of vibe.

Pure Hawaiian extravagance. Cost him long Dollar though. He rates the 662 Mob were pretty chilled this year, not their usual buzzon selves. “They were getting the job done.

Everyday there were waves they were on it, getting shots, getting waves. They got some sick video footage and the video that’s coming out is gonna be pretty prime.” says Mark. Jerry had a sick setup with the Liquorish family and was lucky to be down the road from Boetie and Specker’s studio flat and opposite from where

Car thy Mark

Al Taylor and Carla were.

Conversation turns to Saffa rider of the season and as Mark spent the most part of the early season cruising with Sacha, Oros, Stu Bradford and Ratt, Specker is his standout. Charging sick Pipe hard, it’s easy to believe when you see that poster of that wave he got the double bird from Jamie O’ – king of Pipe – on. Let alone the ones he was getting up on the knee for. Just super committed to put his time in at Pipe and prove himself. Boetie also commends Sacha even though they didn’t get to surf too much together. “People were saying he was just surfing lank well” he says. Boetie spent most of his time with Jerry who was also busting big as always and charging large monsters trying to be beast master. Listening to McCarthy describe Jared’s fisrt heat in the Pipe contest helps you understand just how committed and talented Jerry is, albeit slightly tweaked in the head sometimes with his rather large wave selection tactics. Nobody had been going Backdoor all day ‘cause it was just too gnarly and big and closing out. Like massive messy Pipe. Jerry hadn’t had a good start to his heat and Sacha and McCarthy where just cringing a bit on the beach in front of the arena watching him get a little double teamed. It was midway through the heat and Jerry hadn’t opened his account yet and then swung around and took off on a monster Backdoor wave, got a long solid pit and came out. He was rewarded by the judges for his effort and commitment and needed roughly a 6.5 to advance. Luckily for Jerry someone was watching over him and he was able to paddle back out through Backdoor – something that should take you 15 minutes to do if you didn’t die trying. Virtually on the stroke of the end of the heat he got the wave he needed and landed a massive roll on a Pipe beast. McCarthy and Specker were just

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Clockwise from top (this page and the next): > Mark McCarthy invert at OTW - Lee Kelly photo > Mark Watts @ Keiki - Spex photo > Mark Watts negotiating a night time bike ride on one of the many bike paths - Spex photo > Andre pulling into a perfect one during one of his Pipe heats - Luke Shadbolt photo > Spex, Stuart Bradford and Oros early morning surf check - Stuart Bradford photo jumping up and down and hugging each other on the beach like he had won the whole contest. Boetie said that it made his whole trip worthwhile, “You know, see the guys perform, to see the guys make it when it’s really tough and when you really need to you know. I had the biggest smile on my face.”. Jerry himself gives the kudos to Specker and says of Boetie “I’ve never really got to surf much with Mark or even really got to know him so it was just sick to surf with him, get to know him and see him charge hard. He was charging hard for sure.”. Sacha’s 4 months on the North Shore this season are sure to put him in a solid mindset going into the World Tour this year. It’s not every day you score a 3rd in the Pipe DK finals. Pappa Smurfs friendly nature made it easy for him to bond and get to know the local Hawaiian guys which in turn made it easier and more relaxed for the Saffa crew in general.

We definitely turned heads this year in Hawaii according to Boetie. Something that worries him though is what riders are coming through below Jerry, Ratt, Stu and Mark. Where is the fresh talent he wonder’s. I guess we cannot be blamed with the professionalism of South African bodyboarding only now coming to the forefront in South Africa with guys like McCarthy, Wes Fischer and Specker doing the tour. Corporate’s are beginning to realise the importance of getting behind these guys and endorsing what they are trying to accomplish within the sport.

Maybe this is what the sport needs locally: a re-look at the way sponsorships

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are structured and layed out for the top riders. A structure that will allow them to focus more on the professionalism of their riding, not one where they worry about how they’re going to be able to get a new board. Mark Watts rekindles a story of how this season he was met on arrival at Honolulu by Billy Thiel, a childhood hero and icon of his whom he had never met and a well campaigned North Shore veteran. You can just tell how appreciative and stoked Watts is in his voice with this gesture and this is a prime example of what we need to restore in the sport he himself explains to us. Heroes. Especially special for him was that he was from his hometown of Durban – somewhere where the name Billy Thiel is legendary. A Troy type of guy. Maybe we need to build solid heroes within the sport again, go back to the old school. Support them fully and let younger ou’s strive to be better and get their level of riding up to that level so that they too can be sponsored and go to Hawaii and charge Pipe with their heroes.

Pappa Smurf was definitely the guiding guru and a bit of a Kingsley Holgate for the crew this year. Always amped on helping the ou’s wherever he could. If you ate kak food, Spex would tell you. He made healthy smoothies for you every morning and he also inspires moustaches worldwide. Boetie recalls a morning that nobody was amped to get up for the early surf. Sacha had no wetsuit and it was still dark. Normally the crew is aroused to the

sound of Sacha making them all a smoothie but this time around, it was Boetie slicing and dicing up an energy boosting concoction.

You know, return the favour kind of vibes. Of oats and water! Not stoked apparently Sacha was cussing words like ‘peanut butter’ and ‘banana’ and ‘protein shake’ at poor Boetie for a while. But then again, oats make your forearms strong for double handed Bay cutbacks I hear so one can’t really blame Boetie for his thinking.

Buzz-on on the North Shore this year goes to Ratt. The crew did have one pretty prime party after the Pipe contest though. Boetie says nobody was allowed to do the Mickey’s challenge this year unfortunately, drink six Mickey’s or more. Apparently Pappa Smurf is responsible for this emphasising the amount of chemicals in it. They settled on buying ‘32’ packs of Moose Head. Clearly Hawaiians don’t mess around with ‘6 packs’ and choose rather to roll gang star. It emerges that every Friday was pretty much braai day though and the crew would get together and chill a bit and tan some meat. Ratt, with his new Aussie accent and seemingly Kwashiorkor shaped body, would organise the chicks and at a stage wondered around showing off a scar obtained at Backdoor claiming it was from charging a 10 foot beast to impress his lady guests. One of these braai’s however did turn into probably one of the sickest and most epic surfs some of the crew will ever have. 11pm Friday night with most people getting their buzz on. The swell isn’t raging so you can pretty much be guaranteed a less crowded surf in the morning. But why wait?

It’s a full moon and there is enough light to see properly. Oros, Watts, Ratt, Stu Bradford and Spex decided to run down to the beach at Pipe and check it out. Watts says it looks way bigger at night and that they could see white water breaking. The crew hung on the beach for a bit contemplating what has to be one of the sketchiest things imaginable – surfing Pipe at pretty much the biggest it probably could have been ridden in the dark because you only really see the waves jack up on the reef really late. Eventually they decided that the notion of all these individual factors coming together again to produce the same results was virtually impossible and that they’d never get to experience this again.

Just before 12 after another mission back to get their equipment they found themselves back on the beach again and putting on fins watching the surf explode over the reef.

Watts explains he’d never thought about surfing at midnight and here he was about to paddle out at the world’s most famous wave.

What must have taken place next must have been insane to see and be a part of. “Waves would rise up, these big dark black figures pitching, 3, 4, 5 meters away and then ou’s would just come out of pits screaming and just so amped. It ended up being the most memorable thing I’d ever done in my whole entire life. “ froths Mark on the session. “We ended up surfing from about 12 to like 2.30 in the morning and we got home and I was just so stoked.” He goes on. Sensibly they had been able to suss out where the perfect take off spot was and could judge it from milling in the channel for a bit on the shoulder.

Sentimentally it’s hard to understand why

more people don’t do this on the North Shore those 5 guys must have thought to themselves afterwards.

These guys are going to keep on keeping on returning over and over to the motherland of waves. Everything you can imagine, the long flights, the no sleeping, 2 days of hell, the cost. It all evaporates when you arrive.

Everything you had imagined about Hawaii and how your experience is going to be is there but its way better than the images you had formed in your head. The sand is richer, the water clearer and bluer and why wouldn’t the waves be better too. Jerry says he will definitely be going back to see their adopted pet, Kwashi, at Foodland who went missing a week before he left. Kwashi is a cross between a chicken and a quail – with the body of Ratt and eats dough all day. He has min feathers and no friends. Jerry would like to send a shout out to him wherever he is if he reads this. Hopefully he is safe and fine with his family. Boetie closes us out by reminding us that guaranteed every time they went out there they’d play ‘first to 5’. This would be the guy to do an air forward, reverse air, back flip, get a barrel and do an invert first and the other ou’s would then chase it. The pressures there too. It’s always there. Whenever and wherever you are, its Hawaii, the pressure is going to be there. This pushes everyone’s levels and that’s sick – that’s what this is all about. Now I know why that other mag is calling it the best season ever. And we weren’t even there. Good times. Aloha. F

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