Sixty40 Bodyboarding Magazine #21 - The Age of Majority

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Sunday afternoon my phone rang “Jonty, Shindo and Rob from California are flying in to Cape Town and heading to Skeleton Bay. Are you keen?”

Suddenly my weekend went from average to awesome. Tickets were booked Monday morning and in the space of 24 hours the mission was on!

Making the mission to Namibia had been on my bucket list ever since hearing rumours of the wave and seeing the clip of “Corey’s Left” on Lost.tv and finally it was happening.

Flying with Duncan Scott from PE, we met Seth Phitides on the flight over and listening to his stories of his first trip only served to ramp up the anticipation. I still remember saying “Hey I only need that one wave to make this trip.” In all honesty I had no idea this swell was going to turn into the “Biggest Ever” “Code Brown” “8-10 foot” swell that greeted us on Thursday. Had I known I would have slept a little lighter that first night.

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Sundaran ‘Shindo’ Gillespie and Rob Crompton from Santa Cruz picked us up from the airport Wednesday and we headed straight out to the sand spit for a warm up session. Thank God we did as Thursday morning dawned with thick fog and you could barely make out the wave. At least I had some reference from the day before. What transpired over the 48 hours was mind blowing to say the least.

Spring low tide also coincided with the peak of the swell Thursday and some of the waves I saw reeling down the sand point were unlike anything I had ever seen.

After a lunch break Thursday we were all feeling a little intimidated. Mutant sets were thundering down the point literally turning inside out and the peanut gallery on the beach was in full effect. It was maxing and it was time to put on our big girl panties and suit up. It was during this Thursday afternoon session that I got that one wave. I was in the lower half of the point when a set came through and I was in position. From the first bottom turn scoop the wave set up perfectly and I was locked in. I just kept going and going in the barrel, past Donovan Bassett and then later Koa Smith both shouting and hollering as I flew by. Time stands still when you are locked into a perfect one at Skeleton Bay and it leaves you speechless unable to truly describe what just happened. The long walk back up the point gives you some time to try and piece it all together.

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Thursday and Friday were two special sessions and everyone was charging. From Seth Phitides and his crew of John Catlin, Wayne Beekman and Greg Frazer to Donovan Bassett, Wesley Potts, Bryn Cooper and everyone else I didn’t get to meet.

The camaraderie and stoke shared by all wave riders in and out of the water over that swell was incredible and just solidified a special trip!

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Tristan // Long Beach // by Simon Heale

We reached a milestone, 21 issues of bringing bodyboarding to you, our readers. We are extremely proud of this achievement but are also privileged to watch South African bodyboarding reach amazing heights.

In this issue we document one of our favourite international travel destinations, Indonesia, through the eyes of 3 separate people. We charge into the thick of the Skeleton Bay swell of the year and catch up with our World Flowboarding champ, Billy Tennant. We have one of our largest galleries ever and to top it all off, we profile our World Junior Champion, Tristan Roberts.*

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*At the time of publishing , Tristan has gone on to win the Gold Medal at the ISA World Bodyboarding Champs in the open men’s division. He also narrowly missed the title in the u18 division H E taking silver.

A Unbelievable G E achievements.

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// NIKLAAS MARTIN BY TARA MOLLER

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With over 18 000 islands, the Indonesian archipelago has been a wave riding mecca. The added bonus for Saffa travellers is that the local currency, the rhupee, is relatively good value for money when handing over our hard earned Rands. What follows is the accounts of three separate trips over our winter pezariod to the islands which should have you saving those hard earned Rands for your own trip to your piece of paradise.

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I N D O 3WAYS # 01 Years ago I had ordered a couple Movement magazines online. Paging through the one I came across an article of BP trekking through Java and finding this remote little bay that had not your typical Indo type waves but more like ledging warping mutants.

On either side of this beautiful white sandy bay, were rock headlands, mini islands if you can call em that. Breaking towards one another, almost in sync with each other was a ledgy, gnarly looking left and right.

FROM THAT DAY I MADE A PROMISE TO MYSELF THAT ONE DAY I’LL SURF THAT PLACE!

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ive years on and a lot of research, emails and endless nights on Google earth, I had discovered this beautiful little bay secluded in the dense Java jungle.

There was nothing now that was gonna stop me from getting on a plane, trekking from city to city, village to village and surfing these two waves I had dreamed of for endless years. Speaking to good mates Yettie , Oros & Kim Oliff about this dream destination, before I could lay head to pillow and dream yet again, ous were in, tickets were booked and we were on our way.

Our trip started in South Sumatra getting mad waves and having good times. But that story is for

another day. The highlight of the trip was finding this little bit of paradise in Java.

This place we shall call Wave Palace due to a lot of the surfing community wanting to keep this lil gem a secret for as long as they can, is truly an amazing place. It took us a flight or two, a crazy drive through the narrow roads in the jungle at night but was all worth the endless uncomfortable hours squished in a car praying that our driver would get us there alive.

Walking down the path to Wave Palace the first morning and been greeted by the Unicorn (left) and the Wolverine (right) was an experience I cannot explain. A tear even rolled down my cheek as after years n years of dreaming, endless hours spent reading that same article and gazing at BP in those shots, I was finally here. And I was with good mates who charge n shred, I knew we were in for truly amazing times.

Before I divulge into how epic the Unicorn and Wolverine are, I have to mention the place we stayed at. It is owned n run by Rod, an ex pat Aussie who

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was a semi pro surfer in his day that left his homeland for greener pastures and that he did find.

Rod is the best host a guest can find! He made our trip one never to forget and we felt rite at home from the second we arrived.

There were plenty of nights after endless hours surfing the spots getting burnt to a crisp by the cruel Indo sun, sipping on a Bintang or five hearing Rod's epic tales of indo discoveries.

Or the countless jokes n chirps

the man dishes out. There was never a dull moment with Rod! And that’s what one needs while travelling to surf destinations, it’s not just about the waves you score, the beautiful sites you see, it’s also about the people you meet, the experiences you share and feeling comfortable in the places you stay at.

Rods surf resort is top notch too!

I’ve never been to the Mentawai's but seeing the resorts in mags and vids, Rods resort was on par,

if not better. Its situated rite on the beach, has a massive infinity pool in front that overlooks the Unicorn and Wolverine. This was the place to be after a long day in the surf n sun, relaxing in the pool in the evenings sipping on a cold vitamin B was the daily routine.

Five star accommodation in remote Indo, what more can you ask for!?

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CHASING UNICORNS Chasing Unicorns by Jot de Lauwere

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UNICORN & WOLVERINE

The Wolverine is another story! It’s a beast! It’s Unicorns angry brother What can I say about these two that doesn’t wait for anyone! Shorter, mutants of nature!? A left and a right intense and more warping than its running, slabbing and then puking dear sister! More unpredictable than their insides out at one another...

Juju at a rally speech! Each wave totally different to the last! Shallower Once you arrive at this lil bay of pure and unforgiving! beauty, you don’t want go anywhere else! Hollow ledging lefts and rights We had our fun here but the spitting wave after wave breaking in Unicorn definitely stole the show, shallow water over razor sharp coral, our hearts and cracked poor Oro’s what more can a booger ask for? ribs in the process.

The Unicorn we called the left, was due to the fact that you just never got that perfect one you wanted. You saw her, you tried to catch her, she was beautiful in so many ways yet she was hard to tame! After each wave you thought to yourself “I should’ve gone deeper, I could’ve hit that instead of riding the barrel, next one a big flip instead of an invert, if it had only gassed a bit more, I should’ve stalled.”

This kept us wanting more n more!

It kept us paddling back wave after wave wanting to get that perfect one, the one we saw when we paddled out, the one that got away. She is there the beautiful Unicorn, she is just hard to catch and tame.

In a nutshell....best waves in Indo I’ve ever got, best spot I’ve seen, best resort I’ve stayed in, the most beautiful location in Indo I've been too, best mates to travel with, most awesome people I met along the way, memories and good times I’ll never forget!

So get out there, travel, step out of your comfort zone, travel with good mates, learn new things, experience different cultures, meet new people, eat something weird, stare at beauty, drink a Bintang, have good times, laugh at the unexpected, play games of kings, puke, explore, expand your mind, As I write this I’m longing to go back call something proper, never and catch that Unicorn! And it just regret anything, miss home n might happen in August again! loved ones, destroy something beautiful, crack a rib, fear the We had plenty of barrels, ramps, good Wolverine, cry when you have times, highs, lows, fear, smiles and to leave and go and try catch pain (ask Oros) at our dear Unicorn. a Unicorn!

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I N D O 3WAYS # 0 2 WHILE SITTING ON THE BRIEF FLIGHT FROM KUALA LUMPUR TO BALI, THE ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTIONS STARTED TO OVERWHELM ME. THE FACT THAT YOU ARE HEADING TO A TROPICAL PARADISE MAINLY FOR WAVES MAKES A PERSON ECSTATIC, BUT ANXIOUS TOO AS YOU WONDER IF THOSE TEMPERAMENTAL WAVES WILL ACTUALLY MAKE THEIR JOURNEY ACROSS TO THESE INCREDIBLE ISLANDS.

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s the aeroplane's wheels hit the tarmac, the realisation impacts one as soon as the arrival doors open, the feeding frenzy ignites with the amount of tourists, taxi drivers, random helpers, and every uncle’s brother’s son trying to get some cash off you. Despite the frenzy there is light at the end of the tunnel as you find a taxi and get to your destination.

That destination was Canggu, to be specific Echo Beach, which is home to a wave that’s practically built for bodyboarders. The black volcanic sand isn’t the most inviting element, but as the wave unfolds on this iconic stretch of beach, the peaks, air bowls and barrels are electrifying. Once all your energy has been consumed by the wave, you get on your scooter and zip away to taste the local cuisine. Travelling on the SA Rand is rough as we all know, so getting amongst the welcoming locals and enjoying their unique food is a must. My staple diet involved the famous nasi or mie goreng – rice and noodles Indo style.

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Indo through my eyes By Dane Beales

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Indo through MY EYES Indo through my eyes By Dane Beales

My travel partner during Indonesia was this wonderful Norwegian girl called Hilde, a.k.a my personal photographer. Hilde and I stayed in Canggu for a fair bit soaking up all the sun rays and waves.

When Echo beach is big the place gets dominated by international bodyboarders and meeting them was epic. In the water I met an Australian guy who told me exactly how to get to this amazing intimidating wave in Java...so I put my head down and did some research.

In between the booging missions we wanted to see the culture which is unbelievable with Ubud being the artistic capital of Bali with temples, monkeys and rice paddy fields surrounding it. While in Ubad I looked at the charts and saw the pieces were lining up for a cracker of a day at Padang Padang. Straight onto the scooter for 1hour and 30mins then BAM, Padang was 6-10ft with only like 50 people out, haha.

The crowd was massive but I did get some picture perfect barrels.

I was mentally and physically exhausted from the Padang session then we scootered back to Canggu to prepare for the party islands of Gili’s. Gili’s had no waves but the food markets, bars and snorkelling with turtles were awesome. The water was a breathtaking blue, contrasting with the pure white coral sand beaches. The days flew by then we realised the next destination was upon us...Now where?

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The travels took us to Lombok, but Mother Nature didn’t deliver and waves didn’t arrive. But this didn’t stop us from sightseeing and exploring Lombok’s jagged coastline. We decided to take a series of buses to Lakey Peak in Sumbawa. This ended up being an 18hr journey involving a normal taxi, shuttle bus, slow bus and finally a scooter taxi (ojek). The buses had live chickens, farm produce & shady drivers. Eventually and agonisingly we crawled our way to Lakey peak arriving at 8pm after a 4am start. The best sleep was had that night! As the sun rose I woke up to pumping Lakey Peak & Lakey Pipe. The two waves are 200m apart and were big round barrels around 6-12ft.

Now during all this madness I was researching about getting to Java. This for me was the penultimate destination of the trip and I was willing to do anything to get there. We decided to fly from Sumbawa to Java. We arrived in Java, to be greeted by the manic mayhem of scooters, buses, street vendors and people.

Our searching skills were put to the test to find this infamous remote fishing village in Java. Fast forward another 4hr shuttle bus and one local bakkie taxi we were there... WATU!!!

The place was so remote that the closest wifi was an hour’s drive away, which is hard to find in this technology driven world. My heart dropped as we drove in as I saw an 8ft set release its power over the shallow reef.

My first session was a six hour blur involving beatdowns, cuts, barrels and boosts. The left at Watu is unpredictable but perfect simultaneously. The take off is a slingshot into a barrel then air bowl. The one thing that makes or breaks a place is the people...

The bodyboarders I met were from all round the world such as Puerto Rico, UK, Reunion Island, SA and Australia, were amazing. Each and every person was so humble and pleasant. The amount of high 5’s I handed to the locals was uncountable but smiles received back were priceless, beautiful and friendly... something I would never forget. This part of the journey ultimately made my Indonesia trip with the amount of waves, local’s friendliness and general laidback lifestyle.

The days started to run down quickly and all of a sudden I needed to catch my flight from Bali, but I was in central Java. This is where after two months of travelling I unfortunately had to say goodbye to my awesome travel partner, Hilde.

I was on a budget, so the bus was my only option back to Bali. When the bus was rocking from side to side for 20 hours I reflected on the adventures, emotions and experiences I gained from these beautiful islands. The only thing I can say is... Thank you!

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LIVING INDO

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Living Indo By Nik Martin

CREW: LEO THESEN, JAKE OWEN AND NIK MARTIN DATES: 15TH JUNE - 15TH JULY 2014 FROM: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA TO: INDONESIA AIR MILES: +- 22 000 KM DISTANCE ON SCOOTERS: +- 2500 KM ISLANDS VISITED: BALI, LOMBOK AND SUMBAWA

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here are not many ocean-loving people out there who, at some stage of their lives, didn’t dream of the tropical perfection of Indonesia. The place is incredible and I was lucky enough to experience it in a way which I have been dreaming of ever since my dad pushed me into my first foamies over 10 years ago.

The three of us set off from Cape Town sharing a couple of common intentions: have as little planned as possible, rough it out as much as possible and score the best waves of our lives. All of this, and so much more, happened.

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LIVING INDO Living Indo By Nik Martin

Compared to the rest of the trip, our first week in Indonesia was relatively tame. We spent it in the popular surf destination of Bali where we got used to the heat, spicy food and lack of western toilets.

Day after day we surfed Uluwatu, Padang Padang and Bingin- three incredible waves surrounded by beautiful cliffs and littered with Auzzie-dominant crowds.

Although I had many memorable surfs in Bali that week there was one in particular session which stood out for me. Jake was surfing at Impossibles and Leo was sulking over losing his brand new board in one of the notorious Padang Padang caves when I decided to check out Bingin. It was firing but it was heavily crowded. I surfed it for about two hours before the sun started setting and the crowd started thinning out. After a while it was just a Scottish stand up and I out. We hooted each other onto wave after wave until the only light making the wave visible was that of the moon and the hotels on the surrounding cliffs. To add to the euphoria we were both feeling, one of the hotels was playing music which resonated through the line-up.

The next day was an experience of another calibre.

Riding a scooter through the streets of Bali from Uluwatu to Canggu to pick up a board from Mez was no joke. On departure I was told it should take me about an hour to get there; I still thought that was long considering that it was a “mere 30km journey”.

It ended up taking me three and a half hours! I stopped and asked for directions about 20 times and if it wasn’t for the friendliness of the locals and their willingness to draw maps for me I don’t think I would have ever found Mez’s house. In the end, although I almost crashed a good couple of times and I had probably taken the longest possible route there, I was one stoked kid with a new sled strapped to his scooter.

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I N D O 3WAYS # 0 3 A SIDE NOTE ABOUT SCOOTERS IN INDO:

OVER THE MONTH I SPENT THERE I LEARNT ALL ABOUT WHAT ONE SCOOTER CAN CARRY:

Anything is possible!

3 fully grown men and a massive piece of plywood.

A man, two children and a lady who had a hose pipe wrapped around her whilst casually hanging onto a three metre aluminium ladder.

A family of 4 and their pet dog A man and his wife with a bag of ducks.

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LIVING INDO Living Indo By Nik Martin

After a week of cruising around Bali we convinced TeTe, the man whose scooters we had been renting, to take the scooters to Sumbawa. This trip involved two ferry rides which joined about 8 hours of scootering across the islands of Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa. We were warned not to cross Lombok in the dark because some locals wait for tourists at the ports, kick them off of their scooters and steal their belongings.

Although we had planned to cross the island as the sun rose, our ferry arrived ahead of schedule and we were greeted with the pitch black hours of the early morning. We went ahead with the crossing, no-one tried to kick us off of our scooters and we arrived safely in Sumbawa that afternoon.

West Sumbawa is incredible and undoubtedly my favourite place of the trip. It’s a fairly remote place with tiny villages

populating the jaggered coastline and small towns building communities further inland.

Don’t let the desolate vibe of the place fool you though, as soon as there’s a swell, the place erupts with surfers and bodyboarders from all around the world.

After a couple of days of exploring this part of the island and getting fairly average waves at Yoyo’s we were blessed with “the best swell of the year”, according to the locals. It was an impressive 3.3 meter with a 22 second period! We heard rumours of the crowds that would pull in to surf the legendary Super Sucks but we didn’t quite comprehend the extent of what we heard. It still boggles my mind how you could be surfing a spot on some remote island with 4 people out the one day and the next be scrambling for anything you can get amongst the crowd of 70-odd water-lovers.

Although Super Sucks was 6ft, heaving and peeling perfectly across a shallow reef, the crowd made it a little less enjoyable than it should have been. We headed to Scar Reef the next day to try and dodge the crowd a bit. This was the best decision we made the whole trip! The swell was still pretty big and although the wave breaks far out in a lagoon, it looked massive from the beach!

We paddle out there expecting to get some of the biggest waves of our lives but the closer we got the more manageable the wave seemed; it was 4 to 8ft with a few scary ones to scratch under. We each got a couple of good ones that morning but nothing that could compare to what we surfed that afternoon. After a quick lunch we walked outside and were greeted with a site we had only ever seen in

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I N D O 3WAYS # 0 3 movies. It was pumping offshore, no one was out and the waves were perfect. We scrambled up and down the beach to find a boat to shoot off of and after half an hour or so we eventually found a local with a fishing boat who was willing to stay with us for the duration of the surf. A surfer and photographer joined us and we spent the short ride losing our minds at what we were witnessing. That afternoon was the best surf of my life. There were six of us out, the waves were flawless and we had two guys shooting from the channel…what more could you ask for?

All of our long trips were done at night for the sole reason that we didn’t want to miss any waves.

So at 10pm, after a long day of surfing, we packed up and left West Sumbawa to make our way across the island to an area called Lakey. We were told that it would take us anything between 8 and 10 hours on scooters. Within the first hour of our trip we were freezing and had taped all of our clothes to our bodies in attempt to warm up a little. We lasted for the six or so hours until all three of us were frozen and almost falling asleep whilst driving. We needed to rest!

I was keen to pitch a tent at the side of the road, Leo had seen an old goat barn which he was keen to sleep in and Jake wanted a halfdecent bed. Luckily for us, the FIFA World Cup games screened in the early hours of the morning in Indo and so Jake approached this group of local men who were watching soccer at 3 am in search of a bed. With broken English the locals invited us to sleep on their front porch and so we spent

the night sleeping gratefully amongst them as they cheered for their favourite soccer team.

We eventually arrived in Lakey at lunch that next day.

Accommodation in Indo is generally quite cheap and Lakey was no different. We were getting away with spending between R50 and R100 a night including breakfast but we often cut the cost by sleeping in boardbags on the floor. This worked out well in West Sumbawa as an Indonesian lady saw me sleeping in a boardbag, felt sorry for the three of us, invited us for supper and insisted on giving us money to “look after ourselves” (score!). Despite our earlier luck, sleeping on the floor and splitting the cost had us kicked out of our accommodation in Lakey; although we did end up finding a better place for the same price shortly thereafter (hahaha!).

After a week of getting fun waves and meeting people from all over the planet, we saw another swell on the maps and decided to give Desert Point a bash before heading back to Bali. From what we were told it was “too far to scoot in one go” but somehow we managed to pull together the mammoth 16 hour trip and arrived to score some of the best waves of the trip… before we all got sick. Jake pulled his back out of place, Leo’s foot was festering after he cut it badly in Lakey and I got Bali Belly to the extent that I was passing out whilst bringing up some Nasi Goreng… not fun. We were all feeling fragile and the swell had passed so we decided to head back to Bali for the last couple of days of the trip.

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The lady who had previously hooked us up with a bit of travel money said we should give her a call when we were coming back to Bali to stay in her house. Turns out her “house” is an 8 bedroom villa on the cliffs of Uluwatu!

After three weeks of roughing it out in budget accommodation and eating cheap food it was a blessing to use a “western” toilet, have a shower and eat some good food. Every day we woke up and the house staff hooked us up with omelettes and juices for breakfast after which we went to surf for the day only to return for supper that evening. None of us could believe what was happening then and we still can’t believe the luck we struck now.

After a month of scoring the best waves of our lives, seeing three magnificent islands, meeting some incredible people, getting to know a bit of the local culture and returning our scooters with 2500 km of adventures added to the odometer, the three of us flew back to the Mother City with memories of experiences we only ever dreamt of living.

Special thanks goes out to my family, friends and sponsors- BOS Ice Tea, Zion South Africa and NMD Bodyboards- for the continued support and everyone in Indonesia for having us and showing us your incredible country.

BAGUS!

LIVING INDO Living Indo By Nik Martin

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Billy Tennat has been the face of SA Flowboarding ever since I can remember. He is humble in victory and love to get out of the water and kick back and hang with the boys! Billy has shown that his focus and determination has been shown through countless hours on the Wavehouse and now, 5 World Titles under his belt.

Starting at a young age Billy felt that he loved the chlorine water far more than the salt water of the ocean, deciding to express what he had learnt in the sea, on the wavehouse. This brought about a riding style that is simply unknown to any of his competitors and reigns over the rest of the field. Billy has been dedicated to 12 long years on the Wavehouse and is allowed to call himself The King of the Chlorine Wave!

I caught up with Billy after his latest competition in Abu Dhabi, UAE to chat about Flowboarding, the competition and what he has in store for the future.

When and why did you start Flowboarding: It was something cool to do when the waves were small. I entered one contest in 2002 - Rossi/ Polar Ice pro and won that and afterwards I was hooked.

Your style is based on riding in the ocean. Do you feel this gives you an advantage over the other competitors: Style is definately one of the factors in bodyboarding that has influenced me, watching guys like Wes Fischer, Jeff Hubbard and Ben Player has always influenced my riding and I feel that this has always pushed me in the direction of my riding.. Big air and stylish riding is what I think has contributed to my success.

Congratulation on winning your fifth World Title. How does this one compare to the others: Thanks man, this win is my 5th and winning the double in both DK & Prone has been a dream of mine for years and has always eluded me but finally I did it and it is definately my best win to date! Super stoked and blessed!!

Whats next for you in the Flowboarding World: Hopefully get Wave House, Durban back up and running to full capacity and for me just to carry on riding and to keep this world title for another year. I'm not taking my foot off the gas anytime soon.

Anything you want to say: I just want to thank all my sponsors and companies for the support - Thiel Board Co, Rip Curl clothing and wetsuits, Reef Footwear, Just Bodyboarding, SkullCandy South Africa and Red Bull South Africa. Without these companies I would not be where I am today. Stoked that I can say I'm a 5-time world champion and joined the elite crew of riders that have done so... Thanks to all my friends and family for all the support. Support those who support you.

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THE RISE AND RISE OF TRISTAN LEE ROBERTS.

A young man from a small town is leading the charge of young guns from around the world.

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HOW DID IT ALL START? It started with me being introduced to the little bodyboarding community through my brother and I caught on to wanting to live the life as a professional Bodyboarder from that day on.

WHAT DRIVES YOU? I love pushing myself in every aspect and the fact that a certain wave will only come once and will never be ridden again. I quote Jared Houston : " A wave might be the only thing that is truly yours."

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HOW DO YOU STAY GROUNDED? Staying grounded plays a big part in any sport, sticking to your roots is the best way, never forget who and where you were shaped into the rider you are today.

Appreciate that, friends are key and if you’re not grounded, who's going to want to be your friend and support your dreams?

WHAT DOES A TITLE LIKE THIS MEAN TO YOU, AND MORE BROADLY, THE YOUNG BODYBOARDER’S OF SOUTH AFRICA? The title helped me realize that it simply is possible to achieve what you are hungry for. No matter where you grow up, if you do your best to achieve something in life, you'll have a very good shot at it in time to come.

Bodyboarders in South Africa always feel like they don't get the exposure they need, but if you do what you do and to the best of your ability, if it's meant to be, exposure will find you.

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AND THE SPORT IN 5 YEARS? Well like I previously said, I am not one to say this is what I'm going to achieve, yes I have my goals but for now I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing while getting educated and work towards my dream of being the Men's World Champion .

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WITH THE LACK OF SUPPORT FOR THE WORLD TOUR, WHAT DO YOU THINK BODYBOARDERS NEED TO DO TO TURN IT ALL AROUND? Well, there are a lot of politics involved in the situation and with traveling around, I asked the same question to a few people and got many opinions, but all we can do as the riders is support the brands that support our sport . There are some great guys in charge at the moment and I think with some time bodyboarding is going to turn into an even larger sport.

WHAT ARE THE PLANS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR AND WHAT DOES 2015 HOLD? I am off to Chile on the 3rd of December for the ISA World Games. Then I come home on the 17th to just cruise and get good waves around home. For 2015, I am going to be in the last year of school and me being headboy at school I have some duties to fulfill, but I will certainly get away to one or two events next year and then from 2016, hit the tour full force.

WHAT IS THE KEY TO CONSTANTLY IMPROVING YOUR RIDING? (HAVING A BROTHER, CARDEN ROBERTS, THAT FILMS YOUR SESSIONS MUST HELP?) A big help!! He actually constantly films me. I am truly grateful for that as there's nothing better for your riding than studying footage to see where to improve. If I could give any of the young guys advice, find yourself a girlfriend or beg your sister or brother or whoever you like to film you, cause studying your riding from a young age helps you with style and helps you notice progression!

HOW DOES SABA AND THE STANDARD IN SOUTH AFRICA COMPARE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, AND WHERE CAN IT BE IMPROVED? The level of riding in South Africa is pretty good! Like there is plenty talent but also loads of talent that doesn't compete as they enjoy free surfing more, which I respect. But we need to find companies to get involved so that we can get live feeds, webcasts and attract companies by showing them that it's worthwhile, I understand it's easier said than done. But hosting contests in 2ft beachies isn't going to help the sport. Bodyboarding is extreme and should be shown in that light worldwide.

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WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO THANK? I'd like to thank Sixty40 for this opportunity and to my sponsors Redbull South Africa, Pride Bodyboards, Zion wetsuits South Africa and Szolc clothing. As without them, I wouldn't be half the rider I am today ! Also to all the Onrus boys for joining me in the water and keep shredding it!

TRISTAN ROBERTS WINS GOLD AT THE ISA WORLD BODYBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Tristan has reached another milestone for South Africa by achieving Gold in the Open Men’s Division. It was already an incredibleachievement to be selected to represent South Africa in both the Junior and Men’s divisions, but Tristan truly cemented his position by narrowly taking silver in the u18 category and going on to win the Men’s Open title ahead of an in form and current Men’s World Champion, Amaury Lavernhe.

Tristan has a huge career ahead of him in the sport of bodyboarding where he will continue to redefine achievements on an international scale.

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WAYNE SMITH

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BY SIMON HEALE @WEST COAST

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TERENCE PIETERS

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STEPHEN DU PREEZ

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ANDRE HUGO

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UFO

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MIKE STEWART

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MAFOOS LOMBARD

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