F u c k y e ah ! Welcome to our 2nd collection of pits & ramps. We seem to h ave endured more summer flat spells than anything else, b ut that hasn’t stopped our dedicated crew of locals from collecting along the coastline. In this 2nd Edition, we share more pictures, less words. Enjoy.
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Graham Wiles
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Photo // Mr Paynter
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C O N T EN T S / / PRO N E/ / P I T S / / MO R EP I C TU R E S / / / / D K / / R A MP S / / LES S WO R DS // P ho t o / / Haf ee z F lo ris
Ma n i a c / / K w aZ u lu N at al / / K arl Lie b e nb e rg
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T o wn wi l l b l o w N ’ east an d l it er al l y w arp your minds e t f o r week s o n en d. I n ev it ab l y , t h e wind will turn, t he r a i n wil l c o m e, r iv er s w il l fl o w , and their mouths wi l l b r e a k , l eav in g a m ess o f sl im y debris and waste. B u t , wh e n t h e el em en t s c o m e t o g et h er , as they do, the l o c a l b a n ks do n ’ t p l ay g am es. Th ey p r ovide a heavenly s e l e c t i o n o f b ar r el s an d b eat -do w n s. Li k e t h i s o n e.
R o ss Nor ti e r // K a l k B ay R ee f
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Imo g en Moon // Lon g B e ac h / / D an iel Gr eb e
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H a feez Fl or i s // P le t t / / J ar ed Ho u s t o n
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Daniel Gr e b e // W e ster n C ap e / / A d en K l e v e I sa w w a s h ies b o m b i n g o f f fr o m m y h o u se, fo l l o w ed sh o rtly by a call from mister Klev e s a ying t h a t he a n d so m e m at es w er e g o in g t o h ead out. I grabbed my camera gear a nd mi s s i o n e d d o wn t h e b eac h t o b ake in t h e su n for a few hours...
A d en Klev e : T his d a y in p a r t i c u l a r wa sn ’ t g r eat , b u t I m an ag ed t o snag a good chunky one to get s o me s ha d e f r o m t h e su n . Th e w av e it sel f is p r etty sick, but pretty fickl e t oo, whi c h m a k e s i t r eal sp ec ial w h en y o u g et it pumping...
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E l ois e D u Pr e e z // S o u t hb r o o m / / F r an c o is D e K o c k
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C o b u s B o s m an / / E l F r o nt o n // Tris t an Ro b e rt s
T R I S T AN R O B E R T S is a 1 6 - ye ar - o ld b o d y b o ard e r fro m On r u s, H e r m a nu s , m akin g a n am e f o r hims e lf o n t he lo c al & i n te r n at io n al c ir c u it ; her e’ s a quic k Q&A... “I a m a body b oar d e r f r o m a t o w n c al le d He rman us , w he re t he bod y boa r di n g sc en e is r at her b ig fo r s u c h a s mall c o mmun it y . We h a v e l ots of u n d e r g r o u n d r id er s w ho s hre d and are un he ard of! I a m a sm a l l t o w n b o d yb o ar d er w it h big d re ams o f t rave lin g th e g l obe , doi n g w hat I l o v e fo r as lo ng as I c an . The o c e an is wh e r e I g o t o n o t o n ly r id e w av e s , b ut t o s lip aw ay fro m a ll th e th i n g s t hat g e t m e w o r ke d u p . I t ry m y b e s t t o ge t t o th e oce a n a t l e as t 5 d ays a w e ek. C o n s t ant ly t rain in g and i m p r ov in g m y s t yle is v e r y im p o rt an t t o m e .” As a g r e a t m a n o n c e s aid : “T he m o r e I prac t ic e , t he luc k ie r I g e t . ” – G ar y P layer
Ye ars in the Wate r : 9 year s
F av o u r ite L ocal & Inte rnation a l Br ea k : Loc a l l y , a wa v e n e ar O n r u s , w hic h I w o u ld pre fe r no t t o n am e . In te r n a ti on a l l y, I hav e r ec en t l y b ee n o ve rs e as fo r m y firs t ti m e , a n d a l l I c an s ay is t hat E l F ro nt o n is amazin g!
F av o u ri t e Up-and -Coming L oca l Body boa r der : D yl an L e R o u x o r W ian O o s t uize n
Whe n the surfs flat: I l ov e t o j am s o m e s o c c e r w it h t he b o y s ! ...
I love bod yboarding b eca u s e: It’s ep i c scor i n g g o o d w av e s w it h f r ie n d s , e ve ry o n e jus t pus hing e ac h other to n e w l e v e ls . T he r e is n o t hin g q u it e lik e ge t t in g b ig pit s and air b o w l s .
Studie s: I a m g oi n g to g r ad e 1 0 t his ye ar , ho p efu l ly e nd in g t he s c ho o l y e ar w it h A ’ s !
Highlight of 2 01 2 : I won S A c ham p s f o r u n d e r 1 5 and P ro /O pe n.
Goals for 2 013: T r y w in th e j u n i or an d P r o t it le at t he S o ut h Afric an c ham ps an d t ry pla ce f i r st i n th e S A B A r an kin g s t o o ! I w o uld als o lik e t o go t o O n e or Two I B A e v e n t s , an d p u s h m y b o d yb o ard in g t o a ne w le ve l.
Sponsors & Shout Ou ts : I r e ce n tl y si g n ed w it h P r id e B o d yb o ard s and Zio n We t s uit s S o u t h A f r ic a! I w ould j u st l i k e t o s ay t han ks t o P r id e b od y b o ard s fo r put t ing me o n a board th a t g oe s l ike a d r e am ! T o Z io n S A , w it ho ut y o u guy s I w o uld be s upe r u n com f or t ab l e an d fr o z e n in o u r c o ld w at e rs ! I ho pe t o b uild a str on g r elat io n s hip w it h yo u g u y s fo r t he fut ure ! I’d a lso l i k e to th an k m y f r ie n d s an d f am ily fo r all t he s uppo rt t hat th ey h a v e g i v e n m e o ve r t he year s ; t he f ue l d riving me t o s uc c e s s ! end
B illy A c k e r m a n / / Cap e C la s s i c / / T ri s ta n Ro b e r t s
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Cobus Bosman // El Fronton // Tristan Roberts
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Joh a n W a h l g e t t i n g s o m e g l assy g r een r o o m t im e a s t h e s u m m e r s we l l s e t s in at L o n g b eac h .
Imog en Moon // Lon g B eac h / / J o han W ahl
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Chris clarke // Plett // Rory FS
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Cl a ire Bu tl e r // W es t er n C ap e / / W e s l e y P o t t s We’d spent the day missioning around the peninsula in search of waves, but the swell hadn’t jacked and the wind was all over it. Just as we decided to head home I got a call that this particular spot was firing. One last stop turned out to be quite rewarding...
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Claire Butler // Western Cape // Wesley Potts
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Claire Butler // Western Cape // Wesley Potts
J an Der k Nip iu s / / West Coast // Braden Wobbe
I an Th u r t el l // H oek // Ryan Collins
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Wh en I h e a r d f r om Gr eb e t hat B ab yp ip e s had s o m e n ugge t s , I w as froth in g l i k e a h e l l m an ! I d r o v e d o w n t o t he re e f, gre e t e d b y per fect 3 -4 f t f u n n e l s . . . - Pa r doe
Da niel G r e b e // W es t er n C ap e / / R o g e r P ard o e
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R o s s N o r t ier / / Tand // M arc M c Cart hy
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S h a n e V ilj o e n / / W es t er n C ap e // Ad e n Kle ve
I an T hu r t ell // Ho e k // Ry an Co llin s
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Ma nia c / / S ou th C oas t / / N ic o M u lle r Som e time s y o u h a v e t o p ut in a fair effo r t t o g et aw ay from the crowds. Long drives in th e e a rl y ho u r s o f t he m o r n in g , t h e b it t er t ast e of rising petrol costs, and the swe e t t h o u g ht o f e n d l e s s b ar r el s as y o u squ in t t h r o ugh sleepy eyes. Som e time s y o u r d r i v e e n ds at a fair l y u n k n o w n l o c at ion, like this drainer, hidden on the S ou th C o a s t . F i n d i n g it m ay n o t b e t h at diffic u l t, hanging out with our finned fr ie nd s a n d r i d i n g i t i s a l it t l e b al l sy t h o u g h .
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Hafe ez F l o r is / / W e s t e rn Cape t hep it . c o . z a
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