World famous Victoria Bay, with its very consistent right hand point break, was once again the venue and lived up to its reputation on the day of the contest, producing magical waves.
The cream of junior surfing in the Southern Cape were there and ready to show off how the winter season of big, solid swell and competitive surfing had honed their skills and cutting edge technique and turns.
The main aim of the series is to identify and develop young talent and this is already starting to bear fruit in the second season of the series with some very exciting and promising young talent showing up.
Besides serious surfing, there was also lots of fun to be had, especially amongst the U/10s and U/12s in the beach arena.
The contest has also attracted the attention of one of the major surf brands in South Africa and for the remainder of the season, Quiksilver will be co-sponsoring the event. The organisers of the series singled out JustWater and Giant for their continued support of the event.
The next event in the series takes place on Saturday, 1 February.
Results for the day were as follows:
Boys U/10: 1. Viviers Strydom; 2. Matthew Carmichael; 3. Abraham de Villiers.
Girls U/10: 1. Carmen Pollock; 2. Kristen Wileman; 3. Yvonne de Villiers.
Boys U/12: 1. Riaan Weiner; 2. Viviers Strydom; 3. Aya Gericke.
Girls U/12: 1. Marike Viviers; 2. Amy Launder; 3. Danielle Dominich .
Boys U/14: 1. Riël Viviers; 2. Riaan Weiner; 3. Jandre Strydom.
Girls U/14: 1. Paige Wheal; 2. Amy Launder; 3. Nina Harmse.
Boys U/16: 1. Greg Cuthbert; 2. Bradley Clarcke; 3. Dane Olsen.
Girls U/16: 1. Taghiti Gericke; 2. Nina Harmse; 3. Paige Wheal.
Boys U/18: 1. Riël Viviers; 2. Lincoln Logie; 3. Arthur Whithers.
Girls U/18: 1. Michelle Verreyne; 2. Kayla Verreyne; 3. Taghiti Gericke.
All kids that can surf are welcome to enter - or, if you are interested to take up the sport, contact André Strydom of Jacques Viviers and come and see how things are done.
You can also visit the Facebook page of Southern Cape Boardriders to get more information on the event.
For more information on the competition, contact André Strydom on 082 897 7644 or Jacques Viviers on 083 625 9988.
Young Amy Launder starting to show some nice form on the waves. She finished in second place in the girls U/14 competition of the JustWater Giant VicBay junior series.
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