SURFING NEWS - The competition was once again moved to Nahoon Corner on Day 5 as the current made surfing at Nahoon Reef impossible at the 2017 Mercedes – Benz SA Surfing Championships hosted by Buffalo City.
Conditions at the Corner were good, but with slightly smaller and fewer quality waves on offer compared to perfect conditions the day before.
Finalists were confirmed for all divisions in the competition except for the Open Men and Women who will start day 6 off with their semi-finals.
The swell had certainly dropped over night and thus the waves were slightly smaller, but as can be seen from the scoring if you found the right waves, the scores were available.
The first Final of the day to be confirmed was the Women’s O/30, with Michelle Van Kempen (Nelson Mandela Bay) and Tasha Mentasti (Eden) joining yesterday’s two confirmed surfers Heather Clark (Ugu) and defending champion Lynne Mackey in the Final.
The men’s O/35 Final promises to be an intensely contested affair tomorrow with defending champion Llewellyn Whittaker (Eden) and Tyrell Johnson (Buffalo City) both having won all their heats so far and scoring scores of 15 and 15.1 in their semi-finals respectively. They are joined in the final by Orrin Johnson (Buffalo City) and Etienne Potgieter (Nelson Mandela Bay).
