Social Media is keeping us well up-to-date with anything sardines, and this recent Facey post from Umkomaas waters is tantalising evidence that the show is about to start.
Stay tuned for more imagery and video from these professional sardine run tour operators.
And don’t forget to pop into Mannie’s in the middle of Umkomaas, where you can get fresh advice, fresh bait, fresh produce and fresh vegetables, all in the same place. Now that’s a convenience store!
Video: Sardine Run 2017 – underwater whales and dolphins by Offshore Africa
Video: Sardine Run 2017 – underwater whales and dolphins by Offshore Africa.
Check this daredevil underwater videography of cetaceans large and small, as they congregate for the annual sardine run.
The 2017 Sardine run has kicked off on schedule, with Offshore Africa bringing back and processing the world class video material shot by David Du Tigre – out at sea with Captain Rob Nettleton, just this week (early June 2017).
Offshore Africa have a few booking slots available for Sardine Run 2017. Going to sea with Rob and Debbie at this time of the year puts you in the game for all sorts of action. In amongst the patient whales and dolphins prowl the impatient sharks and gamefish. The bird flight is gathering force as they have been congregating in huge numbers – patrolling the coastline up and down, looking out for signs of sardines.
Flying on electric – eFoil surfing: These guys have gotten onto something with their electricity powered craft. That pops right out of the water and flies ! Even in choppy seas, the board just floats along like a high speed magic carpet.
If this is barely proof of concept level, we can just hope they apply the revolutionary technology, to our fishing boats! Imagine the fuel savings, and the ride comfort! You could bang out through the waves without touching even one!
The main idea to achieving high levels of fuel efficiency, is to reduce the wetted surface area of your vessel. This concept eliminates that huge factor completely. Meaning far less horsepower is required to achieve useable speeds.
Years back, Fergus Hamel came real close with his rather big cat at the time – the Makaira 860. It had foils in the tunnel, fore and aft, which really helped lift the boat higher out the water, at planing speeds. With twin 2 stroke Yamahas at 150hp each, the boat felt and meanuevred like a little ski-boat. And rode so very comfortably. I tested the first one out of Cape Town – The Bimini Twist, by putting her through the 1989 Harbour Island Broadbill Classic. We rode that boat hard and straight – into huge swells, green water, they were calling it, to the Cape Canyons. Where we raised the first bill of the tourney – back then it was a revolution, finding broadbill so close to home (well 40 miles due south). Most other boats could not handle those seas, and had to return early as the sea got worse. We were able to stick it out – getting tangled with many unidentified fish – until Erwin Bersik got his outsized winning broadbill, and sent us all home.
The 2017 JBU Supertrial Powered By Monster Energy Is On!
Just in from Craig Jarvis as he keeps us up-to-date on when not to surf Jbay…
Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay.
The JBU Supertrial Powered By Monster Energy is set for a 9am start down at Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay. The waves are pouring through and the decision was made to go at 9am.
“The waves are big, there are non-stop sets and we’re going to get the show on the road,” said contest organiser Koffie Jacobs. “There is a chance that it might get a bit too big this afternoon, so we’re running at nine o’clock”
Heat 1:
Steven Sawyer
Matt McGillivray
Joshe Faulkner
Davey Van Zyl
Heat 2:
Dylan Lightfoot
Adin Masencamp
Jordy Maree
Dale Staples
Heat 3:
Beyrick De Vries
Shane Sykes
Greg Emslie
Mikey February
First prize in the JBU Supertrial consists of a wild card into the Corona Open JBay as well as the valuable Championship Tour competitive experience that comes with it. The Corona Open JBay has a waiting period from 12th – 23rd July, and is part of the JBay Winterfest
