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Win a Trip to Surf Trestles with Volcom South Africa, in Association with Mon-ster Energy and Zigzag Surfing Magazine!

WIN A TRIP TO SURF TRESTLES WITH VOLCOM SOUTH AFRICA, INASSOCIATION WITH MONSTER ENERGY AND ZIGZAG SURFING MAGAZINE!

Keen on a free trip to California to surf Trestles and potentially scoop the big bucks? Enter Volcom South Africa’s Totally Crustaceous Tour “Rhinofish” Video Trials in association with Monster Energy and Zigzag Surf Mag and you could win big.

This is your chance to win a trip to California plus a shot at a stack of cash while competing at Lower Trestles, one of the most rippable waves in the world! Yep, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity which kicks-off online 1 April 2016. No jokes!

Volcom South Africa’s TCT “Rhinofish” Video Trials in association with Monster Energy and Zigzag Surfing Magazine will decide which South African surfer, under 20 years of age, will earn a spot in Volcom’s 2016 Totally Crustaceous Tour Global Championships to be held at Lower Trestles, 14th-17th June. With $30,000 USD in prize money on the line and international recognition, this is a chance to put yourself on the map!

The winner will receive a trip to California, which includes airfare, accommodation and transportation. In addition, the winner will receive a $500 USD shopping spree at Volcom headquarters in California.

To get in the running you’ll need to submit a one-minute video clip showcasing your skills. Just make sure it’s a sick edit, because not only does a well-produced video catch the attention of the public and judges too, but the best-edited clip (not necessarily the winner) will claim some extra prizes as well–namely a R5000 hamper from Volcom that will go to the video producer.

There’s a lot on the line, so start planning those entries and get filming to make sure your clip is ready when the competition kicks-off on April 1st, 2016. The winner will be decided by a judging panel consisting of representatives from Volcom and Zigzag, while 1/3rd of the final vote will also be decided by the public. So be sure to share your clip to get those eyes on your entry (and, hopefully, some votes).

Some Fineprint:

• Featured surfers must be residents of South Africa and have a valid passport.

• Entrants must to be under 20 years of age as of 1 August 2016.

• Entries are limited to one edit per rider, so make sure you’re happy with your edit before submitting.

• Videographers looking to enter clips need the permission of the rider featured.

• Don’t try trick the judges with clever editing. We’ll be looking for completed

• Manoeuvres, so be sure to include those clean landings.

Guidelines on how to submit your video and all the terms and conditions for the Volcom TCT Video Trials will be available on the official contest portal at zigzag.co.za/volcomtct2016 when it goes live on 1 April 2016. Read these thoroughly to ensure your entry qualifies. This is just a heads-up to get your sickest video clips together.

#WelcomeToWater and good luck!

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Image: Supplied by Zigzag

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Roosta Rollin’ at the Retro

Roosta Rollin’ at the Retro

We rolled into the Llandudno parking light, early after traveling down from Port Nolloth all night. We thought it was a fancy dress day at the beach. Liquorice all sorts were scattered around. Mexicans mainly. All droving down towards the life saving club.

We knew The Roosta was in town. With his two lovely ladies, Jo and Malia, and Llands was a good enough place to start.

Then it became clear – we had arrived on the day of the Vudu Rollin’ Retro annual event.

The waves were huge by Llandudno standards. Heaving 8 ft close outs giving way to the odd manageable peak, but the whole scene – far from manageable.

And there was The Roosta, family and all, scheduled to surf in the last heat of the day. Having not seen each other for over six months, there were a few broken and missing boards to forget about, and the party was on.

Corona beer and Jimelda Tequila were the sponsors and so the day unfolded. By the time Roosta was scheduled to paddle out, we had all quenched out thirsts nicely.

The final heat paddled out into a howling side shore and unrelenting sets. But The Roosta found himself completely at home in the wild conditions and soon had racked up the three best waves of the entire day. Including one barrel ride that will be etched into the memories of every spectator present.

Roosta and brothers
The Roosta and brother and brother from another mother Trent Van Der Bijl celebrating hard

An amazing event that grows in size and stature as fast the waves it is traditionally held in!

 

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Flashback: Brucifire and The Roosta surfing the Kei

Flashback: Brucifire and The Roosta surfing the Kei

Flashback: Brucifire and The Roosta surfing the Kei. This clip from the movie Shaloha.

A good 10 years back, Roosta had just gotten quite a nice deal going with a corporate bunch making baggies and shorts and things, when we decided to kidnap Brucifire and take him north, to make a manovie, in good old Mozambique.

We had a long way to go, so decided that a few days in the good old Transkei might be needed, to fuel us with waves, before hitting that two-day drive to Pomene. We tried some acting on the way – Bruce got some great lines in…

But it’s all about the surfing and this session depicts Brucifires gung ho attitude as hollow waves unloaded harshly on a shallow bar, at a secret spot near St. Nowhere. Roosta does a great job of mimicking Bruces outlandish but flowing style of surfing, on one or two of the steep drops.

And stick it out for some ‘big as it can get’, Saint Mikes…with a bunch of kamikaze’s on it, including our very own Heather Clarke and Louis Wolmarans! And lots of commentary from the peanut gallery. Bruce on camera – thanks Bruce!

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The Wedge MPH at Supertubes

The Wedge MPH at Supertubes

It had taken months to get the 5’0 Wedge MPH by Gary Maisch, to Supertubes. I just saw it and said, if I have to surf that place again, this is the board I would choose to ride.

It sounds daunting and it was at first. A 5 foot surfboard. Mmmmm. The first few weeks were difficult, but eventually you get over the handicap and just vok voerted. Sometimes, I would be screaming along and next I wasn’t – the board would just disappear from under my feet. But soon I started holding on tighter and started to appreciate the reduced wetted surface area of this tiny board. And it’s crazy tail. And it’s flatness. And it’s rails. And it’s fins. And it’s rocker…this board flies!

So Dazza and I made our way from jbaysurfview.co.za to the beach, warming up nicely in the summer sun. It was actually baking hot so I figured on the 2mm, but wore the hoodie and Gath helmet that Brucifire gave me, for extra surfers ear and head protection. Like all old salts, we went straight past the keyhole and paddled around via Boneyards – running the gauntlet, which we made and soon drifted into top spot, without a local to be seen.

Since maneuvering to Mozambique and pledging forever allegiance to those warm but lethal sandbars, I even remember once or twice, thinking, or even late night proclaiming, that I might not ever surf Supers again.

But here we were. Me and the fabulous little MPH.

My first wave, second and third were true dreams. Flying down that wall, with 4 and a half specially crafted and slightly flexible Maisch fins guiding you at full tilt, is what it’s all about. Every time I looked down and saw my front foot that close to the front and back foot smack in the sweet spot, I went faster.

Soon though, I had kind of been shut in a bit shallow at the foot of the high tide barrel section above the carpark, a good place to be considering the over amped crowd. And there it was. The one that those testosterone-heads miss because they sit too far out. It’s like a medium one that slips through their clutches but onto that amazing beginning section of reef before the keyhole.

And there it was. The racetrack unfolded in a blur of spray and curves and then I was free and flying aiming at the section right down the point, and the next, and the next, until I reached Impossibles. The wave grew in size and speed and I was keeping up. I thought I was through, I could see the crowd convened at Tubes. As I blasted along, I was sure, I was sure, and then bang, it all exploded in front of Derek Hynds’ old house, and I was at the mercy of Salad Bowls.

A kak place to be in any swell. Went up and over, out of breath, and fully back in the clutches of a very heavy place. Two more sets pushed me closer and closer to the black and ominous rocks. Lucky it was so small. But still got washed up the gulley like a seal. Took a good while to compose and made the dreamlike walk back up to Jbay SurfView, for coffee and stories, hey, and even one nice pic…thanks Bruce!

The board we are all talking about…order one here…

The Wedge MPHThe Wedge MPHThe Wedge MPH

 

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ASAP – Anti Shark Attack Projects featuring a shark exclusion barrier

ASAP - Anti Shark Attack Projects

ASAP – Anti Shark Attack Projects featuring a shark exclusion barrier

ASAP – Anti Shark Attack Projects specialize in the deployment of shark exclusion zones and shark detection systems. ASAP activities and projects are completely environmentally friendly and are designed to not interfere with the marine environment in any way.

The image featured is a rendering of the shark exclusion system that could be easily applied in Port St. Johns, at the infamous but breathtakingly beautiful 2nd Beach.

Stakeholders within the tourism arena here in Port St. Johns are excited at the prospect of a shark safe place to swim for visitors. The deployment of this system will also greatly reduce the drownings at this beach – there have been 4 in 4 weeks which just go unreported, like the shark attacks.

ASAP - Anti Shark Attack Projects
ASAP – Anti Shark Attack Projects featuring a shark exclusion barrier 

Shark exclusion barrier (c) ASAP

The cost to run such a system easily falls within budget constraints of coastal municipalities, who can look forward to greatly increased tourism revenues, once people grasp the idea that it’s safe to back in the water!

Please contact Mr. Clint Marx on clint@lmsurveys.co.za, for further information.

 

 

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