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| Sunday 19th of April 2009 |
Eastern Province claim team title at OXBOW South African Longboard Championships in Jeffreys Bay
Justin Bing (WP, the 2009 SA Open Longboarding champion. Photo: Brenton Geach
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Eastern Province claim team title at OXBOW South African Longboard Championships in Jeffreys Bay
Jeffreys Bay – Eastern Province clinched the team title at the 2009 OXBOW South African Longboard Championships presented by Malibu which ended in excellent head high waves at The Point on Jeffreys Bay on Saturday (April 18).
The team from the host province beat defending champions Western Province into second place with newcomers Southern Cape securing third and KwaZulu-Natal taking fourth place.
While EP, WP and KZN each won four of the 13 individual titles at stake, the depth of talent in the host’s ranks saw EP provide nearly half of all the finalists to amass the winning team total.
The premier Open Men’s division saw a new champion crowned when 2008 SA Junior Champion Justin Bing (WP), beat a trio of EP competitors in Michael Hill,Dylan McLeod and Ludie du Toit.
Defending champion and two-time ISA World Longboard champion, Matthew Moir (SC) who suffered a debilitating stroke earlier this year, reached the semi-finals before being eliminated.
EP’s individual titles were won by Steven Sawyer (Boys) and Phillipa Hill (Senior Women), who both successfully defended their 2008 titles, Greg Smith (Senior Men) and John McLeod (Super Legends).
WP also produced 2009 SA champions in Simone Robb (Open Women), her husband Alan (Grandmasters) and Mark Hoyle (Veterans) while the KZN SA champions are Scott Lefevre (Juniors), Brad Weare (Masters), Hugh Thompson (Super Vets) and Mike Larmont (Legends).
Southern Cape’s sole individual title went to Bianca Buitendag in the Girls division.
Roger Vuanza who, along with Benjamin de Castro, is from the Palama Metsi Development Surfing Academy, an NPO supported by OXBOW, reached the semifinals of the Junior boys division, finishing equal fifth overall. De Castro advanced to the quarterfinals of the Boys category, ending equal 10th.
The 2009 OXBOW SA Longboard Championships ran from Monday to Saturday, 13-18 April, with the first two days of competition held in Port Elizabeth and the rest of the event run at The Point in Jeffreys Bay.
OXBOW South African Longboard Surfing Championships
Results
Team Standings
1. Eastern Province 137 780
2. Western Province 121 200
3. Southern Cape 109 290
4. Kwazulu Natal 93 400
Open Men
1. Justin Bing (WP)
2. Michael Hill (EP)
3. Dylan McLeod (EP)
4. Ludie du Toit (EP)
Open Women
1. Simone Robb (WP)
2. Michelle Hill (EP)
3. Bianca Buitendag (SC)
4. Roxy Towill (SC)
Junior Men (16-18 years)
1. Scott Lefevre (KZN)
2. Saul Bernstein (EP)
3. Grant Beck (EP)
4. Aaran Simmons (EP)
Masters (31-35)
1. Brad Weare (KZN)
2. Greg Heasley (EP)
3. Ryan Anderson (EP)
4. Michael Grendon (WP)
Grandmasters (36-40)
1. Alan Robb (WP)
2. Craig Cuff (EP)
3. Glen Thompson (SC)
4. Tim Ball (WP)
Senior Men (41-45)
1. Greg Smith (EP)
2. David Stubbs (WP)
3. Craig van Greunen (EP)
4. Deon Bing (WP)
Veterans (46-50)
1. Mark Hoyle (WP)
2. Steven Hair (SC)
3. Fred Le Roux (KZN)
4. Andrew Lenton (EP)
Super Vets (51-55)
1. Hugh Thompson (KZN)
2. Des Sawyer (EP)
3. G.Byram (WP)
4. Gavin Seaman (EP)
Legends (56-60)
1. Mike Larmont (KZN)
2. Greg Stokes (WP)
3. Ken Saddington (KZN)
4. Mush Hide (EP)
Super Legends (61 and over)
1. John McLeod (EP)
2. Mike Patterson (KZN)
3. Mike Hornsey (SC)
4. Terry Dean (SC)
Boys (15 and younger)
1. Steven Sawyer (EP)
2. Daniel Buitendag (SC)
3. Chaim Simmons (EP)
4. Galad Smith (EP)
Girls (15 and younger)
1. Bianca Buitendag (SC)
2. Faye Zoetmulder (EP)
3. Jessie Goodman (WP)
4. Tess Saunders (SC)
Senior Women (35 and over)
1. Phillipa Hill (EP)
2. Bernie Shelley (WP)
3. Margot Sanders (EP)
4. Therese Russell (WP)
For more information on the OXBOW SA Longboard Championships contact:
David Lipschitz, President: South African Longboard Surfing Association
082 322 1150 / surf@surf.co.za
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