Locals shine at Get Free Port Alfred

Excellent surf conditions greeted competitors at the final event of the Quiksilver Get Free Series last weekend in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape. Over 70 of South Africa’s best surfers were welcomed by clean 3-4 feet swell for the two days of the 3A-rated Surfing South Africa (SSA) Pro Surf Tour (PST) event.

Umhlanga Rocks surfer Beyrick De Vries was on top form in the premier open mens division final, managing to score a perfect ten point ride for an incredible double barrel tube ride. De Vries was very happy with his result.

“The waves were so good today, I love surfing in Port Alfred and this win gives me a lot of confidence going into my next few events overseas.”

East London’s Greg Emslie was one of the event favorites and took a close second place behind De Vries. Michael February from Cape Town looked at home in the point-like conditions but came up short to end up in third position.

In the U20 boys final Strand’s Adin Masencamp managed to put together two great rides to claim victory ahead of an inform Shane Sykes from (Salt Rock, KZN). Sykes, who won the second leg of the series in Umhlanga Rocks, put one huge score on the board with some massive manoeuvres but failed to back it up with a second decent scoring ride. Tristan Lev of St Francis Bay surfed well to place third.