High speed hijinks in Ballito this weekend

The sound of revving motors and the smell of ozone will delight race fans this weekend as the South African Jet Sport Boating Association (SAJSBA) brings the SA jetski nationals to Ballito.

The action will go down at Ballito Cable Ski Park on February 24 and will get started at 10am.

“The introduction of novice classes is bringing people who have not raced previously into the sport, parents who were involved many years ago are bringing their children to race, some of them veterans themselves are also racing,” said SAJSBA’s Mandy Rootman.

“It has become a very family friendly sport and this obviously makes it more popular where a basic jet ski can be ridden by both the parent and junior.”

Between 30 and 35 riders riders from across the country will be tearing up the water with 12 different classes, from novice to pro.

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Exciting names to look out for include three time world champion Jared Moore, Durbanite Welcome Radebe who won the national season in 2010 and 2012, 2017 class winners John De Ponte and Dwane Hayes and local Ballito 2017 champions Rowan Sharples and Carl Franz.

So make sure to mark Saturday on your calendars, entrance to the Cable Ski Park is free and there will be plenty of food and drinks on sale.

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