Bumpy ride for local surfers

Local surfers headed down to both Nelson Mandela Bay and Port Alfred recently, where they held the Dolphin Coast’s name high in the surf.

Local surf star Sophie Bell unfortunately lost out to Kai Woolf of Jeffreys Bay during the Volkswagen Nelson Mandela Bay Surf Pro, who dominated in the four-person women’s final.

She again posted her best scores early in the encounter to leave Bell in second requiring a solid 7.0 when the siren sounded to end the heat.

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Meanwhile Ballito’s Richard Kidd had a tough outing, being knocked out in the semi finals by Adin Masencamp of Strand.

After Nelson Mandela Bay the surfers jetted off to Port Alfred for the Royal St Andrews Hotel Port Alfred Classic.

Bell was ousted by Argentinian surfer Josefina Ane in the quarter finals, while Kidd failed to progress to the knockout rounds.

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