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SA Surf Champs: Day 1 sees some exceptional surfing at St Mike’s Beach [PICS]

Cooking conditions today - either head to St Mike's Beach to watch the surfing live or follow all the action on LiveHeats. Catch local solo muso, Shaun Wulf tonight in the main tent at 18:00.

May 16, 2023
Shona Aylward 1 minute read
All in the spray.

Tidy Towns South African Surf Championships got off to a great start yesterday (Monday).

Despite the water being murky brown at St Mike’s Beach there were some great conditions for a few practise sessions.

Last night’s opening function entailed a few speeches and some great live music by Element 3.

Today (Tuesday, May 16) is the first day of the contest.

Follow all the updates and results from the heats on: LiveHeats

Justin Klusener was appointed the official photographer for the contest. He is based on the South Coast and specialises as a property, event and passionate nature photographer. 

Here are some shots from yesterday’s practice sessions:

Warming up!
Free flying.
Bulletproof.
Off the charts.

Catch local solo muso, Shaun Wulf tonight in the main tent at 18:00. He will be jamming until 22:00.

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May 16, 2023
Shona Aylward 1 minute read

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Shona Aylward is a vastly experienced journalist working as a senior reporter. Aside from her extensive community involvement and story writing, she is also involved in creative page layout, and the various media platforms. Shona began her career with Caxton at the Southlands Sun. Previous to this she worked in the marketing industry for surf magazines. Shona is a renown 'greenie' and champions environmental causes. She is also Mom to a number of dogs and cats, and the occasional uninvited snake. When she can find some spare time, it's usually to the beach that she heads.
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