The Surf South Africa (SSA) Sea Harvest KZN club championships was held recently at the new Durban pier last Sunday.

Local club South Shore entered a strong team comprising of Royden Bryson, Heather Clark, Calvin Moore, Andrew Banks, Jordan Boshoff and Evan Spittal.

Team manager Eloise Boshoff ensuring that everything ran smoothly in the event hosted by past winners, North Swell Surf Club.

In their first heat South Shore finished second to North Swell B and pipped Sisonke B to advance to the semi finals.

Umhlanga based team Wave Wizards were clear favuorites after their first heat as they had the highest heat total for round 1.

In semi final 1 Wave Wizards and North Swell A advanced over Skulls and Sisonke B.
In semi final 2 it was South Shore who placed top over ex champs North Swell B with both teams advancing to the final.

The final was an absolutely stacked heat with both professional and amateur surfers representing their clubs.

Bryson opened strongly with a great two wave total which gave South Shore momentum. Next up was Jordan Boshoff, who until the day before, was a doubt due to an injured shoulder, and saw Evan fill for him in the first round. The pressure of having to catch two waves in three minutes did not phase Spittal as he secured a strong position which had the other teams eyeing the scoreboard.

Calvin Moore completed a successful two turn combo to keep South Shore in grasp of the trophy as Heather Clark followed up, using her experience from surfing competitive heats to further advance the team.

However South Shore, with eight minutes to go, was lying second and it wasn’t until the final few minutes that Andrew Banks put the finishing moves in to score a winning result and seal the deal.

The days final results saw South Shore claim first place with 35.41 points , followed by North Swell A who were runners-up with a close 34.87 finish. The Wave Wizards snatched third spot only 0.74 points behind second placed North Swell A, while North Swell B completed the standing with 32.38.

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