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Surfing

Surfing legend Kelly Slater, 52, says ‘this feels like the end’
Sport
/ 16 April 2024

Surfing legend Kelly Slater, 52, says ‘this feels like the end’

Slater did not definitively say he was retiring and has hinted several times before that his professional surfing career was over

By Afp
The Portfolio: Simon Pamphilon
Friday
/ 16 July 2021

The Portfolio: Simon Pamphilon

An enthusiastic amateur lucks out on a goofy footer in Port Alfred

By Simon Pamphilon
Jordy Smith: South Africa’s surfing Olympic gold medal hope
Article
/ 29 January 2020

Jordy Smith: South Africa’s surfing Olympic gold medal hope

The little-known South African surfer who’s been a world beater since the age of 14

By Luke Feltham
Morocco’s women surfing the waves in taboo sport
Article
/ 23 May 2018

Morocco’s women surfing the waves in taboo sport

Despite efforts to improve the status of women in the North African country, attitudes have been slow to change.

By Staff Reporter
Drones saves boys trapped in 3-metre swells​
Article
/ 18 January 2018

Drones saves boys trapped in 3-metre swells​

New technology sees drones deployed on beaches as life-savers

By Agency
Australian surfer attacked by shark in SA back in the waves
Article
/ 25 July 2015

Australian surfer attacked by shark in SA back in the waves

The footage of Mick Fanning being attacked last Sunday, before being rescued rattled but unscathed, sent social media into meltdown.

By Staff Reporter
Visceral thrill as man beats Jaws
Article
/ 23 July 2015

Visceral thrill as man beats Jaws

The spectacle of a Spielbergian scenario with a hero and happy ending delighted TV viewers.

By Jonathan Jones
Jordy Smith: Riding a wave of happiness
Article
/ 12 July 2013

Jordy Smith: Riding a wave of happiness

Champion surfer Jordy Smith is chasing a world title, but the laid-back Durbanite won’t force it, writes Jazz Kuschke.

By Staff Reporter
Surf’s up: Twiggy picks up SA’s biggest prize
Article
/ 5 July 2012

Surf’s up: Twiggy picks up SA’s biggest prize

Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker has sailed into his second consecutive Oakley One Wave Wonder title to scoop up the biggest single-wave prize in SA surfing.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 27 June 2011

SA surfing team captain makes a leading start

Llewellyn Whittaker posted the highest heat tally in the open men’s division to lead South Africa on the first day of the World Surfing Games.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 25 March 2011

Senegal: surfers’ paradise without the crowds

Senegal may seem hostile to surfers at first, but the warm waters are very inviting indeed.

By Alex Rayner
World champion surfer Andy Irons found dead in hotel
Article
/ 3 November 2010

World champion surfer Andy Irons found dead in hotel

Three-times world surfing champion Andy Irons was found dead on

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 24 April 2010

Surfing gets homeless kids off Durban’s streets

A 14-year-old boy named Wonder clambers out of the ocean and on to Durban’s South Beach, exhausted after hours of surfing, and collapses on the sand.

By Griffin Shea
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Article
/ 7 July 2008

Surfers say no to ‘radioactive waves’

A nuclear power station at Thuyspunt would be a disaster for the environment and tourism in Jeffrey’s Bay and St Francis Bay, says a surfers’ body.

By Staff Reporter

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