{"id":220537,"date":"2022-03-28T12:26:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T10:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=114270"},"modified":"2022-03-28T12:26:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T10:26:10","slug":"the-rip-curl-gromsearch-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/the-rip-curl-gromsearch-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rip Curl Gromsearch Is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-rip-curl-gromsearch-is-back.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-rip-curl-gromsearch-is-back.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Mossel Bay<\/strong> \u2013 In great news for all of our junior surfers in South Africa, the Rip Curl GromSearch is back. The first event, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za\/2022-rip-curl-gromsearch\/?utm_source=phplist840&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=HTML&amp;utm_campaign=+++Surfing%3A+Rip+Curl+GromSearch+For+Mossel+Bay+In+April\">The Rip Curl GromSearch #1<\/a> presented by Sea Harvest, will be held at Mossel Bay on 9\/10 April 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rip Curl GromSearch series has been a great stepping stone for the recent champions of our sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Former International GromSearch competitors who have competed\/who are currently competing on the WSL Championship Tour include Jordy Smith, Kolohe Andino, Filipe Toledo, Owen Wright, Gabriel Medina, Mason Ho, Stephanie Gilmore, Sally Fitzgibbons, Tyler Wright, Malia Manuel, Laura Enever and Alana Blanchard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe\u2019re very pleased to have the Rip Curl GromSearch series going again, and we have plans for the future of this series,\u201d said Rip Curl South Africa\u2019s CEO Stuart Daykin. \u201cWe are excited to kick off the 2022 series with the event in Mossel Bay.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The contest will have U12 boys and girls, U14 boys and girls, U16 boys and girls and U18 boys and girls divisions competing.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Blake Crankshaw from Wilderness has entered the Rip Curl GromSearch Mossel Bay<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a9 Louis Wulff\/Boardtalk Magazine<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mossel Bay has several breaks that will work for the tournament but will be based around the Inner Pool\/Outer Pool area. Both waves are high-performance right-handers, ideal for a competition of this nature.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The series will move to Magnatubes in JBay before the final event happens at Scottburgh in KZN during the back half of the year.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe Rip Curl Gromsearch contests are an iconic series of events for young surfers held in every corner of the globe,\u201d said Surfing South Africa general manager Robin De Kock.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cSurfing South Africa is proud and stoked to be part of the Rip Curl Gromsearch this year. We look forward to presenting these contests at some special South African venues starting with the SAST Prime Rip Curl Gromsearch in Mossel Bay in a few weeks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;Kane Johnson from Mossel Bay is hoping to do well in his home town.<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a9 Louis Wulff\/Boardtalk Magazine<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The GromSearch series allows kids to compete against the best surfers in the same age bracket from their country. This format provides these groms with an insight into a life of competitive surfing and gives them the invaluable experience of surfing and competing in different waves around the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is a Premier SAST event, with 1,000 points going to the winners and prizemoney per a Premier event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Johnny Bakker, President of Surfing South Africa, was equally excited about the upcoming GromSearch series of competitions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe are thrilled to have this series back in South Africa. Rip Curl has done so much for junior surfing. We are looking forward to some exciting surfing\u201d.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Contestants must register as members of Surfing South Africa to compete in this Premier SAST Event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za\/online-surfing-south-africa-membership\/?utm_source=phplist840&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=HTML&amp;utm_campaign=+++Surfing%3A+Rip+Curl+GromSearch+For+Mossel+Bay+In+April\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CLICK HERE<\/span><\/a><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;to register as an SSA member<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Event mini-site \u2013&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za\/2022-rip-curl-gromsearch\/?utm_source=phplist840&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=HTML&amp;utm_campaign=+++Surfing%3A+Rip+Curl+GromSearch+For+Mossel+Bay+In+April\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">https:\/\/www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za\/2022-rip-curl-gromsearch\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Entries close on Monday 4 April.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=114271\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"1000\" height=\"619\" class=\"wp-image-114271 size-full lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-rip-curl-gromsearch-is-back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114271 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/the-rip-curl-gromsearch-is-back.jpg\" alt width=\"1000\" height=\"619\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blake Crankshaw. 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