{"id":221756,"date":"2022-04-10T19:05:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T17:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=114706"},"modified":"2022-04-10T19:05:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T17:05:04","slug":"exciting-opening-day-for-the-rip-curl-gromsearch-presented-by-sea-harvest-in-mossel-bay-victoria-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/exciting-opening-day-for-the-rip-curl-gromsearch-presented-by-sea-harvest-in-mossel-bay-victoria-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting Opening Day For The Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Sea Harvest in Mossel Bay\/Victoria Bay"},"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\/04\/exciting-opening-day-for-the-rip-curl-gromsearch-presented-by-sea-harvest-in-mossel-bay-victoria-bay.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/exciting-opening-day-for-the-rip-curl-gromsearch-presented-by-sea-harvest-in-mossel-bay-victoria-bay.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><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Exciting Opening Day For The Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Sea Harvest in Mossel Bay\/Victoria Bay<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rory Dace from Cape St Francis was on form on day one of the Rip Curl GromSearch at Victoria Bay \u00a9 Louis Wulff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Mossel Bay<\/strong> \u2013 Junior surfers from all over the country converged on Mossel Bay for the first event in the Rip Curl GromSearch series 2022. The competition got underway in onshore but fun conditions at Inner Pool this morning. Local surfer Blake Crankshaw was the first surfer to show some good form in the cold conditions, and the day looked set for some high-performance heats.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the day\u2019s second heat, a shark was spotted in the lineup. After a brief consultation with the surfers and organisers, the competition was moved to Victoria Bay. It proved to be an excellent decision. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The waves at Vic Bay were highly contestable, and the competitors let loose on the right-handers, with some explosive surfing going down.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the U18 Boys division, there were some red hot performances, including Rory Dace from Cape St Francis. Although only U14, Dace won his opening U18 heat. Other surfers to perform well and win their heats included his brother Joel Dace, Connor Slijpen (CT) and Luke Thompson (KZN)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">River Gericke (Wilderness) advanced in the U18 division, placing second behind Cape Town surfer Connor Slijpen in their opening heat. \u00a9 Louis Wulff<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">David Emslie and Josh Jefferis both surfed exceptionally well in their respective U16 opening heats, winning comfortably. Despite the easterly persisting, the surf remained good, with three-to-four foot walling right-handers on tap for the junior surfers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the U16 Girls division, Sarah Scott, Zia Hendricks, Anastasia Venter and Gemma Hanafey came out on top and advanced to the finals. Scott put on an excellent performance to score the highest points in this round, with a 12.17 two-wave score out of a possible 20 points.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><strong>Star Performer Sarah Scott (CT) \u00a9 Louis Wulff<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When the U14 Boys hit the water, the kids were still finding some gems in the rough and put on some sterling performances. Kai Stubbs, Rory Dace, Nathan Tayler and Matt Canning won their heats to advance.<\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"500\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/exciting-opening-day-for-the-rip-curl-gromsearch-presented-by-sea-harvest-in-mossel-bay-victoria-bay.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/exciting-opening-day-for-the-rip-curl-gromsearch-presented-by-sea-harvest-in-mossel-bay-victoria-bay.jpg\" alt width=\"500\"><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Josh Malherbe (Coffee Bay) advanced in his U14 heat and will be surfing in the semi-finals tomorrow. \u00a9 Louis Wulff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The U12 division saw Ben Esterhyse and Liam LeRoux place first and second in their semi. Callum Loftus and Mikey Todd took first and second in their semi to advance to the final as well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Rip Curl GromSearch #1 will return to Victoria Bay tomorrow, Sunday, 10 April, for the final day, with contestable conditions forecast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The competition is a Premier SAST event, with 1,000 points going to the winners and prizemoney per a premier event. There will be a 7:00 am start on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><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_content=HTML&amp;utm_source=phplist844&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=HTML&amp;utm_campaign=Exciting+Opening+Day+For+The+Rip+Curl+GromSearch+presented+by+Sea+Harvest+in+Mossel+Bay%2FVictoria+Bay\" 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\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">social media tags #gromsearch <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">#gromsearchmosselbay, #ripcurlsa&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114707\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=114707\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"wp-image-114707 size-featured lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/exciting-opening-day-for-the-rip-curl-gromsearch-presented-by-sea-harvest-in-mossel-bay-victoria-bay-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-114707 size-featured\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/exciting-opening-day-for-the-rip-curl-gromsearch-presented-by-sea-harvest-in-mossel-bay-victoria-bay-1.jpg\" alt width=\"800\" height=\"600\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blake Crankshaw. 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