{"id":229196,"date":"2022-06-19T21:46:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T19:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=117265"},"modified":"2022-06-19T21:46:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T19:46:29","slug":"plakkie-classic-scores-excellent-surf-for-inaugural-competition-in-victoria-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/plakkie-classic-scores-excellent-surf-for-inaugural-competition-in-victoria-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Plakkie Classic Scores Excellent Surf For Inaugural Competition In 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\/06\/plakkie-classic-scores-excellent-surf-for-inaugural-competition-in-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\/06\/plakkie-classic-scores-excellent-surf-for-inaugural-competition-in-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\">Cooper Smith \u00a9 @gumbootism<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">George \u2013 the pristine right-hand Garden Route point break of Victoria Bay has delivered excellent surf conditions for the opening days of the Plakkie Classic Junior surf event.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Event?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Plakkie Classic JNR is a brand-new junior event on the contest calendar. The crew at Plakkie have decided to get involved in surfing at a junior level. They have also shown interest in and commitment to the sport.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chloe Ribbink \u00a9 @gumbootism<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Where is it all happening?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Victoria Bay is the pristine right-hand point-break in the heart of the Garden Route.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Matt Canning \u00a9 @gumbootism<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When is it happening?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The contest kicked off on 16 June (Youth Day) with an Air Show, and the main event started on 17 June.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jack Erlank \u00a9 @gumbootism<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Who is there?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All the top junior surfers in the country are competing in the event. Plakkie is a newcomer to surfing but has started with a very healthy R50 000 total prize money. This is a record pot for any local junior surf event, so no one could afford to miss it. The four-day Surfing South Africa sanctioned contest includes divisions for U12 to U18 for Boys and Girls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kai Stubbs \u00a9 @gumbootism<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What else?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On warm-up day<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the event kicked off with an Air Show for boys and girls. Surprise Maphumulo and Anastasia Venter won these two Air Shows, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Day One<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;of the main event was a full day of excellent surf, with top early-round performances throughout the day. Everyone was surfing on top form and trying to impress the judges. There was some very exciting high-performance surfing on the excellent waves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rylan Jarvis \u00a9 @gumbootism<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Anastasia Venter and Zia Hendricks scored the highest points in the U18 girls. At the same time, Cooper Smith was the highest points scorer in the U14 Boys Round 1.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Surprise Maphumulo \u00a9 @gumbootism<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Day Two was another full day of excellent surfing, with many top surfers going all-out on the quick right-handers. Camilla Heuer was the top scorer in the Girls U12 division, and Connor Slijpen amassed an incredible 17.83 points in his U18 Quarterfinal. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The contest will wrap up today, Sunday 19 June.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Surfing South Africa is the National Governing body for the sport in South Africa. In addition, SSA is a member of the South African Sports Commission and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and the International Surfing Association (ISA).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Surf Media South Africa is an independent media distribution agency.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"mailto:sasurfmedia@gmail.com?utm_campaign=South+African+Surfing+Kicks+Into+Top+Gear+With+Exciting+Contest+Season&amp;utm_source=phplist853&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=HTML&amp;utm_campaign=Plakkie+Classic+Scores+Excellent+Surf+For+Inaugural+Competition+In+Victoria+Bay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sasurfmedia@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video:<\/strong> Plakkie Classic Scores Excellent Surf For Inaugural Competition In Victoria Bay<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Info on Plakkie Classic Scores Excellent Surf For Inaugural Competition In Victoria Bay here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancistoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/stfrancistoday.com\/<\/a><br \/><strong>Twitter<\/strong>:<br \/><strong>Facebook<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stfrancistoday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stfrancistoday<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/save-with-myprs-monthly-flat-fee\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">73<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/plakkie-classic-scores-excellent-surf-for-inaugural-competition-in-victoria-bay\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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