Billabong still on standby
The Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, Round 2, is still on standby today – after a lay day yesterday. There will be another wave check at 9 am by organisers… and probably hourly thereafter…
NSRI goes Picazzo
The NSRI team members from St Francis Bay, station 21, were treated like ‘kings and queens’ by Benno Dippenaar at Picazzo’s on Saturday. They and their families were invited to a fantastic lunch… Continue reading
Kelly Slater unlikely to show at Billabong
Kelly Slater, who says he has been surfing an ‘”un-missable swell” at Cloudbreak, Fiji, is cutting it close and is not likely to make it to this year’s Billabong Pro in Jeffreys Bay this… Continue reading
Smith gets highest scores in Round 1
South Africans, Jordy Smith and Sean Holmes, set the pace in the first Round at Supertubes today, while St Francis Bay’s local wildcard Shaun Payne lost to Brazilian Alejo Muniz. In Round 2 Payne… Continue reading
It’s Spring tide: bathers, anglers and boaters at risk
The NSRI has issued a warning to bathers, anglers and those on boats to take extreme care and safety precautions owing to the current Spring tide, higher swells and rip currents. While bathers… Continue reading
Round One of Billabong Pro J-Bay underway
The world’s top surfers went to work in glassy one to 1.3 metre (3-4 foot) waves at Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay this morning Contest director Eric Stedman got Round 1 of the R3… Continue reading
Excitement mounting for MTB challenge in September
Cyclists and lovers of MTB are already upgrading, maintaining and polishing their mountain bikes, as well as training hard for this year’s great St Francis MTB Challenge held annually at St Francis Links. Now… Continue reading
Shaun Payne wins wildcard into Billabong Pro
St Francis Bay’s Shaun Payne won the prized wildcard in the Vonzipper Superheat at Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay today, gaining entry to the Billabong Pro JBay . Payne, 26, waited patiently for the best… Continue reading
Low waves at JBay stalls Billabong Pro start
Cloudless skies, windless conditions and tiny 0.3 metre waves greeted the world’s top 32 ranked surfers plus three wildcards and five trialists in Jeffreys Bay on the opening day of the 11-day waiting… Continue reading
Two cat sharks left to die on the beach
Photo: Joan Brady Irresponsible fissherman who caught two catsharks this morning at Cape St Francis’ main beach left them to die on the main beach… and these shark are said to be completley harmless.… Continue reading