Despite substantial support from surfers, the public, media and a handful of product sponsors, organisers of the Guinness World Record … More
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Muni fast tracking pothole repairs
By Bev Mortimer Kouga Municipality’s road repair project has made great strides recently to fix the nastiest sections of the town’s … More
Beyrick de Vries is Vic Bay’s Junior champion
An elated top seed Beyrick De Vries was crowned the Billabong Pro Junior Vic Bay Champion for 2011. Having consistently … More
Safari Challenge Classic cars visit the Resort
Three Classic cars from the Safari Challenge event arrived at Cape St Francis Resort today for a coffee and pitstop … More
Rock revetments given green light
The long awaited approval from the Department of Environmental Affairs to place rock revetments at the Dune Spit on the … More
Lay day with massive surf and dangerous conditions
With huge, incontestable 8-10 foot waves closing out across the bay, officials had no choice but to call off all … More
Quarter finalists decided in stormy conditions at Vic Bay
With 7-8 metre swells and gale force South-Westerly winds expected to batter the entire Southern Cape coastline, contest officials decided … More
Staples and Godfrey stake their claim in Billabong Pro Junior
Pro Junior standout, Dale Staples (St Francis Bay) takes to the air en route to an impressive heat win on Day … More
Chimpie celebrates 75 years
Well known Kouga Councillor, Chimpie Cawood celebrated his 75th birthday together with his wife Hester, family and friends at a … More
Kelly Slater takes Billabong Pro Tahiti title (with photos)
Kelly Slater (US), 39, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion, claimed the Billabong Pro Tahiti . And South Africa’s Travis Logie … More
Quarter Finals on at Billabong Tahiti
The final day (29 August 2011) of the Billabong Pro Tahiti, presented by Air Tahiti Nui, Event No 5 … More
Parko and Burrow eliminated in Round 2 at Billabong Tahiti
The world’s best surfers tackled solid six-to-eight foot plus (2 – 2.5 metre plus) waves at the infamous lefthander of … More
