Record Number of Entries for Durban Surf Carnival

The Durban Surf Carnival presented by Jeep Apparel starts on Friday the 15th at 07h30 at Durban’s New Pier and ends on Sunday 17 June. A record 130 Longboard, Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) and Waveski competitors from all over South Africa have entered into this year’s event and each one will be looking to take full advantage of the beautiful weather and excellent surf conditions predicted for this prestigious event.

“The Durban beachfront has so much to offer and thank goodness we have a couple of contest sites to choose from otherwise we may have had to add an extra day, something we will definitely be looking at doing next year," said Durban Surf Carnival organizer, Paul Godwin of Nerve Events.

The event will take place in Durban for the next three years after moving from Scottburgh on the KZN south coast where it was created in 2003; it is expected to develop into Durban’s premier water-sports event.

The Surf Carnival has been running for ten years and relocating the event to Durban was the cherry on the top for the organisers, sponsors and competitors. The event is endorsed by the City of Durban, "Surf City", and keeps in line with the goal of marketing Durban as the chosensurfing destination for all ocean-user groups.

The Durban Surf Carnival presented by Jeep Apparel sees ladies and men’s divisions in all three disciplines being contested with a total of nine titles up for grabs.

Stand Up Paddle South Africa (SUPSA) and Waveski SA have both sanctioned this years event held at New Pier in Durban and winners in the Men's and Women’s open divisions will be crowned South African National Champions.

Winners of the SUP contest will be eligible for squad selection to represent South African at the forthcoming 2013 International Surfing Association Stand Up Paddle World Championships.  Stand Up Paddle South Africa is affiliated to Surfing South Africa.

The event will also offer added surprises and action for contestants and the general public who can get involved in the ‘Snapshot’ photo competition and free surfing clinics.

The Mad Dog Surf School which has become a regular feature of the event will be run by Shaun Sellman and his experienced team; free surfing lessons will be open to all interested members of the public on Saturday and Sunday.

Sponsors of the event include the City of Durban - Durban “the warmest place to be, Jeep Apparel and Independent on Saturday.

Support sponsors are Red Bull, Thule, Naish SUP, Natural Curve Surfboards, Nestle Pure Life Water, Bokomo, Container Conversions, Mad Dog Surf School, Maisch Fins, Nescafe, Pro Class Wetsuits,Thermo Plastic Concepts & Equipment (TCE), Carling Black Label and Nando’s.

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