Young Guns Added To The Red Bull Nightshift Mix

Conditions are looking balmy for this Saturday’s Red Bull Nightshift with Jordy Smith at North Beach Durban.

The East Coast’s warm winter has its advantages with a host of SA’s best, both young and more experienced surfers, in the line-up. Young guns Chad Du Toit, Shaun Joubert, Slade Prestwich and Michael February round up Saturday’s line-up to bring an exciting outlook on the event.

Durban local Chad du Toit has got some tricks up his sleeve for the event: “I’ve been working on some new grabs and rotations. I’m aiming to stick a Kerrupt or two. I’ll leave the backhand superman to Jordy.”

More technical, powerful aerial surfing is exactly where the sport is headed and what new generation surfers are aiming for.

Red Bull Nightshift is set to rock North Beach with Shadowclub and City Bowl Mizers there to entertain the crowd after the surfers are done with their impressive aerial antics in the water.

The line-up now has a firm local flavour, as a few changes have been made in lieu of sponsor commitments and injuries. The confirmed line-up is as follows:

Jordy Smith
Travis Logie
David Weare
Ricky Basnett
Dan Redman
Rudy Palmboom
Chad Du Toit
Shaun Joubert
Mikey February
Slade Prestwich

Red Bull Nightshift is in proud partnership with Oakley, O’Neill and ASP Africa.
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· Facebook: Nightshift
· www.redbull.co.za

NOTES TO THE EDITOR: · Still and moving images are available (free) for editorial use at www.redbullcontentpool.com
· Should you require media accreditation for the event please RSVP to media@za.redbull.com

The Durban Surf Carnival: incidental video footage

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"The WINNER of the Jeep Durban Surf Carnival SNAP SHOT Competition is....

1 st Place Winner – Jolene Harris (Cape Town) 
featuring SUPer Francois Frick (Cape Town)




"The WINNER of the Jeep Durban Surf Carnival SNAP SHOT Competition is..... Jolene Harris from Cape Town. Jolene wins herself an awesome Jeep Hamper to the Value of R1000. Well done Jolene, this photograph features Cape Town Surfer Francois Frick surfing at the renowned New Pier and encapsulates the action over the weekend.

Jeep Apparel and Nerve Events would like to thank all the entrants of this years’ SNAP SHOT competition. The increased number of entries was great and the shots showed a lot of creativity. Since there was a close second, we would like to award an ‘Independent on Saturday’ subscription to one other picture. This photograph was a sunrise shot submitted by Jon Ivins.
Well done to our winners! Jeep Apparel will be in contact with Jolene and Nerve Events will contact Jon, to make arrangements.

Thank you once again to all the entrants, we trust you will all be at the event next year with more “wow” photography



Runner up  – Jon Ivins (Durban) featuring
SUPer Michelle Thiart Fourie(Cape Town)

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WP surfers and SUP'pers clean up at SA SUP Champs and Durban Surf Carnival presented by Jeep

A dedicated group of 46 Western Province long-board surfers and SUP'pers invaded the tropical waters of New Pier in Durban this past weekend and surfed away with a 11 of the 16 trophies.
Top of the pops was our very own Justin Bing, who completed the first ever double of becoming the SA Stand Up Paddling Champion, following on from his victory in the Open Long-Boarding division a few weeks ago in Victoria Bay. Justin almost grabbed the Long-boarding title at the Durban event too, but just could not find that 2nd winning wave.


 Chris Bertish came oh so close with his mechanical type wave selection and execution of his maneuvers. Dylan Frick will have to be patient with his 3rd place and wait another year, while Pete Petersen made both the Open and Legends finals. 


Silver medalist at the World Champs, Penny Stemmet proved too good for her sister Tammy and Melkbos lady Michelle Fourie as well as Chelsea who did us proud with her 4th in the Ladies SUP final, as did Raylin who came 3rd in the Ladies Long-Boarding. 


The old man of the sea (Green Ninja) sneaked the Legends SUP division as well as the Long-boarding titles, but that was mostly due to the opposition having wheel-chair and zimmer-frame difficulties in the sand. Youngster, Matthew van de Linde showed future promise and swooped the Junior SUP title from Dylan, Ozzy and Matthew Maxwell.
A superb event that was put together by Paul and Pat from Nerve Events – well done folks!






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Surfers Announced For Red Bull Nightshift Durban

Jordy at Red Bull Nightshift 2011
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Local and international surfers make up the Red Bull Nightshift field.

Seven surfers have been confirmed to join Jordy Smith in Durban for the second edition of Red Bull Nightshift on Saturday 30 June. The event, a tow-at surfing demonstration, set to take place at North Beach at night under floodlights, has proven to be the most anticipated speciality event on the local surfing calendar.

Joining Jordy at the event will be the current ASP 4th ranked surfer Adriano De Souza from Sao Paulo, Brazil and 26th ranked Kolohe Andino from San Clemente, California. The South African contingent includes Rudy Palmboom, David Weare, Travis Logie, Dan Redman and Ricky Basnett.

Dan Redman missed the event last year due to an ankle injury, but is stoked to be part of this year's event. "I'm amped for Nightshift," said Dan on hearing his inclusion into the event. "It's going to be great getting towed into some peaks at North Beach under the floodlights with Jordy and the crew. Plus I'm sure we'll have a little party afterwards."

The event will showcase Jordy and crew performing some groundbreaking and innovative aerial moves under the spotlights in the North Beach arena. Last year the event culminated with a spectacular 'Superman' move performed by Jordy in front of the crowds gathered on the water's edge.

Local bands Shadowclub and City Bowl Mizers will then kick off after the surfing for a party on the beach, before everyone heads over to Joe Kools.

The event can be tracked on Twitter via the #RBNightshift hashtag, and you can join the Facebook Nightshift event page.

Red Bull Nightshift is supported by O'Neill and Oakley. The event has been rated as an ASP Speciality Event.

For more information please visit www.redbull.co.za


For the editor:

Still images from Red Bull Nightshift 2011 available for download at: www.redbullcontentpool.com

World Class Wave Riding for the Durban Surf Carnival Finals

Spectators at the Durban Surf Carnival presented by Jeep Apparel were treated to world class wave riding in the Longboarding, Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) and Waveski finals held at New Pier Beach on 17 June 2012. The conditions were perfect all weekend with sunny weather, no wind and contestable 1-metre waves.

Luke Patterson (Westbrook), dominated the Open Longboarding final despite surfing with an injury; Patterson had sliced open his foot whilst crayfishing and received stitches late on Saturday afternoon. Patterson combined traditional longboarding manouvres with some stylish turns to clinch victory ahead of Cape Town’s Justin Bing. Perennial favourites Josch Schmeltzer (Durban North) and Dylan Macleod (Port Elizabeth) finished third and fourth, respectively.

Nikki Trickett (Durban), Grant Gilmour (Umhlanga) and Gary van Rooyen (Cape Town) won the Ladies, Over 35 and Over 50 Longboarding titles, respectively.

Justin Bing (Cape Town) impressed the judges to no end from the first round of the SUP Open division right through to the final which he won in style. Top South African SUP pioneer Chris Bertish (Cape Town) took a well deserved second place with Dylan Frick (Cape Town) and Peter Petersen (Cape Town) finishing third and fourth.

Matthew van der Linden (Cape Town),  Penny Stemmet (Cape Town) and Gary van Rooyen put on polished performances to be crowned the Junior, Women and Over 45 Legend SUP champions, respectively. The winners of the SUP contest are eligible for squad selection to represent South African at the upcoming 2013 International Surfing Association Stand Up Paddle World Championships.

Andre Burger (Eastern Province) won the Premier Waveski final ahead of Doug Copeland (Border).

“We are really proud of the success of this year’s Durban Surf Carnival, this is the tenth year that we have run the event and the first time that we had moved to Durban which proved to be a great move. We had a record number of entries with 130 top competitors travelling from all over South Africa to take part,” commented Paul Godwin from Nerve Events.

The Mad Dog Surf School run by Shaun Sellman offered a life-changing experience with free surfing lessons open to all members of the public. The lessons were well attended with participants thrilled to learn how to stand and ride waves.

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

Support sponsors included 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.


LONGBOARDING FINAL RESULTS


Longboard Open:
1.   Luke Patterson
2.   Justin Bing
3.   Josch Schmeltzer
4.   Dylan Macleod


Longboard Ladies:
1.   Nikki Trickett
2.   Traci Phillips
3.   Raylin Wynne
4.   Heather Klug


Longboard Over 35:
1.   Grant Gilmour
2.   Brendan Callaghan
3.   Craig Daniel
4.   Justin Maisch


Longboard Over 50:
1.   Gary van Rooyen
2.   Bushy Greef
3.   Colin Whitmore
4.   Willy Sills


STAND UP PADDLING (SUP) FINAL RESULTS


SUP Open:
1.   Justin Bing
2.   Chris Bertish
3.   Dylan Frick
4.   Peter Petersen


SUP Junior:
1.   Matthew v d Linden
2.   Dylan Frick
3.   Oswald Smith
4.   Matthew Maxwell


SUP Ladies:
1.   Penny Stemmet
2.   Tammy Robarts
3.   Michelle Fourie
4.   Chelsea van Rooyen


SUP Legends/ Over 45:
1.   Gary van Rooyen
2.   Peter Petersen
3.   Grantley Read
4.   Deon Bosman

WAVESKI FINAL RESULTS


Plate Final:
1.   Brian Frederick
2.   Ian Beach
3.   Roland Preitnacher
4.   Rory Barber


Premier division:
1.   Andre Burger
2.   Doug Copeland
3.   Ruan Brand
4.   Ian McCloud