Surfing per say is not hard. If you ask Josh Malherbe, the Under 14 boys champion from last weekend’s Border Buffalo City Closed Championships, he will likely tell you it is easy.
Deaf former SA swimming champion Mark Roach, 25, was not in the mood for hearing anything his hearing device was on the shore and his mind locked in on keeping a struggling newborn humpback whale calf from dashing itself to death on the rocks at Nahoon Corner on Saturday. In a shocking post on Sunday, the calf was seen dead on the beach, with Roach simply posting: “Didn’t make it.
Surfer, husband, dad and computer techie Foden Saunders is not your ordinary run of the mill waxfoot. He is married to music teacher Adele. Her sweet spot is drumming and percussion, they have two young sons, Mitchell and Matt.
Daniel Emslie has the bit between his teeth. At the time of going to press he was down to the top eight in the main event. This is a cut from about 150 of the best junior surfers in the world.