I am just a little jealous of all my mates who have surfed Indonesia. The tropical paradise spans 99,082 km of coastline and is made up of 17,508 Islands.
I had the express pleasure of watching the Border Buffalo City grom team get handed their kit for the Sea Harvest Grommet Games (for boys and girls U10-U16) in Gqeberha which was held last weekend - 25 & 26 March. Groms, by the way, is the name given to entry level, beginner surfers. Even at age 60 plus, cool team kit is a thrill but at age 8 to 10, heaven has just opened up and been put on sale and the kit is for free.
By the time this report hits the streets Border Buffalo City will be well down the track in the defence of their 14 SA champions’ status. Ever since the Masters surfing championships began 14 years ago, no other province has managed to wrestle the trophy away from our golden oldies. That is if surfers over the age of 35 can be regarded as golden oldies.