Vodacom Bodyboarding Showdown Quick Facts

posted by Olivia Jones on 29th June 2006

What: The Vodacom Bodyboarding Showdown is one of the water sports highlights at the 2006 Durban Beach Africa festival in association with Vodacom and the SABC. The Vodacom Bodyboarding Showdown is a South African Bodyboarding Association (SABA) sanctioned specialty contest which boasts a R10, 000 prize purse to be shared amongst the five divisions - Pro, Drop Knee, U20, U15 and Ladies. The Vodacom Bodyboarding Showdown is a national competition open to all bodyboarders from around South Africa and will be run by the North Beach Bodyboarding Club.

When: The event takes place on Friday, June 30 from 08h00 to 16h00

Where: Bay of Plenty Beach - Durban

Who: A star studded line up including former women’s world champion Karla Costa-Taylor (Berea, Dbn) and former US tour winner Alistair Taylor (Berea, Dbn) have entered the Vodacom Bodyboarding Showdown. To spice up the Pro division title race Costa-Taylor has opted to take on the men and has her heart set on first place. The petite bodyboarding powerhouse grew up in Brazil and moved to South Africa a few years ago with her husband Alistair. At Natal Trials last month Costa-Taylor bodyboarded to an easy victory bruising egos with near perfect scores over her husband and 20 year old North Beach hot shot Rylin Richardson (Durban).

National bodyboarding team member Wesley Fischer (Berea, Dbn) and winner of the most recent SABA event Mark Watts (Westville, Dbn) are also amongst the favourites capable of taking top honours in the Pro final.

Reigning South African Boy’s Bodyboarding Champion Ian Campbell (Morningside, Dbn) is expected to dominate the U15 heats with big names like Jake Rosenberg (Bluff, Dbn) tipped to win the U20 division. 2004 SA Women’s Bodyboarding Champion Robyn Sorenson (Berea, Dbn) will have the upper hand of local knowledge in the Ladies contest. Wesley Fischer (Berea, Dbn) and Sasha Taljaard (South Beach, Dbn) are perennial favourites to win the Drop Knee division where bodyboarders are judged on their manoeuvres executed whilst riding in a half kneeling stance.

Format: There will be no second chances for competitors in the Vodacom Bodyboarding Showdown, due to the event running over one day only the event organisers have selected a straight elimination format which allows no room for error.

Development: SABA’s ongoing national development programme is expected to attract newcomers in the hopes of toppling the old guard in the Vodacom Bodyboarding Showdown. The Taylors will be running a Vodacom Development Bodyboarding Clinic for free open to all members of the public at midday.

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