Zigzag Surfing Magazine

Event hosts Eden Surfriders, reclaimed the coveted handmade John Pfaff Trophy with a top class team performance when they won the 30th edition of Vic Bay Quad in tough conditions at Victoria Bay, near George on Sunday June 14th The local side posted a total of 34129 points with Buffalo City Surfriders taking second place with 33406 points. Nelson Mandela Bay Surfriders came third with 31943 points and 2025 Champions, Cape Winelands had to settle for fourth after scoring 31663 points.

In this new regular column series, Bernie Shelly explores the strange, funny rituals of everyday surf life — from awkward line-up conversations and endless paddle-outs to bruised egos and near-collisions in the surf. At the centre is Ichabod: intense, stubborn and fiercely focused, the perfect foil for Bernie’s dry humour and sharp observations about friendship, etiquette and the absurd beauty of sharing waves with other people. 5. What goes in your car. My longboard fits neatly inside my Xtrail.

- Advertisement - By Julian Roup Blouberg, the small beach resort 17 miles from Cape town, where my family spent our summers, was not the most promising of places from the very start, situated as it was on the Cape of Storms at the southern tip of Africa.

- Advertisement - In this new regular column series, Bernie Shelly explores the strange, funny rituals of everyday surf life — from awkward line-up conversations and endless paddle-outs to bruised egos and near-collisions in the surf. At the centre is Ichabod: intense, stubborn and fiercely focused, the perfect foil for Bernie’s dry humour and sharp observations about friendship, etiquette and the absurd beauty of sharing waves with other people. 4.

- Advertisement - Local knowledge was front and centre at the 11th edition of the Tigers Milk Winter Classic which was held in Muizenberg from May 29th to 31st, as six of the seven titles on offer went the way of surfers from Cape Town. In the Open Men’s shortboard division, Paul Sampson, turned the tables on 2025 winner, Joshua Myburgh, to take the victory this year. Sampson also posted 18.53 points (out of 20) in his quarter final round which was the highest heat score in the contest.

- Advertisement - In this new regular column series, Bernie Shelly explores the strange, funny rituals of everyday surf life — from awkward line-up conversations and endless paddle-outs to bruised egos and near-collisions in the surf. At the centre is Ichabod: intense, stubborn and fiercely focused, the perfect foil for Bernie’s dry humour and sharp observations about friendship, etiquette and the absurd beauty of sharing waves with other people. 3.

- Advertisement - The annual SA Masters Championships took place from Wednesday May 20th – Sunday May 24th in tough but contestable conditions at Seal Point in Cape St Francis and involved over 140 surfers from eight districts based along the South African coast. The event featured a number of the legends of the sport who still compete from the Over 35 to Over 65 divisions.

- Advertisement - In this new regular column series, Bernie Shelly explores the strange, funny rituals of everyday surf life — from awkward line-up conversations and endless paddle-outs to bruised egos and near-collisions in the surf. At the centre is Ichabod: intense, stubborn and fiercely focused, the perfect foil for Bernie’s dry humour and sharp observations about friendship, etiquette and the absurd beauty of sharing waves with other people. 2. Coping With The Long Paddle-out.

- Advertisement - By Miles Masterson Last weekend, Cape Town hosted its first Big Wave Risk Assessment Group (BWRAG) Safety Summit at the Chapman’s Peak Hotel in Hout Bay. The Safety Summit was presented by BWRAG instructors, 2003 Red Bull Big Wave Africa winner Greg Long, and fellow Californians – and highly experienced professional first responders – Kaipo Kelly and Jon Hoover.

- Advertisement - Interview by Dorin Bambus Ben and Laura are surfers with a penchant for exotic locales. Their taste for adventure takes them off the beaten path and for several years they’ve combined their love of adventure, surfing and film making to create incredible documentaries of their travels. While undertaking to pedal from France to Senegal, with boards in tow, they made an amazing film called Niokobokk.