The Western Province Longboarding Championships took place at Long Beach this past weekend. After a few postponements the competition finally got underway on Saturday. The day was pleasantly mild and the waves were surfable. Despite the many obstacles in the water, some great waves were ridden. The competition surfers were stoked to be joined on their waves by free surfers dropping in to say hi. Impressively no noses were broken and the competition continued without major incident. On Sunday, the swell had dropped and the wind had picked up. Never the less, the longboarders showed up in full force and gave it all they had. Thanks to New Balance for sponsoring the club and thanks to the organizers of the event. They did a great job as always. Special congratulations to the winners of the Western Province Champs (including our very own Gary Kleynhans). The rankings were as follows:
Youths: (1) Ethan Pentz, (2) Jordy Marree, (3) Dylan Fernandez, (4) Benjamin De Castro
Junior Girls: (1) Chelsea van Rooyen, (2) Cheree Thompson (3) Jessie Goodman
Junior Boys: (1) Aloysha Dieboldt, (2) Papi Makanyane, (3) Greg Lubner, (4) Roger Vuanza
Ladies: (1) Tarryn Kyte, (2) Simone Robb, (3) Hanna Bing, (4) Tamsyn Brown
Open: (1) Michael Grendon, (2) Justin Bing, (3) Jono Rosslind, (4) William Wallace
Senior Men: (1) Deon Bing, (2) Volker Dieboldt, (3) Brett Sanderson, (4) Gary, Kleynhans
Masters: (1) Michael Grendon, (2) Mark Stride, (3) Floyd Pearce, (4) Grant Less
Grand Masters: (1) Gary Kleynhans, (2) Dave Stubbs, (3) Mark Stride, (4) Julian Pringle
Vets: (1) Mark Hoyle, (2) Brenton Geach, (3) Keith Kelly, (4) Gary van Rooyen
SUPS: (1) Gigs Cilliers, (2) Jono Rosslind, (3) Peter Petersen, (4) Barend Buys, (5), Julian Pringle, (6) Brendon Schafetta
Legends: (1) Peter Randle, (2) Greg Stokes, (3) Patrick Corbett, (4) Paul Parker
Super Legends: (1) Paddy Greenacre
Super Vets: (1) Stu Edwards
Tune in for the South African Longboarding Trials coming later this year!!

