Online surf contest launches women’s event
This South African virtual surfing event - part of the global Surf Web Series - is set to kick off on 1 August.
THE upcoming Rip Curl E-Pro virtual surfing tournament has garnered so much attention that the event organisers have opened up a standalone women’s event.
This South African virtual surfing event – part of the global Surf Web Series – is set to kick off on 1 August.After initially setting out to cater for 32 surfers, both men and women combined, the online surfing championship has now expanded to 48 men and eight women, fighting it out for their share of the prizes.
There are currently two slots left open in the men?s division, and contest organisers are still prepared to accept those two entries to fill the available spots. Entries are to be sent to: info@craigjarvis.co.za. The women’s event is full.
There will be equal prizes for men and women. There will be an R10,000 first prize in both the men and women’s event, while there will be an R10,000 Red Bull Best Tube Award for the best single tube of the contest. The judges are all world-class, comprising ISA head judge Cyril Nel, ISA head judge Bongani Xulu, ISA judge Johno Hutchison and SSA head judge Dillan Lowenthal. The fifth judge is the public vote.
The Surf Web Series is hosted on Instagram: @surfwebseriesVisit the Surf Web Series website: https://www.surfwebseries.com/zaf
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