Team SA ready for ISA surf world champs
More than 40 nations are expected to participate in this year’s ISA World Surfing Games
THE Mercedes-Benz Buffalo City South African Surf Team, which is made up of three men and three women, a coach and a manager, will arrive in Tahara, Japan for this year’s ISA World Surfing Games on Thursday, 13 September.
More than 40 nations are expected to participate in this year’s ISA World Surfing Games which crowns the World Men’s and Women’s individual Champions and determines the team that wins the coveted Team trophy.
Captaining the team for the second year in a row is world ranked Bianca Buitendag of Victoria Bay near George. The other two women in the side are new caps Nicole Pallet of La Lucia in KZN and Zoe Steyn of East London in Buffalo City.
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Heading up a strong men’s squad is the experienced Beyrick de Vries of uMhlanga. He is joined by the talented Adin Masencamp of the Strand, Western Cape and another experienced surfer, David Van Zyl of Glenashley.
De Vries and Masencamp will be flying directly to Japan from Europe while Van Zyl will travel with Steyn and the Team officials from South Africa on September 11th.
Although this is a first World Games for de Vries, his many years of contest experience and solid ranking on the WSL Qualifying Series tour earned him a call up to the side.
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