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Bodyboarders have a passion for the ocean

Blowout Bodyboarding Club held its first competition last Sunday.

A NEW generation of young, passionate bodyboarders, determined to bring back the glory days of Blowout Bodyboarding Club, took part in a bodyboarding competition at Uvongo beach last Sunday.

The club usually holds five bodyboarding competitions for different levels in a year, with the first one last Sunday.

Emile van Vollenhoven, Dane Klusener, Dune Barker, Storm Prestwich and Rory Fellows-Smith.
Emile van Vollenhoven, Dane Klusener, Dune Barker, Storm Prestwich and Rory Fellows-Smith.

Club secretary Maria Pistorius said whether you bodyboard for fun, want to learn or are looking to expand your technical skills then this is the club to join. “We welcome everyone of all levels. It doesn’t matter if you have the most basic equipment, the important part is to have fun while broadening your bodyboarding skills.”

Club members range in age from six upwards, with older and more experienced members coaching the younger ones in the developmental stage.

The annual membership fee is only R150. For inquiries contact Maria at 072 9346463 (secretary), Dune Barker at 072 2825648, Wesley Coetzee at 072 0731533 or email blowout@impiafrica.co.za.

Martin Vorster (left) and Jaque du Rand.
Martin Vorster (left) and Jaque du Rand.

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