The ‘silly season’ is upon us: exams are mostly over, Matric Rage has hit KZN, and the excitement of summer had begun.
On 13th and 14th December, surfers will be flocking to the Umhlanga Main Beach to show their talents at the Lizzard Hurricane Surf Pro 2014 which kicks off the Annual Umhlanga Summer Festival.
Umhlanga’s Wave Wizards Surf Club will be hosting the event in conjunction with KZN Central Surfing. There are some magnificent prizes on offer, including R10 000 cash from Lizzard, R5000 cash from Hurricane Surf, R5000 from Just Juice, R2000 from Bells and R1000 cash from Zigzag Surf Mag.
Other prizes include Angelos Restaurant vouchers, Lynne Mackey surf training subscription, Beauty With vouchers, Mishfit Gym subscriptions, surfboard lockrack, and even a tattoo valued at R600 from Mully’s. Patrick Frickel from Oceanriders Academy will be down at the beach offering free sports massages to all the surfers. Surfers will also get sunscreen from Zinka SA.
Surfers of all ages are encouraged to enter, from young novice beginners to masters. There will be both short board and long board divisions and the event will end in a retro-style 70’s tag team competition, where a maximum of five teams will compete on very old surfboards for a cash prize of R1250.
Marketing Manager of Lizzard, Gavin Roberts said, “Many surfers say that this is their favourite event on the South African calendar. It is just fantastic to see so many people of all ages taking part and see the community come together to enjoy the ocean. We are expecting record entries from all over South Africa.”
The prize giving for the event will take place on Monday evening, 15th December at the Umhlanga Bowling Club. There will be a ‘Throwing it Back 30 Years’ party that night and all surfers, locals and holiday makers are invited to come along and enjoy the tunes by DJ and local entertainer Harry Monks. Wave Wizards will be recognising pioneer club members and celebrating 30 years of great success in breeding phenomenal surfers for the international arena.
Entries close on Monday 8th December. For more information please visit www.umhlangafestivals.co.za or contact Jestyn Viljoen on 079 500 3945 or Julie de Vries on julie@expandingbranding.co.za for an entry form.