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WAVESKI TRIASL 2010 / REPORT / África do Sul

Chris Jones

Ainda há bem pouco tempo Shaun Holmes nos garantiu que virá a Portugal para participar no Mundial de Waveski 2010. Excelentes notícias! O homem forte dos waveskis Solamanzi, anda agora mais ocupado a promover os primeiros waves da marca que surgiu, originalmente, para produzir acessórios para waveskis. Directamente da África do Sul, o report dos Waveski Trials 2010.

Shaun Holmes is the mentor of Solamanzi Waveskis. The brand was already well known by their great equipment and now, Shaun is currently developing a new range of Waveski's. Soon, we'll have some more news about this! For now, stay with the report that Shaun sent us about the Waveski Trials 2010. Text

by David Park-Ross. Enjoy it ;)

Pictures submitted by

David Park-Ross and copyrighted to Dan Prata.

The following article was submitted by David Park-Ross of Western Province Waveski Association in South Africa. The first trials for 2010 were held on Sunday 7 March at Derdesteen. Conditions were superb and the weather was almost perfect, starting with a light south-easterly breeze and swinging to a light south-westerly by mid-day, with the temperature peaking around 30°C.

At the 09:00 start the waves were glassy and 3 - 4ft (Hawaiian Scale – see the Tech Note below) with icy cold, clear water and a scary shore break that confused even some of the most seasoned campaigners. As the tide receded towards mid-morning the waves hollowed out and consistent aerials were the order of the day for the top five competitors. What a spectacular show it was!

And the final results were: