| Michael February and Sabrina Scott claim the 2009 Rip Curl GromSearch in Cape Town |
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| Monday, 29 June 2009 17:26 |
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Michael February (Kommetjie) and Sabrina Scott (Glencairn) claimed the U16 Boys and U16 Girls titles respectively at the 2009 Rip Curl GromSearch, held in perfect 3-4 foot waves and offshore winds at Long Beach, Kommetjie on Saturday and Sunday (June 27 & 28). The Under 16 Boys Final featured all four members of the South African Junior team that competed in the ISA World Junior championships in Ecuador earlier this year and lived up to its billing as the premier division of the contest. Fittingly, the result of the U16 Boys final was in the balance going into the final seconds of the heat but in the end it was a determined Mikey February who claimed victory over fellow Kommetjie surfer Davey Brand with the last wave of the event. Robin de Kock, General Manager of Surfing South Africa said that “the conditions were perfect for all of the surfers”. Luckily, the storms that had been smashing the Cape the previous week had disappeared and with the swell dropping to a contestable 3 - 4 feet combined with light offshores de Kock said that “we saw some really high heat scores throughout the event”. In the U16 Girls final Sabrina Scott posted her best ever victory since winning the SSA Academy Cup a few years ago beating Cara Mac Donald another up and coming young surfer from East London. Slade Prestwich (Scottburgh) won the Under 14 Boys division, Shane Sykes (Salt Rock) took the Under 12 Boys title, and Kenilworth’s Nina Woermann won the Under 14 Girls division. One of the youngest surfers in the contest was nine-year-old Adin Masencamp of Strand, who went on to claim 4th spot in the Under 12 Boys division while the youngest of all the competitors was seven year old Jessie Van Niekerk of Kommetjie who took her place in the U16 Girls heats. The 2009 Rip Curl Gromsearch is sanctioned by Surfing South Africa, the organisation recognised by SASCOC, Sport and Recreation SA and the International Surfing Association as the governing body for surfing in South Africa. Results:
Slade Prestwich (Scottburgh)
Shane Sykes (Durban)
Under 16 Girls Sabrina Scott (Glencairn)
Nina Woerman (Kenilworth)
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