2018 ISA World Surfing Games SA Team

The 2018 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 the 2018 ISA World Surfing Games on September 13th. The event gets under way with the Parade of Nations and the Sands of the World Ceremony on Saturday September 15th and ends on Saturday September 22nd. Over 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. Buitendag, who reached the finals of the World Games in France last year, and Pallet will both be joining the team directly from Europe while Steyn will travel from South Africa on September 11th. Heading up a strong men’s squad is the experienced Beyrick de Vries of Umhlanga. He is joined by the talented Adin […]