PORT ELIZABETH, March (ANA) – The 2018 City Surf Series (CSS) will see six events, culminating in the Volkswagen SA Open of Surfing presented by Hurley, taking place in different cities along South Africa’s coastline starting on March 30.
The series is the biggest surfing tournament in Africa. Over R1-million in prize money is up for grabs in 'Race to Nelson Mandela Bay'.
“For us, getting involved with the City Surf Series was a no-brainer as the Volkswagen brand has been associated with surfing for many years with surfers using their camper vans and Kombi’s to go on surfing tournaments,” said Matt Gennrich, General Manager for Group Communications.
Each of the CSS events will feature Qualifying Series (QS) rated men’s, women’s junior men’s and junior women’s competitions, Surfing South Africa (SSA) longboard men and women and Stand-up Paddling (SUP) men and women’s categories.
A major change from last year’s series is the upgrading of the Volkswagen SA Open of Surfing women’s event to a QS3 000, making it the biggest women’s QS in Africa. The Nelson Mandela Bay Pro men’s event has also been upgraded to a QS1 500.
“Another exciting addition is the launch of a new event, the Port Alfred Classic, which will feature men’s and women’s QS Longboard events with the two disciplines also added to the Volkswagen SA of Surfing presented by Hurley,” said Johnny Bakker, Surfing South Africa president.
2018 City Surf Series schedule:
Volkswagen Nelson Mandela Bay Surf pres. by Billabong: March 30 to April 2
Royal St Andrews Port Alfred Classic pres. by Quiksilver (Inaugural event): April 6-8
Mitchum Buffalo City Surf Pro pres. by Reef Wetsuits: April 13-15
ZigZag Durban Surf Pro pres. by G-Force: May 18-20
Jordy Smith Cape Town Surf Pro pres. by O’Neil: June 14-17
Volkswagen SA Open of Surfing pres. by Hurley: June 19-24. - African News Agency (ANA)
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