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Surfing: Mossel Bay Ready For The Rip Curl GromSearch #1 presented by Sea Harvest

MyPR: Surfing: Mossel Bay Ready For The Rip Curl GromSearch #1 presented by Sea Harvest:

Rip Curl GromSearch #1 At Mossel Bay On The Weekend

 

Mossel Bay: The Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Sea Harvest is set to return to South African surfing with event #1 this weekend, 9/10 April, at Mossel Bay. The competition has enjoyed a massive entry, and it will be two full days of surfing in Mossels. 

The Rip Curl GromSearch comprises three events, with Mossel Bay being the first and a celebration of having this prestigious series back in the country. The following two competitions will be held at Magnatubes in Jeffreys Bay and the final contest at Scottburgh during the later part of the year. 

It is a Premier SAST series of events, with 1,000 points going to the winners and prizemoney per a premier contest.

Entries include the likes of Luke Thompson, Connor Slijpen, Joel Dace and Luc Lepront in the U18 boy’s division, locals Blake Crankshow and Kane Johnson in the U16 boys, Nathan Taylor and Kai Stubbs in the U14 boys and Luc Jackson and Liam Le Roux in the U12 boy’s division.

 

Local surfer Destin De Necker will be competing in the U/16 division.

Gabriella von Mollendorff and Maya Malherbe are competing in the U12 girls, divison, while Taylor Emslie and Emily Jenkinson are in the U14 girls. Gabriella Ann Herbst and Tyra von Mollendorff will be competing in the competitive U16 girl’s division, with Sarah Scott and Zia Hendricks in the U18 category.

All heats can be viewed via the liveheats link on the Surfing South Africa website.  

https://www.liveheats.com/events/8664/schedule

The early forecast is showing some onshore winds for the weekend. Still, the weather patterns change frequently this time of the year, and there will likely be improved conditions as we approach the event.

Either way, the Rip Curl GromSearch series allows kids to compete against the best surfers in the same age bracket from their country. This format provides these groms with an insight into a life of competitive surfing and gives them the invaluable experience of surfing and competing in different waves around the country.

It is a Premier SAST event, with 1,000 points going to the winners and prizemoney per a premier event. There will be an 8:00 am start on Saturday morning and a 7:30 am start on Sunday.

Event mini-site – https://www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za/2022-rip-curl-gromsearch/

social media tags #gromsearch, #gromsearchmosselbay, #ripcurlsa 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Destin De Necker.

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Museum Africa: Art Collection

The museum’s collection is staggering, housing approximately 850,000 objects that range from the prehistoric to the contemporary. It is one of the few institutions that attempts to tell the story of Southern Africa from the Stone Age to the nuclear age. The “Johannesburg Transformations” exhibition is the museum’s centerpiece, dragging the visitor through the chaotic evolution of the city. It doesn’t shy away from the grime; it features detailed reconstructions of “shack life,” the illegal “shebeens” (speakeasies) of the 1950s, and the vibrant but overcrowded “backyard rooms” that defined the black urban experience during Apartheid. One of its most sobering permanent displays is the “Tried for Treason” exhibit, which meticulously documents the 1956 Treason Trial. Visitors can see the portraits of all 156 accused—including Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and Albertina Sisulu—and read the “little red books” placed beneath each photo, where the public is invited to write their own reflections and facts about these liberation icons.

Deep within the museum’s labyrinthine halls, you’ll find specialized branches that are world-class in their own right. The Bensusan Museum of Photography sits on the top floor, acting as a shrine to the visual history of the continent. It contains everything from rare 19th-century daguerreotypes to the legendary photojournalism of the Drum magazine era. Meanwhile, the Geology Museum houses over 17,000 specimens, including a definitive collection of the rocks and minerals that made Johannesburg possible. It is a place where you can see the actual gold-bearing conglomerate reefs of the Witwatersrand up close, stripped of their commercial value and presented as scientific wonders.