Introducing The Masibambisana Boxing Tournament “Building better kids, one punch at a time.” The Masibambisana Amateur Boxing Tournament is part of the Port Alfred Easter Festival It is presented By The Masibambisana Boxing Academy in conjunction with the Sunshine Life Centre The Masibambisana Amateur Boxing Tournament is proudly sponsored by the Royal St Andrews Hotel Date: 31 March 2024Time: 11 amVenue: Jauka HallAdmission: Children R10; Adult R20Catering: Food and drinks for sale at the venueCompetitors: 6 clubs, 48 boxers, four age groups from 12 years to 25...

Port Alfred – Surfing South Africa has opened entries for the Rip Curl GromSearch Port Alfred and the Rip Curl Cup Port Alfred. These events will take place during the Easter Weekend – March 29 – April 1 2024 and are part of the Port Alfred Easter Festival presented by Sunshine Coast Port Alfred Tourism. The Rip Curl GromSearch is a junior event with U12, U14, U16, and U18 Boys and Girls divisions. It is contest number two of a five-event series, and entries can be found HERE. The Rip Curl Cup is an Open Speciality Event; with surfers of all ages invited to...

Port Alfred – Surfing South Africa has opened entries for the Rip Curl GromSearch Port Alfred and the Rip Curl Cup Port Alfred. These events will take place during the Easter Weekend – March 29 – April 1 2024 and are part of the Port Alfred Easter Festival presented by Sunshine Coast Port Alfred Tourism. The Rip Curl GromSearch is a junior event with U12, U14, U16, and U18 Boys and Girls divisions. It is contest number two of a five-event series, and entries can be found HERE. The Rip Curl Cup is an Open Speciality Event; with surfers of all ages invited to...

The Rip Curl Cup is an Open Speciality Surfing Event during the Port Alfred Easter Festival. It is presented by The Royal St Andrews Hotel and is supported by Sea Harvest. The Rosehill SUPERSPAR has made a significant contribution to this event by sponsoring the Rosehill SUPERSPAR Expression Session during the Rip Curl Cup. This exciting addition to the contest, with two prizes of R2,5k each for The Best Air and the Best Move, has elevated the total prize money to an impressive R80k for the Rip Curl Cup and R110k in total for the two surfing tournaments.  Stacked Lineup Of Entries...

The Rip Curl Cup is an Open Speciality Surfing Event during the Port Alfred Easter Festival. It is presented by The Royal St Andrews Hotel and is supported by Sea Harvest. The Rosehill SUPERSPAR has made a significant contribution to this event by sponsoring the Rosehill SUPERSPAR Expression Session during the Rip Curl Cup. This exciting addition to the contest, with two prizes of R2,5k each for The Best Air and the Best Move, has elevated the total prize money to an impressive R80k for the Rip Curl Cup and R110k in total for the two surfing tournaments.  Stacked Lineup Of Entries...

Port Alfred - Just days before the Port Alfred Easter Festival kicks off, here is an update on what is in store over those first few days. The Port Alfred Easter Festival is presented by Sunshine Coast Port Alfred Tourism. Thursday 28th Surfing: Opening Function There will be an opening function at the Royal St Andrews Hotel on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. This function is open to all surfers, bodyboarders, media, parents, and anyone who wants to attend. The speakers will be Surfing South Africa Vice President Anne Wright, Royal St Andrews Hotel MD Justin Bekker, Bodyboarding...

Port Alfred - Just days before the Port Alfred Easter Festival kicks off, here is an update on what is in store over those first few days. The Port Alfred Easter Festival is presented by Sunshine Coast Port Alfred Tourism. Thursday 28th Surfing: Opening Function There will be an opening function at the Royal St Andrews Hotel on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. This function is open to all surfers, bodyboarders, media, parents, and anyone who wants to attend. The speakers will be Surfing South Africa Vice President Anne Wright, Royal St Andrews Hotel MD Justin Bekker, Bodyboarding...

Rip Curl surfer Ben Esterhuyse on fire at the Rip Curl GromSearch Port Alfred @ Louis Wulff   Epic waves and red-hot surfing encapsulated the opening day of surfing at East Beach for the Rip Curl GromSearch Port Alfred, a junior Surfing South Africa surfing tournament presented by Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest. Today, we also saw the start of the Port Alfred Easter Festival, a multi-sports and cultural Festival based around the Kowie River, where surfing competitions are anchor events. To set the scene, we saw a gathering of the country's top surfers at the Royal...

Rip Curl surfer Ben Esterhuyse on fire at the Rip Curl GromSearch Port Alfred @ Louis Wulff   Epic waves and red-hot surfing encapsulated the opening day of surfing at East Beach for the Rip Curl GromSearch Port Alfred, a junior Surfing South Africa surfing tournament presented by Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest. Today, we also saw the start of the Port Alfred Easter Festival, a multi-sports and cultural Festival based around the Kowie River, where surfing competitions are anchor events. To set the scene, we saw a gathering of the country's top surfers at the Royal...

Exciting Second Day At Rip Curl GromSearch Port Alfred presented by Royal St Andrews Hotel Josh Malherbe © Louis Wulff East Beach, Port Alfred – It was an exciting day of surfing for contestants in the Rip Curl GromSearch Port Alfred, presented by Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest, with two to three-foot onshore conditions proving challenging but highly contestable.  Up-and-coming grom Slayde Shooter (CSF) was the top surfer of the day, easily winning his U12 and U14 heats. He also accumulated the highest heat total (14.33)  for his performance in the U12...

Exciting Second Day At Rip Curl GromSearch Port Alfred presented by Royal St Andrews Hotel Josh Malherbe © Louis Wulff East Beach, Port Alfred – It was an exciting day of surfing for contestants in the Rip Curl GromSearch Port Alfred, presented by Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest, with two to three-foot onshore conditions proving challenging but highly contestable.  Up-and-coming grom Slayde Shooter (CSF) was the top surfer of the day, easily winning his U12 and U14 heats. He also accumulated the highest heat total (14.33)  for his performance in the U12...

The Rip Curl GromSearch Presented by Royal St Andrews Hotel and Sea Harvest - All The Winners All the winners © Louis Wulff While the Groms were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this morning for day three of the Rip Curl GromSearch, some parents were less bright-eyed after the massive Bands At The Beach music festival the night before. The Rip Curl GromSearch and the Rip Curl Cup are the anchor events of the Port Alfred Easter Festival presented by Sunshine Coast Tourism. They are both Surfing South Africa events. The U14 Girls semis kicked off the day's proceedings and were out at the...

The Rip Curl GromSearch Presented by Royal St Andrews Hotel and Sea Harvest - All The Winners All the winners © Louis Wulff While the Groms were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed this morning for day three of the Rip Curl GromSearch, some parents were less bright-eyed after the massive Bands At The Beach music festival the night before. The Rip Curl GromSearch and the Rip Curl Cup are the anchor events of the Port Alfred Easter Festival presented by Sunshine Coast Tourism. They are both Surfing South Africa events. The U14 Girls semis kicked off the day's proceedings and were out at the...

Daniel Emslie and Louise Lepront win the Rip Curl Cup, and Lepront wins the Rip Curl GromSearch title, along with Josh Malherbe Louise Lepront takes the double in Port Alfred © Justin Bekker  East Beach, Port Alfred - A decrease in swell and a wind switch to offshore southwest made for some small but clean and highly contestable conditions for the final day of surfing in the Rip GromSearch and the Rip Curl Cup. Both events were presented by the Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest. The competitions were the anchor events of the Port Alfred Easter Festival...

Daniel Emslie and Louise Lepront win the Rip Curl Cup, and Lepront wins the Rip Curl GromSearch title, along with Josh Malherbe Louise Lepront takes the double in Port Alfred © Justin Bekker  East Beach, Port Alfred - A decrease in swell and a wind switch to offshore southwest made for some small but clean and highly contestable conditions for the final day of surfing in the Rip GromSearch and the Rip Curl Cup. Both events were presented by the Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest. The competitions were the anchor events of the Port Alfred Easter Festival...

Port Alfred: The second edition of the Port Alfred Easter Festival is coming soon, and it's time to lock in those dates, organise your accommodation, and book tickets. The highlighted events of the Port Alfred Easter Festival, brought to you by Sunshine Coast Tourism Port Alfred, will be the three back-to-back surfing tournaments comprising six days of surfing, and the two-day Bands In The Bush Music Festival in aid of NSRI Station 11 Port Alfred. Surfing:   East Beach, Port Alfred © Bekker   April 16-17 This year, the SA Open Surfing Championships will be...

PORT ALFRED, SOUTH AFRICA – The 2025 Port Alfred Easter Festival promises an unforgettable experience with an extended lineup of live music and an additional surf tournament, making the long weekend from April 16 – 21 a must-attend event.