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Entries Open For The Rip Curl Cup presented by the Royal St Andrews Hotel and supported by Sea Harvest

Written by SA Sportspress on . Posted in SA Surfing.

The second edition of the Rip Curl Cup, presented by the Royal St Andrews Hotel, a speciality surfing event, will take place during the Port Alfred Easter Festival.

The Rip Curl Cup will commence as soon as the GromSearch concludes.

  • The 2nd edition of this Port Alfred speciality event.
  • Open to everyone, with limited entries.
  • Entries close on 14 April.

It is an open event, but entries will be limited. ENTER HERE!

The Rip Curl Cup has R79k in total prizes across the two divisions, Open Men and Open Women. 

  • First place: R22k
  • Second place: R10k
  • Third place: R5k
  • Fourth place: R2,5k

The Rip Curl Cup is an anchor event for the Port Alfred Easter Festival, the multi-sports, cultural and music festival that takes place every year over the Easter weekend in Port Alfred.

  Ben Esterhuyse in action at the 2024 Rip Curl Cup © Justin Bekker
 

The Venue

East Beach is predominantly a right-hand sand-bottom break, wrapping off the East Pier. On perfect conditions, it provides long waves, is ideal for high-performance surfing, and occasionally throws a few perfect barrels. It is a well-known wave, and surfers like Jordy Smith, Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning, to name a few, have all had a few bombs here over the years.  

Kowie Boardriders

The local Port Alfred Surf Club is the Kowie Boardriders Club. They have welcomed the upcoming Rip Curl contests to Port Alfred and are happy to host them. The Kowie Boardriders Club was formed in 2000, making it 25 years old.

Kowie Boardriders is on Facebook

Check out the Kowie Boardriders Instagram

The Rip Curl GromSearch and the Rip Curl Cup are Surfing South Africa events supported by Sea Harvest.

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