The Jeffreys Bay Open of Surfing has just kicked-off at Supertubes, with a couple of perfect waves peeling down the famous point – remnants of yesterday’s fun swell.
With 64 proven rippers hand-picked by the organisers, there’s going to be some exciting match-ups through the event which runs until Saturday. There’s a full spectrum of contestants – including legends like Gavin Rudolph and Occy, as well as some young bucks like SA Junior team members Diran Zakarian and Matt Macgillivray mixing up the draw – which should see some interesting contrasts in lines drawn and moves thrown by the competitors.
Aside from the competition, there’s also a full-spectrum of other happenings going on around town, making it an exciting week for whoever is in town. For more details of the J-Bay Winterfest, or to keep updated with results and images as they happen – check out the Jeffreys Bay Open of Surfing on Facebook, or follow @JBayOpen on Twitter.
Here’s a full list of invitees, plus alternatives:
MEN:
Sean Holmes / Greg Emslie / Mark Occhilupo
Ryan Payne / Richard Edy / Dale Staples
Shane Thorne / Warren Dean / Frankie Oberholzer
Matt Bromley / Rickyt Basnett / Shaun Payne
Dylan Lightfoot / Steven Sawyer / Slade Prestwich
Warwick Heny / Remi Peterson / Dave Rastovich
Jason Ribbink / Craig Els / Simon Fish
Josh Redman / Casey Grant / Adin Jeenes
Rudy Palmboom / Dan Redman / Kelvin Zehmke
Gavin Roberts / Brandon Jackson / Chris Leppan
Devyn Mattheys / Llewellyn Whittaker / Davey Brand
Chad Du Toit / Robbie Schofield / Allan Johns
Paul Canning / Warren Tuck / Josh Salie
Wayne Monk / Josh Smit / Clinton Gravett
Ettiene Potgieter / Dylan Stone / Dave Richards
Benji Brand / Donovan Zoetmulder / Kyle Galloway
Max Armstrong / Ari Kraak / Dylan Stewart
Shannon Ainslie / Diran Zakarian / Matt McGillivray
Gavin Rudolph / Noel Rahme / Johno Bruton
Granville West / Pablo Thysman / Manfred Adrio
Chris Frolich / Bruce Campbell / Twiggy Baker
Ryan Bisset
ALTERNATES:
Davey Stolk / Dane Staples / Johan Kriek
Lee Bisset / Jaco Kapp / Quintin Jones
Trevor Hansen
WOMEN:
Emma Smith / Faye Zoetmulder / Gina Smith
Heidi Palmboom / Nikita Robb / Sarah Baum
Taryn Chudleigh / Tanika Hoffman