The conditions have been challenging for day one and two of the 2017 Mercedez-Benz South African Surfing Championships, but that hasn’t stopped the 160 surfers from nine different Districts from shredding up a storm. Checkout the highlights from day 2 of competition below and the gallery of day one and two provided by the legendary Ian Thurtell.

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All images Ian Thurtell

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