ISA World Surfing Games

International Surfing Association
Huntington Beach, California
14 - 22 October 2006 

Granville West Named Captain of 2006 SA Surfing Team at Colours Awards Evening

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 10 October, 2006 : - -  Granville West of Port Elizabeth was named captain of the 2006 SA Surfing Team at the Colours Awards evening  in Cape Town last night (Monday October 9). 

West, who was a popular choice among his teammates, represented the South African under 23 team in the Aloha Cup in Cape Town in January and will lead the team at the ISA World Surfing Games in Huntington Beach California. The event begins on Saturday October 14 and ends on October 22 

Other members of the team are Jordy Smith, Matthew Kruger (both Durban), Gavin Roberts (Scottburgh), Rosanne Hodge (East London), Tammy Lee Smith (Salt Rock), Matthew Moir (Kirstenhof), Josh Salie (Kommetjie), Kwezi Qika (Ocean View), Sacha Specker (Camps Bay), Wes Fischer (Durban) and Lyndall Pells (Plettenberg Bay).

The Manager is Surfing South Africa President Cecil Solomon (Gordon’s Bay), Bruce Jackson (Durban North) is head coach, Wade Sharp, a 1996 SA Team surfer who now lives in Huntington Beach, is Assistant coach and Rory Beach (Durban North) is the technical coach. 

The team's camps and travel expenses have been funded by a grant from the National Lottery Board (Lotto) and the side has received support from O'Neill South Africa, Island Style and Reef Wetsuits. They left Cape Town at midday Tuesday (October 10) and will arrive in Huntington Beach on Wednesday evening. 

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Team South Africa:
# 1 : S Afr Surfing Team leaves for 2006 ISA WSG on Tuesday
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon 

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