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International Surfing Association
Punta Rocas, Peru
29 March - 6 April 2008

South Africa´s Masters Team is ready for the 2008 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship 

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 18 March, 2008 : - - The first edition of the annual ISA World Masters Surfing Championship, held in the surf of Puerto Rico in January, 2007, was won by the South Africa team that had four finalists in the three categories.

With the upcoming second edition of the Masters right around the corner, from March 29 until April 5, in the perfect waves of Punta Rocas, Peru, South Africans show themselves focused and fired up to repeat the spectacular campaign performed a year ago.

A series of trials were held to determine the “dream team” that will be in charge of defending the title. The following surfers were the winners, honoured to be part of the Springboks team that will represent South Africa in the one and only World Surfing Championship for surfers of over 35 years old:

Masters
Andrew Banks
Justin Healey

Grand Masters
David Malherbe
Andre Malherbe

Kahunas
Marc Wright
Nick Pike

Grand Kahunas
Chris Knutsen

Team Manager
Brendan Callaghan

Coach
Ant Brodowickz

2007 Kahunas World Masters Surfing Champion, Chris Knutsen who is now a Grand Kahuna and will be fighting to earn himself another World Title in the over 50 division. With the inclusion of two new divisions, Grand Kahunas and Masters Women’s, South Africans did a lot of training to be in the best shape for the upcoming challenge, holding training camps and monitoring each surfers performance. 

Team Coach, Ant Brodowickz, told us: “South Africa is on a mission to defend the title and each surfer has been monitored individually by myself having identified strengths, weaknesses, if any, etc. All surfers have been training and working on their game and if I compare their standard of surfing that was displayed at our trials, the entire team has lifted their game 100%.”

A stoked Brodowickz also highlighted, “Last weekend, the team gathered for a team camp, as a Coach, I have never witnessed a more focused, amped and determined group of surfers in my life. We can’t wait to get over to Peru and sample some of their great waves, especially at Punta where Felipe Pomar won the World Title back in 65.”

The South African Masters Coach, ended saying, “To single out any new team members and to chat about them would take a mountain of time but let me say that their surfing will do the talking, we have some exciting new caps in our team. In fact this team is the best Masters team imaginable. Yes there is pressure but it's nothing we can’t handle and we will deal with things one day at a time or as and when things unravel.

From studying the break the boys can’t wait to light up Puntas Rocas because there is a break here called Nahoon Reef, that everyone loves to surf, and from what I’ve seen breaks almost like “Punta”. So it is our belief that the Peruvian waves will suit our surfers perfectly.”

You will be able to see the Second Edition of the Annual ISA World Masters Surfing Championship live.  Visit www.isasurf.org from March 29 until April 5. High Resolution images will be available for the press and the contest information will be released in English and Spanish.

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