Peugeot Gets Inaugural SA Masters Surfing Championship Into Gear
The inaugural Peugeot SA Masters Surfing Championships, featuring eight teams representing the provinces affiliated tob Surfing South Africa is scheduled to take place at St Michaels on Sea on the KZN South Coast from August 26 to 28.
The Peugeot SA Masters Championships caters for surfers in four different categories with the youngest competitors being the six Senior Men in each team whose ages range between 28 and 34. The Masters division will feature four surfers per team and their ages range between 35 and 44 while three Veterans aged between 45 and 54 will be included in each team at the event.
The most senior group of surfers will be the eight Legends who must be over 55 years of age to represent their respective provinces at the championships.
The format of the SA Masters championships will be identical to that used at the National Championships and the SA Junior Championships where surfers compete for individual honours in each of the divisions while at the same time generating points for their provincial team.
The winning provincial team will take home the Peugeot Trophy which will become the trophy is contested at every future SA Masters Championships.
The eight provinces that will take part in the tournament are hosts Southern KZN, KwaZuluNatal, Western Province, Border, Eastern Province, Zululand, Boland and Southern Cape and early indications are that many of the country's former national team members and champions of yesteryear will be turning out for their provinces at St Mikes.
Commenting on what the event means for surfing, SSA President Gary Gravett said "We have been trying to include a dedicated Masters event on to the calendar for a number of years. Thanks to Peugeot's support it will become an annual fixture. I am looking forward to the championship, particularly as it will involve many of our surfers who made their mark on surfing over the last 20 years or so. It is also great to form a partnership with a corporate sponsor such as Peugeot."
Although emphasizing that ultimately they were in the business of selling beautiful cars Johnathan Mc Conkey, the National Sales Manager of Peugeot Motors South Africa and a surfer added that "the Peugeot brand has always been associated with adventurous and trend setting style, elegance, class and exclusivity. These elements also form the heart of the surfing world so it is a natural progression for us to be proudly involved with the SA Masters and Surfing".
Team lists are expected to finalized by July 20 and a souvenir brochure on the event will be produced by the hosts, Southern KZN Surfing Association and will be available at the opening function of the tournament on August 25 and from Matthew Holmes, the New Vehicle Sales Manager at the Peugeot dealership in Brickhill Road Durban, during the event.
For more information contact
Robin de Kock
General Manager
Surfing South Africa
0824541149
021 6742972
rosadian@iafrica.com
www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za
Source: International Surfing Association
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