Retro Rolls Over

Contest director Kai Linder said that apart from the real worry of the valuable surfboard collection being damaged, there was the family element to consider: “The swell is expected to be big this Sunday, and puts us in a place where it might not be ideal for the kids, ladies and casual surfers so we have decided to postpone till next Sunday, 01 March 2015.”

Last year, local Cape Town surfer Carlos Nobriega badly broke his leg when connecting with one of the heavy old boards on a hollow Llundudno cruncher. The sandbanks at the small coastal suburb outside Cape Town are shallow and waves break hard, even when the swell is small.

But with an anticipated 6-8' open-ocean SSW groundswell running around the western parts of the Cape Peninsula, the stakes have grown exponentially higher.

The retro surfboards, supplied by Robby from Vudu Surf are ready, and the handslides, made by Wawa Wooden Surfboards are also ready and available for the bodysurfers.

The day’s festivities will be based around the Llandudno Surf Lifesaving Club, and the event helps raise funds for the club. Check out the Facebook Event Page for more details.

Robby from Vudu has about 50 vintage boards from his personal collection on hand for the event. From original Whitmore longboards and a 7’6 Whitmore Spoon, to Safaris, Larmonts, a Gerry Lopez Pipeline single fin, and a bunch of other classic boards for the surfers to choose from. It’s a fun event, and surfers are going to win by combining old school style and retro moves, with positioning and style.

The RVCA Rolling Retro 2015 will also, for the first time, feature a Bodysurfing division. There are slots for 40 bodysurfers in this division, with ten wooden Wawa handslides available for contestants to use in the competition. Bodysurfing is the art of riding a wave without the assistance of any buoyant device such as a surfboard or a bodyboard. All that a bodysurfer needs is a set of fins, with a handslide providing increased speed and less drag. The bodysurfing event will award three El Jimador agave handslides valued at R1,800 each for the three bodysurfers with the most stylish manoeuvres.

It is probably going to be a warm day at the beach, and the RVCA Rolling Retro is going to be one busy event. Parking is going to be scarce, and it is recommended that people utilise Uber www.uber.com/cities/cape-town  or Myciti Bus services next Sunday to get down to the beach. Uber have taken it to the next level, offering R200 off to anyone going down to the event. Check promo code below:

Bring sunscreen, and bring some money, as it’s going to get hot down there, and drinks and food will be available. If you want to see what it’s all about, check out the event teaser video clip here

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