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Saturday 7 July 2012 Quick action by friends and medical staff saved Jacques Mostert's life this weekend. While most people prepared for rugby and braais, Mostert narrowly escaped death when a shark attacked him near Stilbaai. Details by Brenton Williams from jbaynews.com.

Friday 6 July 2012 There are kiff events on the ASP World Tour due to cooking waves, stunning places, and cool people in various combinations. Craig Jarvis is unrepentantly biased to find 11 reasons why the Billabong Pro J-Bay ranks at the top. Images by Paul van Jaarsveld.

Friday 6 July 2012 #billabongprojbay As the surfing world starts focusing back onto Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay, the wildcards for the Billabong Pro J-Bay 2012 have been announced. Six talented surfers were chosen.

Thursday 5 July 2012 Grant 'Twiggy' Baker was announced winner of the Oakley 1 Wave Wonder 2012 presented by Zigzag at an awards function in Durban last night. Twiggy beat four other contenders to claim the prize, says the press release.

Thursday 5 July 2012 Tension is building in Jeffreys Bay as it is fast turning into a bee hive of activity. Gather all the metaphors and vocabulary you can, because we know the 2012 Billabong PRO Jeffreys Bay is going to be nothing short of epic!

Friday 29 June 2012 This video feeds our tubular addiction. Shot in the water, we morph into our memory of why we love the sea. Some sublime point-of-view cinematography from Ian Thurtell.

Monday 25 June 2012 His board says 'I live here', his photo was chosen for the Billbong Pro J-Bay poster, he knows his way around a canvas, and lately he surfs with a camera strapped to his head. Kiff clip by Deon Lategan on how to surf Supertubes after sitting out for a month.

Friday 22 June 2012 The Save Our Seas Shark Centre in Kalk Bay will hold a Marine Conservation Speaker Series over the next two months to educate and inform the public on shark and marine conservation topics specific to South Africa.