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Tuesday 17 April 2012 Totsi is one of East London’s 3 evil sisters. It hardly ever breaks so when Bruce Viaene heard a crew of bodyboarders were going to tackle it head on, he was all over the shoot like a child in a chocolate factory.

Monday 16 April 2012 This is the wave you always drew in the margin of your maths book. The one that got you Friday arvi detention. This slideshow by Steve O highlights a hidden reef in Skaapstad shot this weekend.

Friday 13 April 2012 Here is the Shark Spotters official response to the five-tons-of-chum controversy, bringing some facts and level heads to the table. By the way, Five Tons of Chum. Nice name for a blues band?

Wednesday 11 April 2012 Matthew Lombard managed to pick up the biggest pay check ever seen in South African Bodyboarding history as he was crowned the 2012 West Coast Classic King.

Tuesday 10 April 2012 Young Saffa Dylan Lightfoot, 17, has won the Rip Curl International GromSearch in solid storm surf at Bells Beach, with 15-year-old Tatiana Wetson-Webb, Hawaii, also on the podium for the girls event.

Tuesday 10 April 2012 A wildlife author is up in arms over a permit that allows five tons of chum to be dumped in False Bay for a US reality show called “Shark-Men” off Seal Island between the 10 and 30 April. Er ... that means from today.

Saturday 7 April 2012 New Pier, Durban: Khayehihle Ncgobo (Umzumbe) won the Future Stars division as the Quiksilver Pro Junior got underway in solid 4 foot onshore surf, ahead of a slew of hot up and coming young surfers.

Wednesday 04 April 2012 Bruce Viaene braves the shark infested waters of Nahoon Reef to dangle his legs in the channel to capture the past and future generations of East London locals enjoying some small wave action.