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Wednesday 10 Aug 2011 South Africa is in for a solid spate of winter surf, with five new swells due to hit over the next 10 days, with a grinding new east swell tomorrow adding to a fat east swell already hitting the east coast, followed by a SW monster in the Cape on Saturday, reports Spike.

Tuesday 9 August 2011 We go back in time before Gerry and Vito embarked on their crazy adventure to when they met the famous film bug Jack McCoy, whose native American Choctaw roots and his Hawaiian soul fused with Mother Africa's spirit of ubuntu.

Wednesday 10 Aug 2011 Meet our new blogger Bongani Ndlovu or Bongi. Born in Durban, living in Cape Town, Bongi, who is 18, recently finished matric. He joined the Isiqualo Foundation this year. A natural way with words has helped him find his voice.

Sunday, August 7, 2011 HUNTINGTON BEACH, California: Reigning 10-Time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater, 39, has won the Nike US Open of Surfing for the first time since 1996, defeating Yadin Nicol (AUS), 26, in a dominant final in 2-4' surf at the iconic Huntington Beach Pier.

Friday 5 August 2011 If you are in the East London region this weekend, then pay attention. As you probably know, Denver Struwig was attacked by a shark while surfing with his friends at Chintsa Beach on 22 July 2011. See report. Fortunately he lived to tell the tale, and in true Slummies style, Denver and his mates will now be throwing a fundraiser party to cover medical bills and also create a fund to assist shark attack victims.

Friday 5 August 2011 Kitchen Windows, Jeffreys Bay will be the final contest venue for the Bloodscan 2011 Surf Series on Sunday 14 August. Eastern Province surfing got a healthy boost in the past season with Bloodscan stepping up as major sponsor behind the EP trials. This final stop in the series promises to be very exciting and will be the last opportunity for junior surfers to qualify for the EP surf team.

Thursday 4 August 2011 Snowboarding to blow your mind as the first cold front in weeks rolls in. Watch snowboarder Travis Rice in The Art of Flight - the new film by Red Bull and Quiksilver due out in September. Looks set to change the face of snowboarding forever!

Thursday 4 August 2011 Spectators at the Afriski Resort in Lesotho were treated to a jaw-dropping display of snowboarding as Quiksnow 2011 - sponsored by Quiksilver - concluded in epic conditions after winter fronts dumped a whole load of snow on the Maluti Mountains.