Durban: The 54th running of the Discovery Scottburgh to Brighton surfski race was completely dominated by the “Cape storm” of former world champ Dawid Mocke and younger brother Jasper, Sean Rice (Cape Town) and Richard von Wildemann (Port Elizabeth) who completely obliterated the local contingent in challenging downwind conditions to claim places one to four overall.

World Series and national champion Dawid Mocke claimed a hat trick of titles by the narrowest of margins when he won the Surf Ski Classic at the 21^st Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival in Port Elizabeth on Friday.

This week South African surfski elites Jasper Mocke and Tom Schilperoort are in the UAE for The Al Gharbia Watersports Festival. They’re doing clinics with locals and racing in the Gulf, hoping to spread the reach of surfski to places where it’s never been to before. Tom wrote us this update from the desert. 

Bruce Taylor lead for almost the entire race today – but Tim Jacobs pulled alongside and the two men took the same wave into the beach and it came down to the run up the beach...

East London - The KIA SA Surfski Championships continued on Sunday in East London with ISPA World Champ Dawid Mocke and younger brother Jasper Mocke taking home victory in the doubles race.

East London - ISPA Surfski World Champ Dawid Mocke added the SA Single ski title to his already impressive trophy cabinet by winning the KIA SA S1 Champs in East London in a thrilling duel with Hank McGregor in superb downwind racing conditions. 

Race of Champions took place on 4 September and the South Africans dominated the 25km from the start.

Apart from the sheer length of the race (46.5km/30miles), the Scottburgh to Brighton is notorious for the surf - the competitors have to negotiate the surf-line four times...