Survivor of life’s curveballs ends up on the podium at the Kneeboarding Surfing World Championships in Portugal By MARK ETHERIDGE National kneeboarder Anton Wiersma’s journey from Port Alfred to Portugal is one that started in pain but…
Following his success at the recent Build for Better Adaptive South African Surfing Championship held at New Pier in Durban over the weekend of May 18 to 20, local disabled athlete Anton Wiersma has his hopes set to compete in the World…
The SA Open Kneeboard Championships at Port Alfred’s East Beach last weekend was hailed as a huge success, with Gigs Celliers emerging as the winner of the open section. Adam Shapiro was a close second, and Port Alfred’s own Anton Wiersma…
A poignant moment during the Kowie Boardriders Club party after day 1 of the SA Open Kneeboard Championships in Port Alfred on Saturday, as contest director Mickey Witthuhn called for a minute of silence to remember veteran local surfer…
Competitors in the open section of the SA Open Kneeboard Championships at Port Alfred’s East Beach deliberated on Saturday whether to finish their heats in deteriorating conditions that day or hold them over to Sunday. They opted to…
