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Msibi, Venter take Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi Challenge titles

Ntando Msibi of KwaZulu-Natal put in a brilliant finals performance in choppy seas and erratic swells at Port Alfred’s East Beach on Sunday November 12 to win the Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi Challenge Men’s surfing Open title. Msibi…

SAFETY FIRST: An NSRI crew keeps a watchful eye on swimmers during the Royal St Andrew’s Hotel Amanzi Challenge Marina Mile on 27 December 2022. Pictures: Sue Maclennan

New record for Port Alfred’s river mile

Swimming stars in town for their summer break took on local heroes in the fifth Royal St Andrew’s Hotel Amanzi Challenge Marina Mile in the Kowie River this week. It was youth, 12-18s to be specific, who dominated the event with Zack…

LEGACY LIVES: The Bekker family recently announced the Royal St Andrew’s Hotel’s R400000 sponsorship of the Royal St Andrew’s Hotel Amanzi Challenge later this year. (From left) RSAH General Manager Difford Louw, hotel owner Linda Bekker, BS Sports Managing Director Zwelinzima ‘Sxeaks’ Nkwinti and Justin Bekker. Organised by BS Sport, partners for the water sport event include Sunshine Coast Tourism, Ndlambe Municipality’s Local Economic Development directorate and the Port Alfred Business Forum. Picture: TK MTIKI

Visionary’s legacy lives on

In an extraordinary tribute to the vision of Royal St Andrew’s Hotel founder, Martin Bekker, his family recently announced a R400000 sponsorship for the Royal St Andrew’s Hotel Amanzi Challenge. The event, founded in 2017, will take place…

SMOOTH RIDING: Kye Macgregor is riding on a crest having recently won his first pro title as South African Men’s Open Longboard Champion at East Beach during the Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi Challenge in April and also won the U16 Longboard division at Cape St Francis just days later Picture: PIERRE DE VILLIERS

Macgregor shines, with a little help from his friends

Balance, grace and athletic ability are essential properties of champion surfers and 15-year-old Surfing South Africa Longboard Champion Kye Macgregor has them all in spades as he proved at this year’s Royal St Andrews Hotel Amanzi…

OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE ROYAL ST ANDREWS HOTEL AMANZI CHALLENGE

Opening address by owner of the Royal St Andrews Hotel, and major sponsor of the event, Mr Martin Bekker. Video by Sandy Birch, Sunshine Coast Tourism.