South African Surf: The Swell Seekers' Guide

by Jarvis, Craig

• ISBN13: 9781919938592
• ISBN10: 1919938591
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-30
• Publisher: Intl Pub Marketing

Summary

This is a simple, down-to-earth exploration of the South Africa's top surfing destinations, from the most popular spots which feature widely on the local, national -- and international -- surfing event calendar to those secret hideaways that surfers like to keep to themselves. Well written with wit and a refreshing subjectivity by Daniel Beatty and Craig Jarvis -- insiders in every sense, of the surfing world -- this fascinating account examines not only the waves that are to be caught off South Africa's beaches, but what lies beyond and beneath: which beach offers the world's best ice cream, which is South Africa's most sought-after wave, and even how geological phenomena affect the impact of waves on southern Africa's shoreline. Funny, irreverent and forthright, this is a must-have guide to the beaches and shores of the continent's most popular surfing playground.

Table of Contents

Have board, will travel ...; Health & fitness; Surf secrets; Shark!; The big time; The wonder of J-Bay; Surf school; Word of mouth; Jonty's Story -- Jon Rhodes; The Call -- Brendon Bosworth; One Last Pilgrimage -- Hagen Engler; Surfer's Code -- Shaun Tomson; South Africa From Australia -- Jimmy O'Keefe; What is Travel? -- Matt Hough. COAST TO COAST -- Kwazulu-Natal North Coast; In and Around Durban; Kwazulu-Natal South Coast; Transkei & the Wild Coast; East London & Surrounds; Port Elizabeth; Jeffreys Bay & Beyond; Plettenberg Bay; Knysna to Mossel Bay; Stilbaai to Betty's Bay; Hangklip to Muizenberg; Muizenberg to Cape Point; Scarborough to Noordhoek; The Atlantic Seaboard; The West Coast; Index.