The script couldn’t have been written any better for South African surfing fans Saturday at Jeffreys Bay.
Jordy Smith, the pride of his proud surfing nation, walked onto the bluffs above J-Bay this morning rated second in the world. If he stood any chance of catching Kelly Slater in the ASP World Title rankings it would be here, today, on his home turf.
But Jordy couldn’t do it alone. He needed help. While he took care of business in his heats he needed …Â Details
South Africa’s premier point-break delivered once again with clean 3- to 4-foot surf along the shoreline as Round 2 and the opening four heats of Round 3 were completed at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay.
Owen Wright, Australia, 2010 ASP World Tour rookie and currently ranked No. 11, exploded in a fury of progressive backhand surfing in his Round 3 heat, collecting the round-high 17.00 out of a possible 20 to dispatch compatriot and fellow Rip Curl stablemate Ben Dunn.
“I’ve been feeling very comfortable out at Jeffreys,” Wright, 20, said. “I got  … Details
 A winding drive from Sierraville along the “Dead Man’s Curves†of Highway 49 will eventually deliver you to the Sierra Buttes, where you can descend down brutally epic, blood-drawing mountain bike trails consisting of singletrack interspersed with fire road, doubletrack and old mining tracks, drop-off risks, banked turns and a recipe most adventurists thirst.
If you make this trip on the second weekend in July, you will stumble into a great grassroots mountain bike event known as the Downieville Classic … Details