Board Race
Board Race in South Africa since 2020/21: leaders by Flagline Rating (the board group rating) and golds, the clubs that win it, how fields are growing and the championship winners. From every result on LiveHeats. Squad bands follow the age groups.
Board Race · Nippers · U13 · 2023/24
- Divisions · 2023/24
- 74
- 11 competitions
- Average field
- 17.5
- entries per division
- Top club
- Fish Hoek
- 539 pts · 25 golds
U13 BoysFull list (17) →
U13 GirlsFull list (25) →
Ranked by the board group rating. Settled ratings only.
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
- 2021/2263623 divisions · average field 27.7 · 4 competitions
- 2022/231 43175 divisions · average field 19.1 · 13 competitions
- 2023/241 29274 divisions · average field 17.5 · 11 competitions
- 2024/251 930110 divisions · average field 17.5 · 14 competitions
- 2025/261 90996 divisions · average field 19.9 · 12 competitions
- 2026/27272 divisions · average field 13.5 · 1 competition
Entries in every Nippers Board Race division each season (September to August), whatever season is picked above.
Records · Nippers · 2023/24
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Mattijs V.Marine · from 5 divisions · 2023/245golds
- 2Caro B.Fish Hoek · from 4 divisions · 2023/244golds
- 2Catrina H.Pirates · from 5 divisions · 2023/244golds
- 2Eddy H.Marine · from 4 divisions · 2023/244golds
- 2Lucy H.Marine · from 4 divisions · 2023/244golds
- 2Sarah M.Fish Hoek · from 4 divisions · 2023/244golds
- 2Vidar B.Fish Hoek · from 4 divisions · 2023/244golds
- 8Dylan M.Durban Surf · from 3 divisions · 2023/243golds
And 8 more athletes on 2 golds.
Longest finals streak
Races in a row that reached the final, counting only divisions that had heats or semis first. Straight finals are skipped.
Shared by 42 athletes on 3 finals.
- U14 Boys · Nipper Competition 1 · Clifton26 Nov 2023 · 6 of 25 entrants ratedField strength 653
- Men · SA Inter-Provincials5 May 2024 · 3 of 10 entrants ratedField strength 648
- U11 Boys · Surf Nipper Competition 3 · Clifton18 Feb 2024 · 3 of 32 entrants ratedField strength 631
- U14 Boys · Surf Nipper Competition 3 · Clifton18 Feb 2024 · 9 of 23 entrants ratedField strength 617
- U14 Boys · Surf Nipper Competition 2 · Fish Hoek28 Jan 2024 · 8 of 22 entrants ratedField strength 613
- U14 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand2 Mar 2024 · 9 of 20 entrants ratedField strength 607
- Women · SA Inter-Provincials5 May 2024 · 4 of 11 entrants ratedField strength 606
- U12 Girls · Nipper Carnival 129 Oct 2023 · 3 of 4 entrants ratedField strength 584
- U13 Boys · Nipper Competition 1 · Clifton26 Nov 2023 · 6 of 25 entrants ratedField strength 582
- U12 Girls · Nipper Champs · Addington Beach2 Mar 2024 · 3 of 10 entrants ratedField strength 574
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Nippers
- Sienna G. · Eastern CapeWomen · SA Inter-Provincials · 5 May 2024
- Mattijs V. · KZNMen · SA Inter-Provincials · 5 May 2024
- Olivia C. · ScottburghU11 Girls · Nipper Champs · Addington Beach · 2 Mar 2024
- Caro B. · Fish HoekU11 Girls · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand · 2 Mar 2024
- Dylan M. · Durban SurfU11 Boys · Nipper Champs · Addington Beach · 2 Mar 2024
- Vidar B. · Fish HoekU11 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand · 2 Mar 2024
- Lucy H. · MarineU12 Girls · Nipper Champs · Addington Beach · 2 Mar 2024
- Sarah M. · Fish HoekU12 Girls · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand · 2 Mar 2024
- Eddy H. · MarineU12 Boys · Nipper Champs · Addington Beach · 2 Mar 2024
- Oscar C. · Fish HoekU12 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand · 2 Mar 2024
- Justina P. · Umhlanga RocksU13 Girls · Nipper Champs · Addington Beach · 2 Mar 2024
- Shaylee P. · Fish HoekU13 Girls · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand · 2 Mar 2024
Division winners at SA Champs, the Inter-Provincials and provincial championships, newest first.
Juniors are shown as first name and initial. All disciplines · How board race works