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 · Masters · All-time
- Divisions · All-time
- 99
- 6 seasons
- Average field
- 7.5
- entries per division
- Top club
- Umhlanga Rocks
- 520 pts · 25 golds
Masters MenFull list (127) →
2 settled · 125 provisional
- 1Paul H HerbertUmhlanga RocksRating 600
- 2Shane MisdorpPiratesRating 500
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsDawid MockeFish HoekRating 677±63
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsVince KingSummerstrandRating 653±47
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsBrandon RibbinkDurban SurfRating 646±64
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsKeith JonesEast LondonRating 610±61
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsAndrew StoneSummerstrandRating 600±64
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsLucky Nhlakanipho MabuyaPiratesRating 582±46
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsBrad PearsePiratesRating 573±44
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsMarc PincenteCliftonRating 567±56
Masters WomenFull list (33) →
0 settled · 33 provisional
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsKim van GysenFish HoekRating 551±70
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsNikki MockeFish HoekRating 521±64
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsJanine PrinsSummerstrandRating 507±73
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsEloise HorneFish HoekRating 495±82
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsChristina MallionCliftonRating 494±71
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsMichelle van KempenKings BeachRating 481±56
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsTracy GousSummerstrandRating 471±70
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsKirstin ScottSummerstrandRating 462±63
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsShannon EmmettUmhlanga RocksRating 460±82
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsCarmel SadlerSummerstrandRating 454±69
Ranked by the board group rating. Settled ratings, then provisional ones (P) where fewer than 10 are settled.
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
- 2020/219213 divisions · average field 7.1 · 6 competitions
- 2021/227612 divisions · average field 6.3 · 3 competitions
- 2022/2320023 divisions · average field 8.7 · 5 competitions
- 2023/247822 divisions · average field 3.5 · 6 competitions
- 2024/2511513 divisions · average field 8.8 · 4 competitions
- 2025/2617716 divisions · average field 11.1 · 3 competitions
Entries in every Masters Board Race division each season (September to August), whatever season is picked above.
Records · Masters · All-time
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Paul H HerbertUmhlanga Rocks · from 15 divisions · 2020/21–2025/267golds
- 2Quinton ShabalalaDurban Surf · from 11 divisions · 2020/21–2022/236golds
- 3Andrea RohrbeckUmhlanga Rocks · from 9 divisions · 2020/21–2023/244golds
- 3Christina MallionClifton · from 4 divisions · 2021/22–2025/264golds
- 3Clint WilliamsonUmhlanga Rocks · from 5 divisions · 2023/244golds
- 3Lucky Nhlakanipho MabuyaPirates · from 11 divisions · 2020/21–2025/264golds
- 7Brad PearsePirates · from 11 divisions · 2020/21–2025/263golds
- 7Dawid MockeFish Hoek · from 3 divisions · 2021/22–2025/263golds
- 7Doug HerbertMandeville Dolphins · from 3 divisions · 2022/23–2024/253golds
- 7Tanya LivingstonUmhlanga Rocks · from 3 divisions · 2022/23–2025/263golds
No division here has 3 rated entrants yet.
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Masters
- Alex Neusch · Big BayMasters 30-39 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Artwell Ngcobo · SummerstrandMasters 30-39 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Eloise Horne · Fish HoekMasters 40-44 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Lucky Nhlakanipho Mabuya · PiratesMasters 40-44 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Janine Prins · SummerstrandMasters 45-49 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Dawid Mocke · Fish HoekMasters 45-49 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Vince King · SummerstrandMasters 50-54 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Guy Mottram · Fish HoekMasters 55-59 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Keith Theron · Kings BeachMasters 60-64 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Renee Vrahimis · Fish HoekMasters 65-69 Women · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Graham Holm · SummerstrandMasters 65-75 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
- Paul Fortuin · Fish HoekMasters 65-75 Men · SA Masters · Gqeberha · 29 Mar 2026
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