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 · 2025/26
- Divisions · 2025/26
- 96
- 12 competitions
- Average field
- 19.9
- entries per division
- Top club
- Fish Hoek
- 735 pts · 30 golds
Boys
- 1Boyd S.Fish Hoek4 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 2Josh V.Fish Hoek4 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 3Blake K.Scottburgh3 golds5 medals · 5 races
- 4Dylan M.Durban Surf3 golds5 medals · 7 races
- 5Dylan V.Fish Hoek3 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 6Noah K.Clifton3 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 7Eddy H.Marine2 golds5 medals · 5 races
- 8Vidar B.Fish Hoek2 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 9Christian S.Umhlanga Rocks2 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 10Byron H.Fish Hoek2 golds3 medals · 4 races
Girls
- 1Olivia C.Scottburgh5 golds7 medals · 7 races
- 2Blake C.Fish Hoek3 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 3Sarah M.Fish Hoek3 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 4Gia H.Clifton2 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 5Sophie M.Clifton2 golds4 medals · 4 races
- 6Elizabeth M.Fish Hoek2 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 7Savanah D.Strand2 golds3 medals · 3 races
- 8Leah V.Fish Hoek2 golds3 medals · 4 races
- 9Mufaro K.Durban Surf2 golds3 medals · 4 races
- 10Arabella H.Fish Hoek2 golds3 medals · 5 races
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 · 2025/26
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Olivia C.Scottburgh · from 7 divisions · 2025/265golds
- 2Boyd S.Fish Hoek · from 4 divisions · 2025/264golds
- 2Josh V.Fish Hoek · from 4 divisions · 2025/264golds
- 4Blake C.Fish Hoek · from 4 divisions · 2025/263golds
- 4Blake K.Scottburgh · from 6 divisions · 2025/263golds
- 4Dylan M.Durban Surf · from 7 divisions · 2025/263golds
- 4Dylan V.Fish Hoek · from 4 divisions · 2025/263golds
- 4Harris G.Durban Surf · from 5 divisions · 2025/263golds
- 4Indi G.Durban Surf · from 4 divisions · 2025/263golds
- 4Noah K.Clifton · from 4 divisions · 2025/263golds
- 4Reeve B.Scottburgh · from 4 divisions · 2025/263golds
- 4Sarah M.Fish Hoek · from 3 divisions · 2025/263golds
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 34 athletes on 4 finals.
- Women · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha3 May 2026 · 5 of 9 entrants ratedField strength 687
- Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha3 May 2026 · 5 of 10 entrants ratedField strength 678
- U11 Girls · Nipper Surf Competition 2 · Fish Hoek1 Feb 2026 · 5 of 22 entrants ratedField strength 650
- U12 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha26 Mar 2026 · 15 of 35 entrants ratedField strength 587
- U12 Girls · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand14 Mar 2026 · 9 of 22 entrants ratedField strength 573
- U12 Boys · Nipper Surf Competition 2 · Fish Hoek1 Feb 2026 · 13 of 30 entrants ratedField strength 566
- U11 Boys · Nipper Surf Competition 2 · Fish Hoek1 Feb 2026 · 8 of 24 entrants ratedField strength 565
- U12 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha26 Mar 2026 · 21 of 43 entrants ratedField strength 559
- U12 Girls · Nipper Carnival 4 · South Beach1 Feb 2026 · 8 of 14 entrants ratedField strength 557
- U12 Girls · Nipper Carnival 1 · South Beach26 Oct 2025 · 7 of 15 entrants ratedField strength 556
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Nippers
- Sarah M. · Western CapeWomen · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha · 3 May 2026
- Vidar B. · Western CapeMen · SA Inter-Provincials · Gqeberha · 3 May 2026
- McKenzie J. · SummerstrandU10 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Byron H. · Fish HoekU10 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Blake C. · Fish HoekU11 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Josh V. · Fish HoekU11 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Sophie M. · CliftonU12 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Boyd S. · Fish HoekU12 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Olivia C. · ScottburghU13 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Noah K. · CliftonU13 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Sarah M. · Fish HoekU14 Girls · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 Mar 2026
- Eddy H. · MarineU14 Boys · SA Nippers · Gqeberha · 26 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