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 · Open · 2021/22
- Divisions · 2021/22
- 9
- 6 competitions
- Average field
- 12.4
- entries per division
- Top club
- Pirates
- 51 pts · 3 golds
Open Men
- 1Luke NisbetPirates2 golds2 medals · 2 races
- 2Wade KriegerDurban Surf1 gold2 medals · 2 races
- 3Cameron AskewSummerstrand1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 4Gene PratoPirates0 golds2 medals · 3 races
- 5Butler LukeKings Beach0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 6Kellan J.Summerstrand0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 7Matthew CoetzerUmhlanga Rocks0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 8William Pearse0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 9Travis Misdorp0 golds1 medal · 2 races
Open Women
- 1Lara EdwardPirates2 golds2 medals · 4 races
- 2Gene PratoPirates1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 3Lucky Nhlakanipho Mabuya1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 4Tatum BothaUmhlanga Rocks1 gold1 medal · 1 race
- 5Emma HempelEast London1 gold1 medal · 2 races
- 6Keli ReynoldsMarine0 golds2 medals · 4 races
- 7Amica De JagerDurban Surf0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 8Hannah NelsonSummerstrand0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 9Quinton Shabalala0 golds1 medal · 1 race
- 10Saskia HocklyUmhlanga Rocks0 golds1 medal · 1 race
Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.
- 2020/217112 divisions · average field 5.9 · 6 competitions
- 2021/221129 divisions · average field 12.4 · 6 competitions
- 2022/2334120 divisions · average field 17.1 · 12 competitions
- 2023/2431925 divisions · average field 12.8 · 13 competitions
- 2024/2531619 divisions · average field 16.6 · 10 competitions
- 2025/2632116 divisions · average field 20.1 · 8 competitions
- 2026/27172 divisions · average field 8.5 · 1 competition
Entries in every Open Board Race division each season (September to August), whatever season is picked above.
Records · Open · 2021/22
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Lara EdwardPirates · from 4 divisions · 2021/222golds
- 1Luke NisbetPirates · from 2 divisions · 2021/222golds
- 3Cameron AskewSummerstrand · from 1 division · 2021/221gold
- 3Emma HempelEast London · from 2 divisions · 2021/221gold
- 3Gene PratoPirates · from 4 divisions · 2021/221gold
- 3Lucky Nhlakanipho MabuyaPirates · from 2 divisions · 2021/221gold
- 3Tatum BothaPirates · from 1 division · 2021/221gold
- 3Wade KriegerDurban Surf · from 3 divisions · 2021/221gold
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 · Open
- Tatum Botha · Umhlanga RocksOpen Women · SA Seniors · 24 Mar 2022
- Luke Nisbet · PiratesOpen Men · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 5 Mar 2022
- Emma Hempel · East LondonOpen Women · East Cape Champs · Seniors · 19 Feb 2022
- Cameron Askew · SummerstrandOpen Men · East Cape Champs · Seniors · 19 Feb 2022
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