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Board Race

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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.

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Board Race · Open · 2025/26

Divisions · 2025/26
16
8 competitions
Entries · 2025/26
321
up from 71 in 2020/21
Average field
20.1
entries per division
Top club
Fish Hoek
244 pts · 8 golds

Leaders · Open

Flagline RatingMost golds

Open Men

  1. 1Matthew BradingFish Hoek2 golds5 medals · 6 races
  2. 2Aiden B.Tuks1 gold1 medal · 1 race
  3. 3Brandon RibbinkDurban Surf1 gold1 medal · 1 race
  4. 4Naor LombardClifton1 gold1 medal · 1 race
  5. 5William PearseFish Hoek1 gold1 medal · 3 races
  6. 6Cody S.Fish Hoek1 gold1 medal · 5 races
  7. 7Zack WatersClifton1 gold1 medal · 5 races
  8. 8Wade B.Fish Hoek0 golds3 medals · 6 races
  9. 9Tyne V.Clifton0 golds2 medals · 6 races
  10. 10Kian Du ToitMandeville Dolphins0 golds1 medal · 1 race

Open Women

  1. 1Nicola HarcusFish Hoek2 golds4 medals · 4 races
  2. 2Kira BesterClifton2 golds3 medals · 4 races
  3. 3Georgia S.Fish Hoek2 golds2 medals · 2 races
  4. 4Kendra D.Mandeville Dolphins1 gold1 medal · 1 race
  5. 5Sash H.Umhlanga Rocks1 gold1 medal · 2 races
  6. 6Holly SmithFish Hoek0 golds2 medals · 5 races
  7. 7Ava M.Llandudno0 golds1 medal · 1 race
  8. 8Marlise F.Tuks0 golds1 medal · 1 race
  9. 9Saskia HocklyUmhlanga Rocks0 golds1 medal · 1 race
  10. 10Amica De JagerClifton0 golds1 medal · 2 races

Top clubs · Open

Place
1Your club: Following: Fish Hoek8 gold · 24 medals · 107 entries24422%
2Your club: Following: Clifton4 gold · 9 medals · 69 entries14213%
3Your club: Following: Llandudno0 gold · 3 medals · 36 entries418%
4Your club: Following: Umhlanga Rocks1 gold · 2 medals · 7 entries2429%
5Your club: Following: Durban Surf1 gold · 1 medals · 6 entries2117%
6Your club: Following: Tuks1 gold · 2 medals · 4 entries2050%
7Your club: Following: Warnadoone0 gold · 2 medals · 10 entries1520%
8Your club: Following: Mandeville Dolphins1 gold · 2 medals · 2 entries14100%
9Your club: Following: Pirates0 gold · 1 medals · 6 entries1217%
10Your club: Following: Kings Beach0 gold · 1 medals · 3 entries733%

Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.

Field sizes by season · Open

  • 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 · 2025/26

All records →

Most golds

Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.

  1. 1Georgia S.Fish Hoek · from 2 divisions · 2025/262golds
  2. 1Kira BesterClifton · from 4 divisions · 2025/262golds
  3. 1Matthew BradingFish Hoek · from 6 divisions · 2025/262golds
  4. 1Nicola HarcusFish Hoek · from 4 divisions · 2025/262golds
  5. 5Aiden B.Tuks · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
  6. 5Brandon RibbinkDurban Surf · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
  7. 5Cody S.Fish Hoek · from 5 divisions · 2025/261gold
  8. 5Kendra D.Mandeville Dolphins · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
  9. 5Naor LombardClifton · from 1 division · 2025/261gold
  10. 5Sash H.Umhlanga Rocks · from 2 divisions · 2025/261gold
  11. 5William PearseFish Hoek · from 3 divisions · 2025/261gold
  12. 5Zack WatersClifton · from 5 divisions · 2025/261gold

Longest finals streak

Races in a row that reached the final, counting only divisions that had heats or semis first. Straight finals are skipped.

  1. 1Heath ClarkeFish Hoek · 2025/265finals
  2. 1Matthew BradingFish Hoek · 2025/265finals
  3. 1Wade B.Fish Hoek · 2025/265finals
  4. 4Cody S.Fish Hoek · 2025/264finals
  5. 4Darren Webb-LinacreLlandudno · 2025/264finals
  6. 4Tyne V.Clifton · 2025/264finals
  7. 7Grant N.Fish Hoek · 2025/263finals
  8. 7Jasper MockeFish Hoek · 2025/263finals
  9. 7Jonathan LucasLlandudno · 2025/263finals
  10. 7Noah MatonLlandudno · 2025/263finals
  11. 7Peter CopelandLlandudno · 2025/263finals
  12. 7Ryley S.Llandudno · 2025/263finals
  13. 7William PearseFish Hoek · 2025/263finals

Strongest fields · Open

  1. Open Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha30 Mar 2026 · 13 of 53 entrants ratedField strength 596
  2. Open Men · WC Surf Champs · Clifton28 Feb 2026 · 15 of 32 entrants ratedField strength 589
  3. Open Men · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek7 Feb 2026 · 11 of 36 entrants ratedField strength 571
  4. Open Men · Surf #1 · Clifton15 Nov 2025 · 11 of 22 entrants ratedField strength 563
  5. Open Men · Battle of the Bays · Muizenberg11 Oct 2025 · 8 of 31 entrants ratedField strength 556
  6. Open Men · Surf #2 · Milnerton17 Jan 2026 · 11 of 27 entrants ratedField strength 553
  7. Open Women · Surf #1 · Clifton15 Nov 2025 · 4 of 13 entrants ratedField strength 553
  8. Open Women · Surf #3 · Fish Hoek7 Feb 2026 · 6 of 20 entrants ratedField strength 540
  9. Open Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha30 Mar 2026 · 5 of 25 entrants ratedField strength 510
  10. Open Women · Surf #2 · Milnerton17 Jan 2026 · 3 of 11 entrants ratedField strength 490

Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.

Championship winners · Open

Division winners at SA Champs, the Inter-Provincials and provincial championships, newest first.

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