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 MenFull list (28) →
0 settled · 28 provisional
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsMatthew CoetzerFish HoekRating 579±48
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsWade KriegerDurban SurfRating 572±46
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsLuke NisbetPiratesRating 570±64
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsWilliam PearseFish HoekRating 543±58
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsGene PratoPiratesRating 527±43
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsTravis MisdorpPiratesRating 502±49
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsQuinton ShabalalaDurban SurfRating 495±46
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsKeaton RiddleDurban SurfRating 470±55
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsAndile HlongwaScottburghRating 433±58
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsMatthew PetzerMarineRating 408±74
Open WomenFull list (30) →
0 settled · 30 provisional
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsTatum BothaPiratesRating 599±52
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsSaskia HocklyUmhlanga RocksRating 544±51
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsEmma S.PiratesRating 467±43
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsAmica De JagerCliftonRating 449±71
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsKristin BellinganMarineRating 442±71
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsGene PratoPiratesRating 434±87
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsRaquel RobbinsMarineRating 419±65
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsTravis MisdorpPiratesRating 417±87
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsChristina MallionCliftonRating 412±78
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsMia R.Umhlanga RocksRating 407±63
Ranked by the board group rating. Settled ratings, then provisional ones (P) where fewer than 10 are settled.
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