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 · 2023/24
- Divisions · 2023/24
- 25
- 13 competitions
- Average field
- 12.8
- entries per division
- Top club
- Fish Hoek
- 202 pts · 8 golds
Open MenFull list (11) →
- 1Cheyne HauptFish HoekRating 660
- 2Matthew CoetzerFish HoekRating 658
- 3Levi MayesFish HoekRating 636
- 4Matthew BradingFish HoekRating 632
- 5Luke NisbetPiratesRating 629
- 6Naor LombardCliftonRating 621
- 7Jonathan LucasLlandudnoRating 618
- 8Tanner GorilleCliftonRating 566
- 9Mark KeelingFish HoekRating 541
- 10Jadon WesselsFish HoekRating 522
Open WomenFull list (59) →
3 settled · 56 provisional
- 1Caitlin BrouckaertFish HoekRating 577
- 2Christina MallionCliftonRating 480
- 3Lara EdwardPiratesRating 387
- Provisional: under 10 rated racesGeorgia S.Fish HoekRating 627±44
- Provisional: under 10 rated racesDayna DeebleDurban SurfRating 623±39
- Provisional: under 10 rated racesTatum BothaPiratesRating 603±55
- Provisional: under 10 rated racesSaskia HocklyUmhlanga RocksRating 582±39
- Provisional: under 10 rated racesKerry ElliottEast LondonRating 545±58
- Provisional: under 10 rated racesEllen S.Fish HoekRating 539±30
- Provisional: under 10 rated racesMadison A.PiratesRating 531±41
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 · 2023/24
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
- 1Georgia S.Fish Hoek · from 3 divisions · 2023/243golds
- 1Jordan DeebleDurban Surf · from 5 divisions · 2023/243golds
- 1Saskia HocklyUmhlanga Rocks · from 5 divisions · 2023/243golds
- 4Cheyne HauptFish Hoek · from 4 divisions · 2023/242golds
- 4Dayna DeebleDurban Surf · from 2 divisions · 2023/242golds
- 4Luke NisbetPirates · from 2 divisions · 2023/242golds
And 10 more athletes on 1 gold.
Longest finals streak
Races in a row that reached the final, counting only divisions that had heats or semis first. Straight finals are skipped.
- 1Ariel MausenbaumMilnerton · 2023/244finals
- 1Cheyne HauptFish Hoek · 2023/244finals
- 1Matthew BradingFish Hoek · 2023/244finals
- 1Tanner GorilleClifton · 2023/244finals
- 5Heath ClarkeFish Hoek · 2023/243finals
- 5Jonathan LucasLlandudno · 2023/243finals
- 5Naor LombardClifton · 2023/243finals
- 5Samuel WarrenClifton · 2023/243finals
And 9 more athletes on 2 finals.
- Open Men · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Milnerton24 Feb 2024 · 7 of 37 entrants ratedField strength 602
- Open Men · Seniors & Juniors Surf Competition 3 · Clifton10 Feb 2024 · 4 of 32 entrants ratedField strength 595
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Open
- Ellen S. · PlettOpen Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · 21 Mar 2024
- Dayna Deeble · South AfricaOpen Women · ILS Africa Champs Day 1 · 19 Mar 2024
- Naor Lombard · South AfricaOpen · ILS Africa Champs Day 1 · 19 Mar 2024
- Dayna Deeble · Durban SurfOpen Women · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 24 Feb 2024
- Caitlin Brouckaert · Fish HoekOpen Women · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Milnerton · 24 Feb 2024
- Jessica Booth · Kings BeachOpen Women · East Cape Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay · 24 Feb 2024
- Luke Nisbet · PiratesOpen Men · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 24 Feb 2024
- Matthew Coetzer · Fish HoekOpen Men · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Milnerton · 24 Feb 2024
- Luke Johnson · East LondonOpen Men · East Cape Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay · 24 Feb 2024
- Gabby A. · MarineOpen Women · SA Open Water Champs · 17 Feb 2024
- Len-Douglas Mac Kay · Kings BeachOpen Men · SA Open Water Champs · 17 Feb 2024
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