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 · 2024/25
- Divisions · 2024/25
- 19
- 10 competitions
- Average field
- 16.6
- entries per division
- Top club
- Fish Hoek
- 204 pts · 10 golds
Open MenFull list (20) →
- 1Cody S.Fish HoekRating 690
- 2Levi MayesFish HoekRating 688
- 3Matthew CoetzerFish HoekRating 659
- 4Cheyne HauptFish HoekRating 652
- 5Tanner GorilleCliftonRating 649
- 6Jonathan LucasLlandudnoRating 643
- 6Naor LombardCliftonRating 643
- 8Matthew BradingFish HoekRating 637
- 9Robert TweddleLlandudnoRating 615
- 10Wade B.Fish HoekRating 614
Open WomenFull list (56) →
6 settled · 50 provisional
- 1Georgia S.Fish HoekRating 704
- 2Caitlin BrouckaertFish HoekRating 628
- 3Ellen S.Fish HoekRating 564
- 4Christina MallionCliftonRating 526
- 5Robyn SmithFish HoekRating 436
- 6Christy GilmourDurban SurfRating 382
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsNicola HarcusFish HoekRating 618±25
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsKira BesterCliftonRating 617±84
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsAmica De JagerCliftonRating 616±32
- Provisional: under 10 rated heatsDayna DeebleDurban SurfRating 595±33
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 · 2024/25
All records →Most golds
Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.
And 11 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.
- 1Jonathan LucasLlandudno · 2024/255finals
- 1Matthew BradingFish Hoek · 2024/255finals
- 1Tanner GorilleClifton · 2024/255finals
- 1Zack WatersClifton · 2024/255finals
- 5Cheyne HauptFish Hoek · 2024/254finals
- 5Cody S.Fish Hoek · 2024/254finals
- 5Conrad ScheepersClifton · 2024/254finals
- 5Levi MayesFish Hoek · 2024/254finals
- 5Ryley S.Llandudno · 2024/254finals
- 5Wade B.Fish Hoek · 2024/254finals
- Open Men · Seniors & Juniors Surf Competition 1 · Fish Hoek23 Nov 2024 · 6 of 32 entrants ratedField strength 628
- Open Men · Seniors & Juniors Surf Competition 3 · Clifton8 Feb 2025 · 7 of 33 entrants ratedField strength 609
- Open Men · Seniors & Juniors Surf Competition 2 · Milnerton18 Jan 2025 · 5 of 30 entrants ratedField strength 603
- Open Men · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Strand15 Mar 2025 · 9 of 31 entrants ratedField strength 576
- Open Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha1 May 2025 · 4 of 25 entrants ratedField strength 562
- Open Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha1 May 2025 · 15 of 33 entrants ratedField strength 557
- Open Women · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Strand15 Mar 2025 · 3 of 22 entrants ratedField strength 505
Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.
Championship winners · Open
- Georgia S. · Fish HoekOpen Women · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 1 May 2025
- Cody S. · Fish HoekOpen Men · SA Juniors & Seniors · Gqeberha · 1 May 2025
- Luke Nisbet · PiratesOpen · Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dairy Beach · 12 Apr 2025
- Georgia S. · Fish HoekOpen Women · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Strand · 15 Mar 2025
- Levi Mayes · Fish HoekOpen Men · WC Surf Seniors & Juniors Champs · Strand · 15 Mar 2025
- Keira V. · Eastern CapeOpen Women · SA Inter-Provincials · Mossel Bay · 1 Mar 2025
- Levi Mayes · Western CapeOpen Men · SA Inter-Provincials · Mossel Bay · 1 Mar 2025
- Carmel Sadler · SummerstrandOpen Women · East Cape Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay · 15 Feb 2025
- Joseph Barry · SummerstrandOpen Men · East Cape Juniors & Seniors Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay · 15 Feb 2025
- Kerry ElliottOpen Women · SA Open Water Champs · Olifantsfontein · 1 Feb 2025
- Len-Douglas Mac Kay · Kings BeachOpen Men · SA Open Water Champs · Olifantsfontein · 1 Feb 2025
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