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  • Photograph © nic bothma<br />Royden Bryson<br />Cape West Coast January 2011 width:700;;height:467
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  • Andy Marr walks with his board before entering the ocean off a tidal pool wall for a session on the Cape South coast of South Africa 31 May 2011 width:1000;;height:670
  • Durban 1998<br />Mural on a Downtown building.<br />Photo©Nic Bothma/ASI width:1000;;height:662
  • epa02837626 Mick Fanning from Australia surfs inside the barrel of a wave during round three of the Billabong Pro at Jeffreys Bay, South Africa 23 July 2011. The worlds top 34 surfers are competing at Jeffreys Bay as part of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour, ending December in Hawaii. EPA/NIC BOTHMA width:1000;;height:664
  • Mozambique 1998<br />Sean Holmes comes out of the barrel at ponto do Ouro.<br />Photo©Nic Bothma/ASI width:1000;;height:650
  • Joel Parkinson absolutely shredded J-Bay to go on and win the event last year dishing out some sick snaps and bashes along the way. width:1000;;height:688
  • Kieren Perrow from Australia caught exceeding the speed limit as he floats over a section at supers free surfing early morning during the CT width:1000;;height:666
  • Again Kieren Perrow from Australia taking the high line at sunrise J-Bay width:1000;;height:681
  • Alejo Muniz<br />Jeffreys Bay, July 2011<br />Photograph © nic bothma width:1000;;height:672
  • Photograph © nic bothma<br />Kalk Bay, Cape Town June 2011 width:1000;;height:644
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  • Photograph © nic bothma<br /><br />SA East Coast July 2011 width:1000;;height:698
  • More than 200 local South African surfers paddle out prior to setting a new Guinness World Record for the "Most surfers standing on one wave" at Muizenberg Corner, Cape Town South Africa Sunday 17 September 2006. After several attempts the record was broken by 73 surfers riding the same wave. Results, beating the last record of 53 in Bali must still be ratified by Guiness. width:700;;height:467
  • Transkei 1997<br />Line-up of a cooking right hand point.<br />Photo©Nic Bothma/ASI width:1000;;height:662
  • Surfer Nic Bothma from South Africa rides a wave off Kommetjie, Cape Town, South Africa 23 August 2009. Surfers enjoyed good conditions Sunday with light offshore winds, sunshine and 3 meter swells. width:1000;;height:699
  • Nine times world champion Kelly Slater from the USA surfs during round one of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour event in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa 15 July 2010. The US $400 000 Billabong Pro J-Bay sees the world’s best surfers take to the waves of Supertubes in Jeffreys Bay for Stop No. 4 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the global series of events that determines surfing’s annual world champion. width:1000;;height:667
  • Photograph made available 10 July 2007 shows international big wave champion and winner of the 2006 XXL Big Wave award, Greg Long from the USA riding a South African hand made board made by shaper Dave Van Ginkel in Cape Town, South Africa 19 June 2007. South Africa is one of the few places in the world where surfboards are still made by hand. Nowdays surfboards around the world are mostly shaped by machines after a shaper has established the original shape he wants. Surfboard designs vary according to the power and size of waves to be ridden and the riders style and weight. The custom shaper takes all this into consideration before shaving down the core of the board know as a 'blank' which is constructed of polyurethane foam. After the shape is established it is moved onto a 'glasser' who then applies layers of resin and fiberglass over the blank according to the strength and weight required. Once the fins have been added and the board dries a 'sander' finnishes off the process by sanding smooth the entire board until it is one continuous curve flowing through all axis and ready to ride the waves. width:1000;;height:696
  • Craig Johnson, Long Beach 03 February 2009 Photo: Nic Bothma width:700;;height:467
  • South African professional surfer ... performs an aerial over a wave during the RedBull Nightshift exhibition surfing event in Cape Town, South Africa 09 January 2011. The Nightshift event sees some of South Africas top surfers being pulled by wave runners at speed into the shore break to perform explosive aerial manouvers under flood lights at night in front of a crowd on the beach.<br /><br /> width:700;;height:482
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