The Modern Beach-Front

A Futurist at work, rising above the crowd

The futurists would love it, but it’s not for me. The relentless hum of tires on concrete drowns out the crash of the ocean. The florescent tubes above cast too many strange shadows and offer no clue as to the exit. So I follow the markings on the road - dodging shoppers, soccer moms in 4X4’s - clad from neck to ankle in neoprene, surfboard in hand. It’s a surreal sensation, parking underground to go for a surf.

2012 Stillbay Trip

In-front of the Auditory's on the Jongens point

So the dates for the annual Stillbay trip have been announced and now it's time to make the call are you joining us, or staying home to surf the interweb?

Tag-Teams

Strand Sunset. Photo by Rorz

Ahead of the Regional Interclub Clash this weekend Maties Surfing has announced the following teams to take part. If you can please get down to Strand to support the lads and lasses in the water, as they take on the best surfers from 15 other surf clubs.

Tag, You're it...

Tag, you're it...

Strand Pipe hosts the first surf event of the season for Maties Surf Club, The Regional Interclub Clash, on the 18^th and 19^th of February. So pull in and check it out, some of the best surfers from around the Cape will be there going toe-to-toe with our teams.

The contest is being organised by the Boland Surfing Association and will run in a tag-team format. Which translates to a heady mix and to win out surfers will need the pace of a Jamaican sprint relay team, the aggression of a hic WWE wrestling outfit, the arrogance of any Australian sports person (Points are only awarded for the waves you claim) and the surfing prowess of, well themselves…

Sign-Up!

So you missed the Sing-up day in the Neelsie. But there's no need to panic, you can still gain vital 'cool points' by joining the Maties Surf Club for 2012.

All you have to do is download the sign-up form by clicking here. Fill it in and then either drop it off at the SRC office or scan it and fax/email it back to Candice Appolis of Maties Sport. Her details are on the form. Otherwise you can drop it off at her office [See the map below].

Remember to ask for Candice Appolis, or just the Surf Club organiser lady, I'm sure the lady at reception will figure it out. 

If you are ticking the box to have the fees taken off your student account it's super easy, but if you want to pay by any other way it gets a tiny bit more complicated. If you do an electronic payment please attach the proof of payment to the sign-up form and if you wish to pay cash you can do so at Candice's office. Unfortunately there are no card facilities though.

Get the Alumni Involved

With Maties Surf Club entering it's 36th year we're trying to reconnect with all Surf Club Alumni. 

Reconnect with the surf club and reminisce...

Recent times have been a bit tough on the club and membership has waned as the fuel price has forced the membership fees increasingly upward. Gone are the days of R200 membership with a free t-shirt to boot. But that being said the club is still on of the most vibrant on campus, and lets face it a whole lot cooler than most of the others [let's not name names]. We still maintain all the good Maties Surfing traditions like the Stillbay and Enlands weekends. But we'd desperately like to grow the community interaction side of the club. 

Sign-up Now, Apocalypse Later

Join the Surf Club for the great camaraderie

Term’s about to start and with the new version of Jool kicking off who knows when you’ll surface next week? But here’s a heads up: The Surf Club sign-up is on Wednesday in the Neelsie Student Centre. The other sports’ clubs will be there too, but there isn’t much need to pay them any attention.