Philipa Anderson : photo Luke Patterson

Roxy Invitational Mozambique
Presented by Saltwater GIRL
Ponto d'Oura Mozambique
23 May - 1 June 2010

Good, clean three feet surf greeted competitors for the fourth edition of the Roxy Invitational presented by Saltwater Girl. The first round of the event, which features 7 of South Africa’s top female surfers and three international invitees, got under away at 8:00am at Tofinho Point, 20 minutes from Inhambane in Mozambique.

25 minute man-on-man heats took to the water with very inviting and picturesque surf on offer. It was Australia’s Philippa Anderson that set the standard early on with a victory over the Bluff’s Heidi Palmboom with an 8 and a 6 point ride. Philippa made the most of the great surf and blasted several explosive maneuvers in the heat to impress the judges.

Another surfer to impress was Durban surfer Sarah Baum who easily disposed of Cape Town’s Holly Armstrong with two fast and stylish rides which put her in a good position to improve on her 2nd place 2009 finish. Other surfers who won their Round 1 match-ups are: Kirsty Delport (Durban), Taryn Chudleigh (Cape Town) and Johanne Defay (Reunion).

Round 2, which featured the 5 losers from Round 1, hit the water 30 minutes after the opening round and was deemed as the “Last Chance Qualifier”. Heidi Palmboom used good wave selection and excellent rail surfing to win the heat and advance to the semi finals. The four competitors that will be watching the rest of event from the beach are Chantelle Rautenbach (Cape Town), Paige Haggerston (Australia), Faye Zoetmulder (PE) and Holly Armstrong (Cape Town).

Semi-final and final heats will more then likely run tomorrow (Thursday 27 May) with some good swell and winds approaching. The event boasts R15 000 in prize money, R10 000 for first place, R3 000 for second and R2 000 for third. Resolution has put up R1 000 for the worst wipeout of the trip which sees Faye Zoetmulder in contention after losing a toe nail and being launched onto the reef in her Round 1 heat.

The ten competitors have many activities besides surfing lined up including a Community Beach Clean Up and an Ocean Safari. Roxy is committed to the conservation of the area and competitors and event officials will be leaving nothing but their footprints behind.

All results, photo’s and blog posts can be found at: roxy.co.za/invitational

Round 1 Results:
Heat 1:
1st Philippa Anderson
2nd Heidi Palmboom

Heat 2:
1st Johanne Defay
2nd Chantelle Rautenbach

Heat 3:
1st Kirsty Delport
2nd Faye Zoetmulder

Heat 4:
1st Taryn Chudleigh
2nd Paige Haggerston

Heat 5:
1st Sarah Baum
2nd Holly Armstrong

Round 2 Results:
1st Heidi Palmboom
2nd Chantelle Rautenbach
3rd Paige Haggerston
4th Faye Zoetmulder
5th Holly Armstrong

Semi Final Heats:
Heat 1:
Philippa Anderson VS Taryn Chudleigh

Heat 2:
Johanne Defay VS Sarah Baum

Heat 3:
Kirsty Delport VS Heidi Palmboom

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