2011 in retrospect

For South Africans 2011 was both a very, very hectic year, and a very very good year.
Politically we have went through a roller-coaster, culminating in the loss of our freedom of speech.
But if you could shut out the politics, forget about your dwindling bank balance, and just go surf, it could just have been the best year of your life!

We had a winter of some of the best swell in memory, and I myself have surfed a spot that hasn't worked in 20 years. Supertubes was living up to it's name, and Namibia gave many goofy-footers wet dreams. Ballito gave Backdoor a run for it's money, and South Cape secrets fired outside the public eye. All in all, it was firing, and many life changing moments where had, many boards and egos broken, and many tubes ridden. All in all, it was a good year to be a South African surfer.

Backdoor Ballito, photo shot by Jeremiah