SoPlett! | Plettenberg Bay News and Info

[ September 10, 2010; 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] Plett locals Nik Martin, Mike Searle, and Nikki Gericke have been selected to represent East Cape Bodyboarding at the SA National Bodyboarding Champs in Durban between 26 September and 1 October

ENTRY into last month’s 25th anniversary Lake Malawi Yachting Marathon turned out to be a lot more complicated than Plett’s intrepid sailing stars had bargained on…

Nikki Gericke was taken to hospital at the weekend after experiencing difficulties at The Wedge in Plettenberg Bay.

Congratulations to Wihanne Kotze for taking the Fox Surfer X title in challenging conditions in Umhlanga.

Locals Nicklas Martin and Nicki Gericke have both placed at the very top in their respective divisions on the SABA (South African Bodyboarding Association) tour.

WITH all the happenings and buzz of the Knysna Oyster Festival it was great to see not only the Pennypinchers Adventure Racing Team out there, but also plenty of Plett locals. For some, the Featherbed was their first trail run and for others the Forest was their first 21km.

THE NSRI in Plettenberg Bay will remain on high alert this week as the Wedge Classic bodyboarding tournament kicks off amid reports of increased shark activity.

FONDLY known as ‘The Brave Heart’ to his supporters, 22-year-old Bitou local Sibusiso Twani was born in the tiny town of Whittlesea close to Queenstown in the Eastern Cape. It is here that he started boxing as an amateur, following in the footsteps of his professional boxer brothers and cousins.