History

ACHTUNG BABY. “You must suspect by now why we’ve asked you to meet with us?” I say to James Taylor. He looks at me blankly. Neil Webster is prepping a video camera behind us whilst his teenage son Joseph is pulling a giant cheque out the car. “Really?” I ask in amazement. “You have ABSOLUTELY NO...

  3rd Judge - Tim Bonython We are extremely proud to announce that the third judge for this years event is veteran Australian film maker, Tim Bonython. Tim first started filming surfing back in 1978. His break out video piece came in 1981 after shooting the annual Bells Beach contest which was held in maxed out 15-20ft surf...

JOHN FARRELL - "The Black Smith" The 2016 Rebel Sessions event represents the opportunity to honour SA’s big wave surfing community. Over the last 4 months we have recorded stories from many different aspects of our community. We felt it was important to not only honour the most skilled and experienced surfers, but also the new-comers and...

Andrew Marr has been riding big waves since he left school. Having spent more than a decade of winters in Hawaii, he has now settled down in Kommetjie. Andrew, who is a carpenter by trade, is a standout whenever the waves are at their steepest and tallest. A runner up in the 2008 Big Wave Africa...