Vans Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational

Vans Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational

The Vans Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational & Surf Festival Lands in Cape Town, South Africa

Longboarding contest celebrating creativity and innovation descends on local surf community, July 1st – 3rd 2022

Cape Town, South Africa (June 23, 2022) – Vans Surf continues this year’s 2022 Duct Tape Invitational and Surf Festival event series in Cape Town, South Africa, July 1st – 3rd 2022, celebrating the diverse creativity and talent within the longboard community.

Marking its 10-year anniversary in 2022, the Vans Duct Tape event series gathers an international community of surfers, artists, and shapers, spotlighting talented longboarders globally with an emphasis on style and originality and shining a light on radical experimentation through unique surfboard shapers and their craft.

Hosted in the hub of Surfer’s Corner on Muizenberg beach — an iconic community where local surf culture is alive and thriving — the Duct Tape Invitational stop will welcome 32 longboarders to compete over the course of a three-day contest, featuring a women’s and men’s competition offering equal prize purses across each division.

Vans Duct Tape Invitational Invitees:

MEN
Justin Quintal, Kevin Skvarna, John Van Hohenstein, Stevie Sawyer, Tosh Tudor, Andy Nieblas, Rafael Nogalo, David Arganda, Josh Hocking, Sam Christianson, Jules Lepecheux, Saxon Wilson, Lahcen Aguerd,
Ander Mendiguren, Dylan Swindale, Dean Simpson

WOMEN
Honolua Blomfield, Kelis Kaleopa’a, Hallie Rohr, Sierra Lerback, Lola Mignot, Karina Rozunko, Victoria Vergara, Zoé Grospiron, Rosie Jaffurs, Izzy Henshall, Crystal Hulett, Eliza Arbelbide, Ambre Victoire,
Kirra Seale, Avalon Gall, Marina Carbonell.

The Vans Duct Tape Festival will also welcome Vans team riders Lee Ann Curren, Sam Partaix, Shane Sykes and Michael February as featured board shapers, each sharing their own hand-shaped custom surfboards with the public. The boards will then be donated to local communities through JUJU Surf Club – a non-profit organisation founded by Mikey and Zelti February. A Vans Global Team rider, Mikey will also be releasing his first head-to-toe product collection with JUJU Surf Club and Vans in July. Beyond on-site shaping activations, the interactive event will provide plenty of opportunities to connect with local culture, including a Duct Tape Skate Jam, a beach clean-up, and a variety of workshops and on-site sustainability experiences.

In support of a diverse and inclusive surf environment, fans and spectators are encouraged to join Vans Duct Tape competitors and featured guest shapers in all the festivities and to surf alongside these inspiring names.
#VansDuctTape

Vans Duct Tape Festival will include the below activations (and more):

Duct Tape Invitational Competition
Duct Tape Festival: Community Market + Workshops
Live DJ Sets & Band Performances
Beach Clean-Up
Following Cape Town, South Africa, this year’s Vans Duct Tape Invitational and Surf Festival will host one additional stop in Huntington Beach, California, in August as part of the WSL’s 2022 World Longboard Tour.

Follow @vanssurf for updates on the Vans Duct Tape series.

Big Dawg At D-Bah

Big Dawg At D-Bah

The boss (Fanning) made an appearance and showed everyone how it’s done. The waves were small but a few fun ones coming through, hit the link to watch the wave wizard at work. 

Oi Rio Pro

Oi Rio Pro

Women’s Opening Round 1 Starts At 7:30 (BRT)
Men’s Opening Round 1 and Women’s Elimination Round To Follow
Watch LIVE at WorldSurfLeague.com

The Oi Rio Pro Presented by Corona, Stop No. 8 on the World Surf League (WSL) 2022 Championship Tour (CT), is ON with the women’s and men’s Opening Rounds followed by the women’s Elimination Round in 4 to 6 foot waves at Praia de Itaúna, Saquarema.

Brisa Hennessy (CRI) will be up against Lakey Peterson (USA) and Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) when competition starts in the first heat of the Women’s Opening Round 1. Weston-Webb will have the crowd support behind her, but Peterson has been on fire and will look to continue her momentum after a runner-up finish in El Salvador.

Sol Aguirre (PER) will be competing in her first-ever CT competition in Heat 2 against rankings leader Carissa Moore (HAW) and Courtney Conlogue (USA).

João Chianca (BRA) returns to competition as the men’s event wildcard and will be up against Griffin Colapinto (USA) and Matthew McGillivray (ZAF) in Heat 2.

Former event winner and current rankings leader, Filipe Toledo (BRA) will be up in Heat 4 of the men’s Opening Round against Samuel Pupo (BRA) and injury replacement Miguel Tudela (PER).

Oi Rio Pro Presented by Corona Women’s Opening Round 1 Matchups:
HEAT 1: Brisa Hennessy (CRI), Lakey Peterson (USA), Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA)
HEAT 2: Carissa Moore (HAW), Courtney Conlogue (USA), Sol Aguirre (PER)
HEAT 3: Johanne Defay (FRA), Isabella Nichols (AUS), Caroline Marks (USA)
HEAT 4: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), Tyler Wright (AUS), Gabriela Bryan (HAW)

Oi Rio Pro Presented by Corona Men’s Opening Round 1 Matchups:
HEAT 1: Italo Ferreira (BRA), Kolohe Andino (USA), Yago Dora (BRA)
HEAT 2: Griffin Colapinto (USA), Matthew McGillivray (ZAF), João Chianca (BRA)
HEAT 3: Jack Robinson (AUS), Jake Marshall (USA), Michael Rodrigues (BRA)
HEAT 4: Filipe Toledo (BRA), Samuel Pupo (BRA), Miguel Tudela (PER)
HEAT 5: Kanoa Igarashi (JPN), Connor O’Leary (AUS), Gabriel Medina (BRA)
HEAT 6: Ethan Ewing (AUS), Jordy Smith (ZAF), Jackson Baker (AUS)
HEAT 7: Callum Robson (AUS), Caio Ibelli (BRA), Jadson Andre (BRA)
HEAT 8: Barron Mamiya (HAW), Miguel Pupo (BRA), Nat Young (USA)

For more information, please visit WorldSurfLeague.com.

Mason Ho At Backdoor/Pipe

Mason Ho At Backdoor/Pipe

Mason Ho, the Pied Piper of Pipeline throws down and scoops under the lip on some heavy waves. Pipe and backdoor are playgrounds to very few surfers, Mason knows his way in, over and under the lips like the back of his hand. Also featuring the very talented Coco Ho, Sheldon Paishon, Ian Crane, Kolohe Andino, Griffin Colapinto, Rasta Robb, Ezra Sitt, Kaimana Henry, Luke Shepardson, Joey Johnston, Mananalu Chandler, Tamayo Perry, Jonah Morgan, Joel and Tosh Tudor. Hit play for yay.