MARIUS van Zyl and Franco Cilliers claimed an emphatic win in the Standard Class of the surf competition at the Thundercat National Powerboat Racing Championships at Gonubie Beach.
Sponsored by Chalk Air, the two-day championships consisted of a surf race on Saturday at Gonubie Beach and a Longhaul race on Sunday. The results of the competition were: Surf: Standard Class: 1 Marais van Zyl and Franco Cilliers, 2 JC Colombo and Nico Merwe Le Roux, 3 Christiaan Aggenbacht ; Blue Print class:1 Kyle Kolbe and Ross Templeman, 2 Stefan Lindeque and Tony Ingram and 3 Raynor Becker and Hugo Erasmus and Modified class: 1 Wade Ball and Bobby Shaw, 2 Chad Romans and Candice Hatting, 3 Michael Hatting and Nathan Ashington.
Longhaul: Standard Class: 1 JC Colombo and Nico Merwe Le Roux, 2 Reghard Roets and Cameron Mackenzie, 3 Marais van Zyl and Franco Cilliers; Blue print Class: 1 Stefan Lindeque and Tony Ingram, 2 Ryno Verster and Nichol Parr, 3 Raynor Becker and Hugo Erasmus and Modified class: 1 Wade Ball and Bobby Shaw, 2 Marc Gleed and Witas Leeuwner, 3 Chad Romans and Candice Hatting.
