RIDING THE WAVE: East London’s Bruce Viaene, 30, is back on home sand after battling it out at the 2018 Waveski World Championships in Spain. After a tough competition surfing among other seasoned waveski warriors, Viaene came ninth in the Open Men’s Division, fourth in the Tag Team as well as third in the seniors division. ‘It was an amazing experience to surf against the best in the world. Being my first world champs, I had no clue what to expect, but I believe I made my mark and have set my sights on the 2020 World Waveski Championships which will take place in Peru,’ he said Picture: RORY TAYLOR