2012 Splash Festival
We're in for another ACTION PACKED Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival - starting on Friday 6th April and concluding on Monday 9th.
Please come and join us for the;
Madiba Bay Surf Ski Classic [Fri 6th, 10am]
Bell Buoy Challenge [Sat 7th, 8am]
Izani Siqubhe 1km Swim [Sun 8th, 10am]
Kids Easter Beach Run/Walk [Sun 8th, 11am]
The King/Queen of the Bay [Mon 9th, 10am]
Who's the best of them all
The King of Nelson Mandela Bay is an exciting group of elimination races to determine the best athletes in their field.
2012 will see 8 disciplines being contested; these being Malibu Board, Beach Sprints, Beach Flags and Surf Swim - all with Men and Ladies divisions.
"The King of the Nelson Mandela Bay event in South Africa takes an even more strategic mano-a-mano approach of competitive racing.
In an innovative race arrangement, finalists are pit together in a single heat over a sprint course. The slowest finalists in each heat are eliminated as the field is whittled down. This knock-down, get-up-and-go event provides only limited rest between heats as the heats alternate between male and female rounds (swim) or Sprints, flags and Malibu rounds. After four elimination rounds, the fastest four finalists end up racing in the final for prize money. The event is a tough test of one’s sprinting speed, overall endurance and racing strategy." Steven Munatones, World Open Water Swimming Association (www.worldopenwater.com)
Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival
Africa's largest Easter beach festival takes place at Hobie Beach Port Elizabeth from Friday 6th April through to Monday 9th April 2012.
Join us for exciting events and entertainment which will be on offer this year to captivate over 500,000 visitors to the festival.