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Herold’s Bay Delivers As Four Champions Emerge At Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro Masencamp, Baum, Winter And Venter Celebrate Finals-Day Success
Masencamp, Baum, Winter And Venter Celebrate Finals-Day Success VICTORIA BAY, George, South Africa – Herold’s Bay delivered the perfect backup venue for Finals Day as four champions emerged from the Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro QS 2,000 and inaugural Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro Junior yesterday (June 21). With small surf forcing organisers []
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· Jun 21, 2026
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The 2026 Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro QS 2,000 and Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro Junior opened in superb conditions at Victoria Bay, with long, clean walls reeling down the point from first light. With the new season officially underway, competitors wasted no time taking advantage of the quality surf as they chased []
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Surfers from around the globe rode the waves at the 2026 World Surf League Siheung Korea Open, held Friday to Sunday at the Wave Park in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province. The event featured men’s and women’s shortboard QS 6000 and longboard LQS 1000 competitions, with pizes totalling 130 million won (85,000). Now in its third year in Korea, the WSL event drew around 250 surfers from 16 countries, including Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea and the US. (Photos: Yonhap)
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Related coverage for "Herold’s Bay Delivers As Four Champions Emerge At Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro Masencamp, Baum, Winter And Venter Celebrate Finals-Day Success": South Africa Today — Pumping Surf At Victoria Bay For Opening Day Of The Rip Curl Vic Bay Surf Pro. Footbag — Upcoming Event: 44th Annual East Coast Footbag Championships. CBS Sports — 2026 Travelers Championship TV schedule, coverage: Where to watch, live stream final signature event of 2026 . Wonkette — Surf and turf! Wonkette One-A-Day for July 2, 2026!. The korea Herald News — WSL brings surfing back to Korea with Siheung Open