2024 SAST Junior Tour Info & Rankings
We have 9 SAST Junior events on the calendar for 2024.
3 Events for each province, namely Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Kwazulu Natal.
Included in the 9 are 5 Rip Curl Gromsearch events which will be held at five different venues.
Rip Curl have partenered up with Sea Harvest on certain events.
The 2024 Rip Curl Gromsearch Series is made up of five events. The top four results out of five in the u16 boys & girls divisions will determine the U16 2024 Rip Curl Gromsearch Series Champions. The U16 Divisions in the Rip Curl Gromsearch Series are priority in this series.
6 out of 9 events will count towards the year end SAST ratings.
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SAST PRIZEMONEY 2024 BREAKDOWN
*IF FEWER THAN 8 ENTRIES IN ANY DIVISION PRIZEMONEY IS REDUCED BY 50%
| 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
| U18 DIVISION | 2800 | 1300 | 900 | 600 |
| U16 DIVISION | 2200 | 1000 | 700 | 500 |
| U14 DIVISION | 1600 | 800 | 600 | 400 |
| U12 DIVISION | 1100 | 600 | 400 | 200 |
9 SAST Events below
| EVENT | DATE | LOCATION | REGION |
| RIP CURL GROMSEARCH #1 LONG BEACH | 16TH – 18TH FEBRUARY 2024 | LONG BEACH, KOMMETJIE | WESTERN CAPE |
| RIP CURL GROMSEARCH #2 PORT ALFRED | 29TH MARCH – 1ST APRIL | PORT ALFRED | EASTERN CAPE |
| RIP CURL GROMSEARCH #3 NAHOON REEF | 17TH – 19TH MAY 2024 | NAHOON REEF, EAST LONDON | EASTERN CAPE |
| SEA HARVEST ETHEKWENI JUNIOR OPEN, NEW PIER | 21ST – 23RD JUNE 2024 | DAIRY BEACH, DURBAN | KWAZULU NATAL |
| O’NEILL SMTH SHAPES BALLITO PRO JUNIOR, BALLITO | 26TH – 29TH JUNE 2024 | BALLITO | KWAZULU NATAL |
| RIP CURL GROMSEARCH #4 DAIRY BEACH | 12TH – 14TH JULY 2024 | DAIRY BEACH | KWAZULU NATAL |
| SEA HARVEST VIC BAY GROMCOMP | 19TH – 21ST JULY 2024 | VICTORIA BAY | WESTERN CAPE |
| SEA HARVEST CAPE CROWN PRESENTED BY XCEL WETSUITS, LONG BEACH | 6TH SEPTEMBER – 8TH SEPTEMBER 2024 | LONG BEACH, KOMMETJIE | WESTERN CAPE |
| RIP CURL GROMSEARCH #5 SEAL POINT | 20TH – 22ND SEPTEMBER 2024 | SEAL POINT, CAPE ST FRANCIS | EASTERN CAPE |
SAST 2024 RANKINGS
(Last updated after SEA HARVEST CAPE CROWN SEPTEMBER 2024)
| Rank | U12 Girls | Points |
| 1🏆 | BRIN JARVIS | 4580 |
| 2 | MAYA MALHERBE | 3000 |
| 3 | ADRIANA CANNING | 2460 |
| 4 | LILA PRINSLOO | 2140 |
| 5 | ELLA VAN DER MADE | 1860 |
| 6 | EMMA LOGGENBERG | 1590 |
| 7 | LILY JAMESON | 1460 |
| 8 | PIPPA WANG | 1340 |
| 9 | SUMMER HARDING | 670 |
| 10 | BROOKLYN REECE | 610 |
| Rank | U14 Girls | Points |
| 1🏆 | LEAH LEPRONT | 7580 |
| 2 | CAMILLA HEUER | 5980 |
| 3 | MAYA MALHERBE | 3680 |
| 4 | JASMINE VENTER | 3660 |
| 5 | CHARLOTTE COPSON | 3088 |
| 6 | MIKAYLA JEFFERIS | 2565 |
| 7 | EMMA SCHERMBRUCKER | 2423 |
| 8 | BRIN JARVIS | 2385 |
| 9 | MAHLE NTSEBEZA | 2335 |
| 10 | VICTORIA GLENNY | 2193 |
| Rank | U16 Girls | Points |
| 1🏆 | LOUISE LEPRONT | 7400 |
| 2 | LEAH LEPRONT | 5005 |
| 3 | SOPHIA JACKSON | 4708 |
| 4 | MAX KAUFFMAN | 4543 |
| 5 | EMILY JENKINSON | 4440 |
| 6 | CAMILLA HEUER | 3750 |
| 7 | JASMINE VENTER | 3550 |
| 8 | NINA BONE | 3445 |
| 9 | TAYLOR EMSLIE | 3350 |
| 10 | REMI FOURIE | 2200 |
| Rank | U18 Girls | Points |
| 1🏆 | LOUISE LEPRONT | 7450 |
| 2 | ANASTASIA VENTER | 5270 |
| 3 | SOPHIA JACKSON | 4318 |
| 4 | EMILY JENKINSON | 3920 |
| 5 | SARAH SCOTT | 3870 |
| 6 | GABRIELLA HERBSTS | 3728 |
| 7 | MAX KAUFFMAN | 3713 |
| 8 | CATHERINE JACOB | 3670 |
| 9 | LILY HENY | 3220 |
| 9 | NINA BONE | 3220 |
| Rank | U12 Boys | Points |
| 1🏆 | LEVI VOSLOO | 5900 |
| 2 | SLAYDE SHOOTER | 5740 |
| 3 | LUC JACKSON | 5138 |
| 4 | LAZARO DE BRUYN | 4480 |
| 5 | ETHAN SHERMBRUCKER | 3220 |
| 6 | TYLER BALFOUR | 2990 |
| 7 | JACKSON MEYERS | 2280 |
| 8 | JAMES GUNNING | 2220 |
| 9 | CODY PAINTER | 2140 |
| 10 | RYDER BERTISH | 1280 |
| Rank | U14 Boys | Points |
| 1🏆 | BEN ESTERHUYSE | 3860 |
| 2 | OWEN HENY | 2740 |
| 2 | SLAYDE SHOOTER | 2740 |
| 4 | LEVI VOSLOO | 2420 |
| 5 | TRAVIS TURREL | 2390 |
| 6 | SEBASTIAN COPSON | 2200 |
| 7 | CALLUM LOFTUS | 1860 |
| 8 | CARL WIERSMA | 1610 |
| 8 | SEAN TAYLER | 1610 |
| 10 | WILLIAM NEILL | 1555 |
| Rank | U16 Boys | Points |
| 1🏆 | RORY DACE | 5340 |
| 2 | BEN ESTERHUYSE | 5204 |
| 3 | MATT CANNING | 4775 |
| 4 | KIERAN MURPHY | 4773 |
| 5 | RYLAN JARVIS | 4545 |
| 6 | LOGHANN TILSLEY | 4310 |
| 7 | NATHAN TAYLER | 4000 |
| 8 | JOSH MALHERBE | 3938 |
| 9 | KAI STUBBS | 3445 |
| 10 | COOPER SMITH | 3251 |
| Rank | U18 Boys | Points |
| 1🏆 | LUC LEPRONT | 6330 |
| 2 | LEVI EPENETOS | 5335 |
| 3 | CLAYTON TURREL | 5055 |
| 4 | MATT CANNING | 4555 |
| 5 | SIMON WINTER | 4205 |
| 6 | LOGHANN TILSLEY | 4197 |
| 7 | KAI HALL | 3730 |
| 8 | RORY DACE | 3518 |
| 9 | COOPER SMITH | 3400 |
| 10 | KIERAN MURPHY | 3380 |