Dawid Mocke wins Dunlop Surfski World Cup

Durban, SA

As the race started, the sea was bumpy and confused, a brisk SW frontal wind having changed overnight to a gentle NE. But as time passed, the NE strengthened and the waves became better and better. "For the last five km I was catching superb runs," said an elated Nikki Mocke on the beach. "I was doing 18-19km/h".

The messy chop seemed to unsettle Grant v d Walt who had been favored to be in the front bunch, and he dropped back, leaving Hank McGregor, Dawid Mocke and Matt Bouman to lead the race.