Adrian Tregoning

Just before Christmas I received my composite Element. As can be imagined, I was chomping at the bit to get this thing in the water! Although the wait was long for this one, I managed to try out Andrew Pollock’s composite one a week before I got mine as he was staying with me for just over a week. Although the waves refused to cooperate we made the best of some bad situations and managed to get a few photos and had a great time doing it. I’ll let the photos and their accompanying captions do the talking.

Cape Town has an outstanding number of spots with high quality waves - in fact it has some world class spots. No matter what the wind and swell are doing, you are almost always guaranteed to find something, as long as you are prepared to drive. Of course, some of the spots are for the hardcore only. This guide is aimed mainly at surf kayakers and mainly beach breaks, although I have included a few more serious spots as well.