For more than forty years the crisp lines of Jeffrey’s Bay have lured surfers from all around the globe, with Supertubes being acknowledged as one of the top waves on the planet. 18 years ago Country Feeling started the Surf Classic competition to start putting South African surfers on the international competitive track, and it is today the longest running surf competition in SA with 2005 being the 21st event. Starting out as the Country Feeling J-Bay Surf Classic in 1983 it was soon upgraded to ASP World Tour status, and in 1984 the entire surfing world took notice as thundering 8-12ft lines fired down through Supertubes, prompting ASP General Al Hunt to claim it as one of the top 20 contests of all time.Today we call this amazing competition the Jeffreys Bay Open of Surfing. And after three years of the tour not gracing our town it is finally back in 2014 and is now part of the JBay Winter Fest.
Previous winners
2017
Filepe Tuludo (BRA)
2016
Mick Fanning (AUS)
2015
No Contest
2014
Mick Fanning (AUS)
2013
No Event
2012
Adrian De Souza (BRA)
2011
Jordy Smith (ZAF)
2010
Jordy Smith (ZAF)
2009
Joel Parkinson (AUS)
2008
Kelly Slater (USA)
2007
Mick Fanning (AUS)
2006
Kelly Slater (USA)
2005
Kelly Slater (USA)
2004
Andy Irons (USA)
2003
Kelly Slater (USA)
2002
Mick Fanning (AUS)
2001
Jake Paterson (AUS)
2000
Jake Paterson (AUS)
1999
Joel Parkinson (AUS)
1998
Munga Barry (AUS)
1997
Jevon Le Roux (ZAF)
1996
Kelly Slater (USA)
1995
Seth Hulley (ZAF)
1994
Justin Strong (ZAF)
1993
Munga Barry (AUS)
1992
Seth Hulley (ZAF)
1991
Pierre Tostee (ZAF)
1990
Marcus Brabant (AUS)
1989
Justin Strong (ZAF)
1988
Michael Burness (ZAF)
1987
Grant Myrdal (SA)
1986
No Event
1985
No Event
1984
Mark Occhilupo (AUS)
1983
David Barr (USA)
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