{"id":154258,"date":"2025-04-02T10:03:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=154258"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:03:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:03:49","slug":"still-king-of-the-waves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/still-king-of-the-waves\/","title":{"rendered":"Still king of the waves!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" data-attachment-id=\"154259\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/still-king-of-the-waves\/dsc_4369_158352_62583\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC_4369_158352_62583.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,805\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_4369_158352_62583\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Local surfing sensation Adin Masenkamp claimed victory at the World Surf League Qualifying Series Cape Town Surf Pro QS 1 000 at Long Beach, Kommetjie this past weekend (Saturday 29 to Sunday 30 March). The Strand youngster&amp;#8217;s triumph secured his participation in the 2025 Challenger Series, comprising five events. The series kicks off in Newcastle, Australia in June. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Local surfing sensation Adin Masenkamp claimed victory at the World Surf League Qualifying Series Cape Town Surf Pro QS 1 000 at Long Beach, Kommetjie this past weekend (Saturday 29 to Sunday 30 March). The Strand youngster&amp;#8217;s triumph secured his participation in the 2025 Challenger Series, comprising five events. The series kicks off in Newcastle, Australia in June. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC_4369_158352_62583-1024x687.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC_4369_158352_62583-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC_4369_158352_62583-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC_4369_158352_62583-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC_4369_158352_62583-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/DSC_4369_158352_62583.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Local surfing sensation Adin Masenkamp claimed victory at the World Surf League Qualifying Series Cape Town Surf Pro QS 1 000 at Long Beach, Kommetjie this past weekend (Saturday 29 to Sunday 30 March). 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