{"id":302311,"date":"2026-06-10T09:24:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T07:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=302311"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T07:24:30","slug":"cape-winelands-sa-masters-surf-team-celebrate-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/cape-winelands-sa-masters-surf-team-celebrate-achievements\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Winelands SA Masters surf team celebrate achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"302312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/cape-winelands-sa-masters-surf-team-celebrate-achievements\/9492a751-02b7-428d-9_79056\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9492a751-02b7-428d-9_79056.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" 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=\"Members of the Cape Winelands SA Masters surf team\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Members of the Cape Winelands SA Masters surf team &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Members of the Cape Winelands SA Masters surf team &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9492a751-02b7-428d-9_79056-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9492a751-02b7-428d-9_79056-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Cape Winelands SA Masters surf team celebrate their achievements at the 2026 SA Masters Championships in Cape St Francis from Wednesday 20 to Sunday 24 May. The district finished fourth overall and claimed the Spirit Cup, anchored by final-round podium finishes by (from left) Geoff Johnston, Mikhail Thompson, Richard Heath and Penny Stemmet.\" class=\"wp-image-302312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9492a751-02b7-428d-9_79056-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9492a751-02b7-428d-9_79056-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9492a751-02b7-428d-9_79056-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9492a751-02b7-428d-9_79056.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the Cape Winelands SA Masters surf team celebrate their achievements at the 2026 SA Masters Championships in Cape St Francis from Wednesday 20 to Sunday 24 May. 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