Local to Durban waters, Kai and Trent Williams received well deserved recognition Awards of Excellence yesterday from Dian Esterhuize, former South African Waveski Association (SAWSA) President standing in for the current SAWSA President, Francois Steyn and Darryl Moodie, SAWSA Treasurer & representative of Canoe SA at a small gathering at Pirates Surf and Lifesaving Club with KZN Competitive Waveski (KZNCWA).
Doing Durban and SA proud by placing 1st and 2nd in the Cadets division and place top 6 overall for all Juniors defined as U21 at the World Waveski Championships recently held in Venture, California last month.
Says current SAWSA President, Francois Steyn, “Kai and Trent’s performance, both in and out of the water was exemplary. They surfed to the highest standard and impressed throughout the competition. Their sportsmanship along with his team contribution was recognised by the World Waveski Surfing Association and member nations and both were applauded as an ambassadors of South Africa and its youth. Kai and Trent were was also awarded the Waveski Adventurers Star of the Future Award at the final prize giving evening. Their achievement, both as sportsmans and a flagbearers of our South African youth, has motivated the Executive Committee of the South African Waveski Surfing Association to apply to the Department of Sport for full SA Protea Colours, based on their overall performance in the Junior under 21 Division as categorised by SASCOC in addition to the SA Federation Colours he received from SAWSA prior to his departure”.
