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Jack and Soli’s Excellent South African Adventure

Freestone and Bailey set loose upon Safa’s right-hand runners!

cinema // Jul 9, 2019
Words by stab
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For Rio early exits, the promising forecast for South Africa prior and during the Ballito pro was a gorgeous silver lining to surfer’s cloudy Brazilian results. 

Before Jack Freestone stormed Ballito to a runner-up finish, Stoney and his rookie Brother From Another Mother, Soli Bailey, wasted no time hopping flights across the Atlantic and sinking their teeth into some biltong and some long J-Bay walls, dodging bailed boards and mussel-covered crags along the way. 

Filmed by Scotty Hammonds—aka HamPositive/HamNegative, former Surfing ace photog-turned workhorse filmer—over a few days while the boys posted up at African Perfection, you can count on both of these boys coming out blade sharp today. 

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