Defending champion Dawid Mocke had to work hard in tough conditions to retain his Nelson Mandela Bay Surf Ski Classic title at Hobie Beach in Port Elizabeth on the opening day of the MTN Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival. After taking the lead in the closing stages, Mocke, from Fish Hoek in Cape Town, held off Matthew Bouman from Durban for the second year in-a-row. The 32-year-old completed the two-lap, 26km course in 2:00:18, a mere nine second ahead of Bouman (2:00:27). Sean Rice … [Read more...]