MACKIE AND TUACH HEAD TO PUERTO RICO FOR THE RIP CURL NATIONAL FINALS

Chelsea Tuach and Dane Mackie will be amongst some of the world’s best Groms who will join the ASP’s best male and female surfers in a historic fashion. It will be the first time the world will witness the Rip Curl GromSearch National Final presented by H2O Overdrive held amidst the ultimate stage of the Rip Curl Pro Search “Somewhere in Puerto Rico”.

With a 3-day waiting period, October 30th to November 1st, Dane and Chelsea will be amongst the 32 qualifiers who will join 4 local Puerto Rican standouts to battle it out for prize money and international fame, as the National Final will be transmitted to the world through the world wide webcast. The competitors will be in top form, ready to tackle what is so often referred to as “The Atlantic’s Hawaii” – Middles, Puerto Rico. True to the mystique of the Rip Curl Pro Search, the event will have mobile capabilities, staying nimble to what the swell and weather conditions produce.

Chelsea Tuach placed 1st in the Girls 16 & Under Division in the Rip Curl Gromsearch held in August at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina earning her a coveted spot at the finals. Dane Mackie placed 2nd in the 12 & Under in New Symrna, Florida in August in what was deemed the closest final of the day and will also be making his mark at the final in Puerto Rico.

The format for this year is that each competitor will surf a first-round, 15-minute heat where the heat winners will move straight to the final and the second and third place surfers will surf a do-or-die second round heat. The top two will advance to the 4-man final to battle it out for the top spot and $500 cash. The winners of the Boys and Girls 16/under divisions will get the boarding pass to the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2011 to compete in the International GromSearch Finals.

The Rip Curl GromSearch sponsors are stepping it up big for the National final. H2O Overdrive, and Dragon Eyewear will be stepping it up with special prizes for Manaeuver of the Event and the Highest Heat Total of the Event. Other sponsors are Power Balance and Bubble Gum Wax.

Surfing Mag, Surfline, and Fuel TV will be covering all the action and there will be Live webcast on live.ripcurl.com from October 30th to November 1st, 2010.

BARBADOS JUNIOR CLUB HOSTS 1ST ANNUAL FAMILY FUN DAY – FEATURES NEW GENERATION OF SURFING TALENT - SPONSORED BY HOUGH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

16TH OCTOBER 2010 – SURFERS POINT, CHRIST CHURCH

The Barbados Junior Surfing Club held its 1st annual BJSC Family Fun Day surf event –sponsored by Hough Capital Management (Barbados) Ltd. on October 16th 2010. The event was held in 1-2 foot waves at Surfers Point, Inch Marlow in Christ Church.

The event was a first of its kind in Barbados catering to a new generation of Super Groms. By eliminating the top 6 ranked surfers from each division, the Club was looking for new talent to showcase their surfing skills in each division and the event delivered just that. According to BJSC President, Alan Burke “ It was great to see the sparkle on the kids faces whilst surfing a contest for the very first time and kids whom have been surfing only for a mere 4-6 hours of their life, competing and making it to the finals! This brought back very fond memories, personally, of why you surf contests, the opportunity to speed up the learning process and most of all for the fun and camaraderie that was involved!”

The fun day did not omit the Club’s ranked surfers as they actively participated in helping run the event for the members of the Club. The juniors were involved in learning judging, timekeeping, tabulation of heat score among other tasks on the day. The Club works to teach its juniors not only competitive surfing skills in the water but provides the opportunity for these surfers to learn and appreciate what it takes to run a surf event, especially the amount of concentration and pressure involved when judging and time keeping accurately.

The Club put the task to their junior members to design the event T-Shirts, the winning design was selected by the Club and for this event Jacob Burke’s design featured on all the Club’s shirts. Such a success was the art contest that the Club will now use their junior’s art for all future Club events.

The event also featured new divisions in which all could participate running a junior Longboard, Kids Expression Session where the best single maneuver wins and Parent/Child Tag Team event where the both the parent and child had to count one scoring ride within a 20 minute timeframe. According to Burke “It was also the first time a Junior Longboard division was ever contested in Barbados and by the looks of it, we have some very talented long boarders on the rise.”

The wave conditions were idyllic for a number of the up and coming surfers and coupled with a variety of beach games for prizes their was food, sun and fun for all the families that attended. The BJSC thanks their sponsors especially Hough Capital Management (Barbados) Ltd. for their vision in supporting the event and Lynch Insurance Brokers and Barrels & Bearings for the Beach Games prizes. The Club anticipates that following on the success of the day many more similar events will be featured in the future. Further details on the Barbados Junior Surfing Club and its activities can be found at http://www.bdosjuniorsurfing.org or its Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/bdosjuniorsurfing .

Complete results from the finals of the BJSC Hough Capital Management – Family Fun Day are as follows:

12&Under
1. Dylan Downie
2. Joshua Tempro
3. Joshua Mayers
4. Darian Pitcher
5. Cameron Bell
6. Adam Gibbs

14&Under
1. Andrew Rose
2. Zander Venezia
3. Nick O’Neal
4. Dylan Downie
5. Darian Pitcher
6. Joshua Mayers

Under 18 Boys
1. Jacob Burke
2. Che Allan
3. Dylan Downie
4. Evan Moll
5. Daniel Soto
6. Yuri Scutt

Under 18 Girls
1. Jodie Burke
2. Chelsie Grant
3. Giselle Allan
4. Alyssa Bryan

Longboard
1. Dane Mackie
2. Josh Burke
3. Evan Moll
4. Che Allan
5. Jacob Burke
6. Josh Galt

Expression Session
1. Josh Burke - Front side Slash

Parent Child
1. Alan/Jacob Burke
2. Nick Mackie/Joshua Burke
3. Melanie/Darrian Pitcher
4. Gregory/Andrew Rose
5. Simon/Cameron Moll

About Us

The Barbados Junior Surfing Club was established in 2010 with a mission to develop junior surfing in Barbados. The Club assists its members in developing their surfing skills through structured surfing events, advice and training on matters such as surfing competition, judging and all other areas particular to the development of our sport in Barbados. The junior divisions that the Club runs at its surfing events are 10& Under, 12& Under, 14& Under, Under 16 and Under 18, as well as a division specifically for the 12& Under Girls and Under 18 Girls in our quest for our future Barbadian girls champions.

BJSC Family Fun Day Event - October 16th 2010 - Sponsored by Hough Capital Management (Barbados) Ltd.