High performance surfing rules at Barbados Junior Surfing Club’s Silver Sands Event

June 25th 2011, Silver Sands Resort, CH CH, Barbados:

The Barbados Junior Surfing Club made the call mid Friday, the third event of its Burkie Junior Surf Series would move to Silver Sands Resort, Christ Church, Barbados for the first ever junior surfing event to be held there. The high performance beach break wave would bring out the best maneuvers and the junior surfers stepped to the call. The morning of the event saw a massive tree washed right into the near shore air section and Barbados’s finest groms would have none of this, banded together in a solid team effort they would lasso the offending debris and clear it from their playground. Then the real surfing action could begin.

In the premier Under 18 Open a rampaging Jordan Heaselgrave stamped his claim on the number one spot punctuating the beach break conditions with combinations of vertical reentries and powerful tail slides. As the Club now rounds the midyear schedule and into the final events Jordan puts himself into the running for the overall grand prize chasing new season leader Dane Mackie, who recently sponsored by Lost Enterprises, chucked some massive backside air reverses to the delight of the crowd on the beach. Mackie now leads the rankings over an equally impressive Joshua Burke (sponsored by Billabong, X-Trak, Vonzipper, Nixon and Burkie Boards), who would launch a salvo of front side air reverses throughout the day of the competition. Burke would finish third on the day and now steps back into second place overall for the year followed by the ever powerful Daniel Edghill whose aerial repertoire and massive rooster tails of spray would displace much of the Atlantic Ocean and any patches of seaweed that dared get in his way.

Moving onto the youngest of our groms, the 10 & Under division was neck and neck with Jacob Burke and Zander Venezia tied for first overall heading into event 3. The division was witness to the closest finish between the top two competitors with mere 0.06 of a point difference in the judges’ score line, but Jacob Burke would take the top spot with his front side hacks and one of the most spectacular barrels of the day. Zander Venezia now steps a few points back in the ratings with his second place finish but definitely not out of reach, with his man-sized tail-slides we expect a close competition between the two to the finish line. Young Caleb Rapson making his debut final in a BJSC event would place third overall and advance into the top four in the overall ranking. He is now chasing Yuri Scutt whose fourth place finish on the day advances his third place stake in the overall rankings. There is great rising talent in our youngest division and they show no hesitation whether it be paddling out into waist high South Point or chucking themselves over the steep faces of Soup Bowl, Darrian Pitcher, Liam Grant and Riley Evelyn are some of the young groms making a charge for the future of surfing and there is a deep talent pool rising alongside them. Keep posted as there will be developments.

Che Allan would regain his momentum in the 12 & Under division race with a victory in event three. The Quiksiilver sponsored Allan would display great top to bottom surfing and pull off some speedy floaters on the sectioned beach break to advance his overall lead in the division. Andrew Rose showcased his wide repertoire of maneuvers whether seeking the barrel or launching into the air to a second place finish on the day and continues his challenge of Allan in second place overall in the divisional rankings. Jacob Burke with a third place finish on the day still remains in the running with Allan and Rose for the overall title as we head down the stretch, followed by Zander Venezia who placed fourth on the day.

The 14 & Under division was won by Dane Mackie who now increases his lead in the division over the second placed Joshua Burke. We said it before but it needs to be said again, the two groms set new levels for the rising juniors developing behind them with an aerial assault on Silver Sands beach break. Jostling for first and second in the division we expect the battle for the overall title will be unsettled until the final horn of December’s event five. Andrew Rose would take third place in the division and move into the top four of the overall rankings. Josh Galt who made a statement with his vertical backside reentries and front side hacks would finish fourth on the day.
The Under 16 division title race would get very close in the mid year hump, a semi final elimination for Daniel Edghill would see the rating leader knocked back to third place overall in the rankings. Dane Mackie would take top prize in event three with Joshua Burke second however the two are now tied for the overall lead with Edghill in firing distance. Che Allan would take third and solidify his place in the top four overall, and 9 year old Zander Venezia would make his debut final in the Under 16 this year showing the older groms that he is ready to make his charge amongst them.

The Under 18 Girls would see the challenge between Chelsea Roett and Chelsea Tuach continue for the top spot overall. The two girls controlled the heat with Tuach throwing her front side slashes and Roett countering with her vertical backside approach, however it was Tuach who would seize this day with a win but still trails overall rating leader Roett heading into the final events. Vying for the future girls crown were Isabella Venezia who charged the beach break conditions for the third place finish and Gylla Mackenzie who finished a mere 0.03 points behind Venezia in fourth. These young ladies are all well on their way to be future leaders of the division.
The Club now has a lull through summer before its next event the BJSC Family Fun Day on October 22nd 2011. However, there will be no rest for its junior surfers as a number of our young shining stars as the Club will in part fund a contingent of juniors heading to the United States to attend the Rip Curl Grom Search in New Smyrna, Florida and Outer Banks, North Carolina; East Coast Surf Championships in Virginia Beach; as well as the NKF Surf Festival in Cocoa Beach, Florida. The Club is proud to assist in the development of these young stars and wishes them success in their journey.

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.

For further information please visit our website at http://www.bdosjuniorsurfing.org or our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/bdosjuniorsurfing .

RESULTS FOR BJSC BURKIE JUNIOR SURF SERIES – 2011 EVENT #3

10 & UNDER
1 JACOB BURKE
2 ZANDER VENEZIA
3 CALEB RAPSON
4 YURI SCUTT
=5 LIAM GRANT
=5 DARRIAN PITCHER

12 & UNDER
1 CHE ALLAN
2 ANDREW ROSE
2 JACOB BURKE
4 ZANDER VENEZIA
=5 EVAN MOLL
=5 SETH EVELYN

14 & UNDER
1 DANE MACKIE
2 JOSHUA BURKE
3 ANDREW ROSE
4 JOSHUA GALT
=5 CHE ALLAN
=5 JACOB BURKE

UNDER 16
1 DANE MACKIE
2 JOSHUA BURKE
3 CHE ALLAN
4 ZANDER VENEZIA
=5 DANIEL EDGHILL
=5 JOSHUA GALT

UNDER 18 GIRLS
1 CHELSEA TUACH
2 CHELSEA ROETT
3 ISABELLA VENEZIA
4 GYLLA MACKENZIE

UNDER 18 OPEN
1 JORDAN HEASELGRAVE
2 DANE MACKIE
3 JOSHUA BURKE
4 DANIEL EDGHILL
=5 CHELSEA ROETT
=5 CHELSEA TUACH

Bajan surfing super-grom DANE MACKIE signs with …LOST ENTERPRISES.

...LOST ENTERPRISES is excited to announce the signing of Bajan surfing super-grom DANE MACKIE to a major sponsorship deal with its San Clemente, California headquartered surfboard and apparel company. The thirteen year-old St. Winifred’s school student continues to prove his outstanding surfing ability with success on the regional and international surfing stage, with an outgoing personality he was handpicked by …Lost Enterprises to be the latest addition to its surfing team and is the first Barbadian ever to ride for the company. His passion for the sport along with his focus and dedication provides him with the perfect combination of qualities to be a great ambassador for …Lost and a true champion of the sport of surfing. According to his Team Manager …Lost “is stoked to have Dane join the team”.

Better known as ‘Great Dane’ on the international circuit Mackie continues to shine. With an impressive repertoire of maneuvers from fins-free above the lip blow-tails to his signature backside air reverse, he has received much acclaim and success on the international stage.

In the Easter and Summer of 2010, Dane competed in five (5) overseas contests and made it to seven (7) finals. Following a 2nd place finish in the Under 12 division in the Ripcurl Gromsearch, New Smyrna, Dane earned a spot at the Ripcurl Gromsearch National Finals “Somewhere in Puerto Rico” in conjunction with the ASP Pro Mens event there and placed 4th in the Grand Final of the Under 12 Division. At the National Kidney Foundation Pro Am Surfing Festival in September 2010 Dane placed 1st in the Boys 12-14 years division with an outstanding performance.

More recently over Easter 2011 Dane attended the 46th Annual Pro Am Easter Festival in Florida and earned outstanding results – 2nd place in the 14 & Under and 5th place in the 18 & Under Pro divisions. Dane attended the recent ISA Junior World Championships held in Peru in May where he represented Barbados and his team finishing 49th in the world in the Under 16 Division. Dane will be attending a number of overseas contests this year where he will show case his raw talent and bring home great results under the ...Lost banner! How does Dane feel about the opportunity, "I am really happy to have been chosen by ...Lost" says Mackie, "they are one of the most progressive and exciting surf companies and I am proud to represent them!!" Dane is sponsored by …Lost Enterprises and JADA Group. Congrats to Dane Mackie the new …LOST Team Rider.

About …Lost Enterprises
Lost was born in San Clemente, California with the simple premise of not being lost in the herd of mainstream sports but rather immersed in the surfing and skating lifestyle of southern California. In 1993 the name Lost was born with founders Matt Biolos shaping boards for friends and Mike Reola distributing a small t-shirt line to core shops in the area. Fifteen years later, Lost continues to thrive with the brand reaching over 35 countries around the world. With feedback from their surf team Chris Ward, Aaron Cormican, Mason Ho and Colin Deveeze and many others, Lost clothing, surfboards, and accessories continue to rise above the rest.