6th SEPTEMBER 2010 – COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA 
The final leg for the Barbados Junior Surf Club’s summer events was the 25th National Kidney Foundation Pro-Am Surf Festival held at Cocoa Beach, Florida, from September 4th- 6th, 2010. A nine member contingent of BJSC junior surfers including Chelsea Tuach in the Women’s Pro; Jordan Heaselgrave in Pro Men and Pro Junior Men; Chelsea Roett in the Girls 13-17; Dane Mackie and Josh Burke in the 12-14 Boys, Isabella Venezia in Girls 10-12; Evan Moll in Boys 10-12; Zan
der Venezia in Super Menehune Boys and Jacob Burke in Menehune, travelled to the birthplace of 9 Time World Champion, Kelly Slater to take on any and all contenders. By the end of the event the majority of the team staked their claim on the famous sands of Cocoa Beach with finals placing and impressive performances in front of the captivated throngs on hand. The Barbados Junior Surf Club assisted its travelling juniors with funding for this event.
The opening day of the event saw some anticipated swell from the passing hurricane Earl but this quickly disappeared as the system moved north presenting challenging conditions with waves in the knee to thigh high range. With the contest running 15 minute heats and beach starts time was critical and wave selection imperative in order to advance to the next round.
Both sides of the famous Cocoa Beach pier were packed with spectators who witnessed some of the finest pros and up-and-coming amateurs on the East Coast. In addition to surfing, the event featured stand-up paddle boarding, tandem exhibitions, karate displays and a bikini contest for the landlubbers.
Chelsea Tuach would take the premiere prize and a mammoth trophy with a first place finish in the Angel Eyewear Women's Pro. The 14 year old Chelsea would arrive in Cocoa Beach on the heels of a Rip Curl Grom Search victory in the Outer Banks of Nort
h Carolina with an aura of confidence, previously entered in the Women’s Amateur division she took the next step in her surfing career and decided to take on the Pro. "I know some of the girls are older and they're really good, but I figure I'm at that level now," Tuach said. According to BJSC President, Alan Burke, “When we were signing her up, I had almost given the lady the money for her to enter as an amateur," he said. "But I looked at Chelsea and told her, 'It's time to take that next step. You're ready.' And true to her word Chelsea would win the coveted first place trophy taking down Team USA surfers Jasset Umbel of Melbourne Beach and Nikki Viesins of Indialantic, along with Hawaii's Leah Dawson in the process.
Not to be outdone Chelsea Roett and Dane Mackie also provided outstanding performances in the quickly fading surf. Roett would take that coveted 1st place in the Women’s Amateur division and Mackie would take 1st place in the Boys 12-14 age division. Bothe have seen outstanding results this summer with Roett placing second in the women’s division of the Rip Curl Grom Search in the Outer Banks as well as a 1st place finish in the U16 & U18 girls division at the BSA Caribbean Junior Surf Festival in Barbados. Mackie also placed 2nd in the Boys U12 Division at the Rip Curl Grom Search in New Smyrna Beach and 3rd in the Boys Under 14 at the same event. He would go on the a semi final finish in the Boys 12-14 age group at the US East Coast Surf Championships in Virginia Beach.
Josh Burke would also put on an impressive display of aerial and carving antics to a 2nd place finish in the Boys 12-14 division providing Barbados with the one-two punch in that division. Isabella Venezia would finish 3rd in the girls 10-12. Evan Moll and Zander Venezia placed 4th in their respective divisions, boys 10-12 and Menehune.
Out of our nine surfers seven of the Barbadian competitors made it to their respective finals which was an outstanding achievement. BJSC President and Coach, Alan Burke was impressed with the contingent’s performance. All in all an exceptional summer has been had by all BJSC juniors in the international arena and the Club is looking forward to the next international showing and another showcase of our incredible growing field of talent in the surf.
Final Placing
Chelsea Tuach 1st - Women’s Pro Division
Jordan Heaselgrave - =5th Junior Pro Men
Jordan Heaselgrave - =11th Pro Men
Chelsea Roett – 1st Girls 13-17
Dane Mackie – 1st Boys 12-14
Joshua Burke – 2nd Boys 12-14
Isabella Venezia – 3rd Girls 10-12
Evan Moll – 4th Boys 10-12
Jacob Burke - =7th Menehune
Zander Venezia – 4th Super Menehune
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 .
The final leg for the Barbados Junior Surf Club’s summer events was the 25th National Kidney Foundation Pro-Am Surf Festival held at Cocoa Beach, Florida, from September 4th- 6th, 2010. A nine member contingent of BJSC junior surfers including Chelsea Tuach in the Women’s Pro; Jordan Heaselgrave in Pro Men and Pro Junior Men; Chelsea Roett in the Girls 13-17; Dane Mackie and Josh Burke in the 12-14 Boys, Isabella Venezia in Girls 10-12; Evan Moll in Boys 10-12; Zan
der Venezia in Super Menehune Boys and Jacob Burke in Menehune, travelled to the birthplace of 9 Time World Champion, Kelly Slater to take on any and all contenders. By the end of the event the majority of the team staked their claim on the famous sands of Cocoa Beach with finals placing and impressive performances in front of the captivated throngs on hand. The Barbados Junior Surf Club assisted its travelling juniors with funding for this event.The opening day of the event saw some anticipated swell from the passing hurricane Earl but this quickly disappeared as the system moved north presenting challenging conditions with waves in the knee to thigh high range. With the contest running 15 minute heats and beach starts time was critical and wave selection imperative in order to advance to the next round.
Both sides of the famous Cocoa Beach pier were packed with spectators who witnessed some of the finest pros and up-and-coming amateurs on the East Coast. In addition to surfing, the event featured stand-up paddle boarding, tandem exhibitions, karate displays and a bikini contest for the landlubbers.
Chelsea Tuach would take the premiere prize and a mammoth trophy with a first place finish in the Angel Eyewear Women's Pro. The 14 year old Chelsea would arrive in Cocoa Beach on the heels of a Rip Curl Grom Search victory in the Outer Banks of Nort
h Carolina with an aura of confidence, previously entered in the Women’s Amateur division she took the next step in her surfing career and decided to take on the Pro. "I know some of the girls are older and they're really good, but I figure I'm at that level now," Tuach said. According to BJSC President, Alan Burke, “When we were signing her up, I had almost given the lady the money for her to enter as an amateur," he said. "But I looked at Chelsea and told her, 'It's time to take that next step. You're ready.' And true to her word Chelsea would win the coveted first place trophy taking down Team USA surfers Jasset Umbel of Melbourne Beach and Nikki Viesins of Indialantic, along with Hawaii's Leah Dawson in the process.Not to be outdone Chelsea Roett and Dane Mackie also provided outstanding performances in the quickly fading surf. Roett would take that coveted 1st place in the Women’s Amateur division and Mackie would take 1st place in the Boys 12-14 age division. Bothe have seen outstanding results this summer with Roett placing second in the women’s division of the Rip Curl Grom Search in the Outer Banks as well as a 1st place finish in the U16 & U18 girls division at the BSA Caribbean Junior Surf Festival in Barbados. Mackie also placed 2nd in the Boys U12 Division at the Rip Curl Grom Search in New Smyrna Beach and 3rd in the Boys Under 14 at the same event. He would go on the a semi final finish in the Boys 12-14 age group at the US East Coast Surf Championships in Virginia Beach.
Josh Burke would also put on an impressive display of aerial and carving antics to a 2nd place finish in the Boys 12-14 division providing Barbados with the one-two punch in that division. Isabella Venezia would finish 3rd in the girls 10-12. Evan Moll and Zander Venezia placed 4th in their respective divisions, boys 10-12 and Menehune.
Out of our nine surfers seven of the Barbadian competitors made it to their respective finals which was an outstanding achievement. BJSC President and Coach, Alan Burke was impressed with the contingent’s performance. All in all an exceptional summer has been had by all BJSC juniors in the international arena and the Club is looking forward to the next international showing and another showcase of our incredible growing field of talent in the surf.
Final Placing
Chelsea Tuach 1st - Women’s Pro Division
Jordan Heaselgrave - =5th Junior Pro Men
Jordan Heaselgrave - =11th Pro Men
Chelsea Roett – 1st Girls 13-17
Dane Mackie – 1st Boys 12-14
Joshua Burke – 2nd Boys 12-14
Isabella Venezia – 3rd Girls 10-12
Evan Moll – 4th Boys 10-12
Jacob Burke - =7th Menehune
Zander Venezia – 4th Super Menehune
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 .
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