BARBADOS JUNIOR SURFING CLUB KICKS OFF 2011 YEAR WITH LYNCH EVENT

The Barbados Junior Surfing Club kicks off its 2011 BJSC Burkie Junior Surf Series with its first event sponsored by Lynch Insurance Brokers Ltd. this Saturday 12th February 2011 at Brandens Beach/Drill Hall, Christ Church. According to BJSC President, Mr. Alan Burke, the Club is looking towards an outstanding year. Interest in surfing is increasing exponentially among young athletes in Barbados and the levels of surfing performance are through the roof. Coupled with the Barbados Surfing Association there are 17 surfing events between the two organizations who are both focusing on the next waves of junior talent in Barbados. “With such a focus on nurturing the juniors through a competitive environment there is unprecedented progress with many of our young surfers competing at international levels,” said Burke. The Barbados Junior Surfing Club’s goal again this year is to send its team to various international contests starting with the Ron Jons Surf Festival on April 22nd – 24th and then onto the summer events on the US East Coast including the Rip Curl Grom Search, NKF Surf Festival and the largest event on the Eastern seaboard the East Coast Surf Championships. As Burke outlines “it is necessary for our juniors to get international exposure to develop competitively and attract potential sponsors to carry their surfing to the next level.” The Barbados Junior Surfing Club has attracted a number of local sponsors without whom the activities of the Club to train and develop the juniors in a competitive forum would be impossible. One such supporter includes the Lynch Insurance Brokers Ltd. who sponsors the first event of the Series this weekend. According to director of Lynch, Mr. Gregory Rose, “Lynch shares the vision of the Barbados Junior Surfing Club to develop the youth of Barbados through sporting and academic forums.” He goes on “We are pleased with the progress the Club is making and the great results demonstrated in the local and international contests in the past year, we are proud to continue our support of this worthy initiative in 2011 and beyond.” The Club welcomes all interested junior surfers to its first event on Saturday. Burke says “it promises to be an exceptional event, we are excited about this year and looking forward to major successes competitively for all our members both locally and internationally.”

Barbados Junior Surfing Club - 2010 Burkie Junior Surf Series Awards Party

Barbados Junior Surfing Club - 2011 Events Calendar

Please note the following dates for our events for 2011.

January 29th - BJSC Annual Awards Ceremony for 2010

February 12th - BJSC Burkie Junior Surf Series Event #1 – Branden’s Beach

March 26th - BJSC Burkie Junior Surf Series Event #2 - North Point

May 7th - BJSC Family Fun Day - Surfer's Point

June 18th - BJSC Burkie Junior Surf Series Event #3 - South Point

October 22nd - Family Fun Day - Surfer's Point

November 12th - BJSC Burkie Junior Surf Series Event#4 – Parlour

December 10th - BJSC Burkie Junior Surf Series Event#5 - Long Beach

BJSC Exec

Barbados’ groms battle for rankings in Fujitsu sponsored 2010 season finale

December 11th 2010, Brandens Beach, Christ Church, Barbados:

The Junior surfers arrived at Brandens Beach to idyllic clean surf, however the promised east swell would deteriorate throughout the day. Nevertheless there was an air about the proceedings as the groms chomped at their bits, eager to finish their 2010 season strong, and the surf would be no obstacle. So commenced the final event of the Barbados Junior Surfing Club’s Burkie Junior Surf Series sponsored by Fujitsu Barbados the third largest IT Company in the world and the region's largest IT Services Provider.

In the premier division the Under 18 Boys, Joshua Burke would take the win with a speedy assault on the quickly diminishing surf. Dane Mackie and Daniel Edghill who were breathing down young Burke’s neck through the home stretch would finish second and third at the event and just miss out on the coveted Championship.

In the Under 18 Girls a dominant Chelsea Roett would be victorious and have the distinction of being the only competitor in the Club to have won all five events in a particular division for the year. Chelsea Tuach and Isabella Venezia would finish in second and third respectively. Both Chelseas have been impressive both in regional and international competition this year. It was pleasing to see a strong turnout of girls at this last event, it was one of the largest fields of junior girl contestants for the year. One of the Club’s particular aims is to foster the competitive development of our junior girls and enjoy the international success for which the Chelseas are true ambassadors.

In the youngest division the 10 & Under (Menehune) Division, a rampaging Che Allan who had been in fine form on Brandens’ famous lefts all day, took the win in this division. Andrew Rose and Jacob Burke would finish both the event with second and third place respectively. As the senior competitors in the division Allan and Rose will not be age eligible for the 10 & Under in 2011 opening the door for a new crop of young surfers. We look forward to fielding the next wave of surfing talent and developing our future champions.

In the 12 & Under Division Joshua Burke would finish with a win. A strong showing by Che Allan netted him second place result with Dane Mackie who was chasing Burke for the overall championship finishing third. Che would also upset the 14 & Under field with an event win and bring to a halt the aspirations of any competitors hoping to amass enough points to pass 14 & Under rankings leader Josh Burke. Dane Mackie would finish second to Allan in the 14 & Under with Joshua Burke placing third.

Chelsea Tuach would take the win in the Under 16 division with Joshua Burke placing second. Season leader Chelsea Roett would get third place in the event and Daniel Edghill who was chasing the division leader Chelsea Roett coming into the last event would take fifth in the event.

In the 12&Under Girls Isabella Venezia would eliminate the field and take the overall title with Alex Cole in second place and Gylla Mackenzie in third. Isabella has made marked improvements through the year facing the Chelseas in the more advanced age groups.

All in all event five of the Barbados Junior Surfing Club’s Burkie Junior Surf Series was a fantastic success. It was fantastic to see the return of some past competitors and the inclusion of new competitors such as Chelsie Grant,(another Chelsie), Morgan Rice, Alex and Vanya Cole, Melanie Grant, Maria Huapaya, Kayla and Maleah Archer, Seth and Riley Evelyn, Liam Grant, and Ryan Hough. The Club thanks the main event sponsor Fujitsu Barbados for their commitment to junior surfing in Barbados.

In 2010 we have been witness to major improvements in Barbados’ junior surfing. There has been significant development in the technical and competitive abilities of our surfers through structured surfing events and training. The junior surfers have competed both locally and internationally and reaped success in all events. We assisted in fielding a 12 person contingent to four junior events on the US East Coast including the Rip Curl Grom Search New Smyrna, Rip Curl Grom Search Outer Banks, the East Coast Surf Championships and the NKF Surf Festival. Two surfers Dane Mackie and Chelsea Tuach would go on to represent at the Rip Curl US National Finals in Puerto Rico. The Barbados Junior Surfing Club has been pleased to play a role in this development and looks forward to continued interest from the present junior surfing community and welcomes all newcomers to participate in its programmes. The Club thanks its Major sponsors during the year Lynch Insurance Brokers, Tile Gallery, Ashford Dairies, the JADA Group, Fujitsu Barbados and Hough Capital Management. We would also like to thank Sprite and Williams Equipment without their commitment our mission would not be possible.

We reflect on the achievements of 2010 and look forward to building on these through 2011 for the future of surfing in Barbados.

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 - Event #5 - Sponsored by FUJITSU Barbados

BJSC BURKIE JUNIOR SURF SERIES – EVENT # 5 – CONTEST RESULTS

10 & Under
1. Che Allan
2. Andrew Rose
3. Jacob Burke
4. Zander Venezia
5. Evan Moll

12 & Under
1. Josh Burke
2. Che Allan
3. Dane Mackie
4. Jacob Burke
5. Andrew Rose
6. Evan Moll

14 & Under
1. Che Allan
2. Dane Mackie
3. Josh Burke
4. Chelsea Tuach
5. Daniel Edghill
6. Andrew Rose

Under 16
1. Chelsea Tuach
2. Josh Burke
3. Chelsea Roett
4. Dane Mackie
5. Daniel Edghill

U18 Boys
1. Josh Burke
2. Dane Mackie
3. Daniel Edghill
4.Josh Galt
5.Jacob Burke
6. Nick O’Neill

12 & Under Girls
1. Isabella Venezia
2. Alex Cole
3. Gylla Mackenzie
4. Maria Huapaya

U18 Girls
1. Chelsea Roett
2. Chelsea Tuach
3. Isabella Venezia
4. Gylla Mackenzie
5. Chelsie Grant
6. Melane Grant
7. Kayla Archer

Barbados’ junior surfers chart a path in the North at the JADA sponsored Event 4 of the Barbados Junior Surfing Club’s season

November 15th 2010, Friars Well, St. Lucy, Barbados:

Event four of the Barbados Junior Surfing Club’s five event season was held at Friars Well (otherwise known as Hull) in St. Lucy on the 14th November 2010. The event was a special first as no surfing event has ever been held at Friars Well and an opportune North Swell forecast for that Sunday allowed a shift in venue to showcase our juniors’ surfing skills in the perfect chest to head high right surf break. The event was also a first for the Club’s new sponsor the JADA Group the leading Construction group of Companies in Barbados, who shares the Club’s vision for the development of Barbados’ young athletes. It was fitting that the event took place a mere ‘stones throw’ from the Company’s headquarters.

Friars Well (Hull) holds a distinctive place in the history of surfing in Barbados. The name Hull is derived from the practice of surfing shaped pieces of wood or Hulling, which is still practiced today by many of the nearby residents of Friars Well. The practice is said to date back to the early 1900s even before the more modern form of surfing and surfing equipment arrived to our shores. The junior members of the Club were honored to share waves with the many Hullers and watch them trim across the waves, stand and spin their custom surf crafts. The Club would like to thank the surfing community of Friars Well for sharing their waves on such a special occasion.

Given that this was the Club’s penultimate event the junior surfers stepped up their performances to make a stand for their final season rankings. Being that it was an unfamiliar surf break for all it showcased their adaptability to new surf conditions, and while some were acclimatizing to the waves in the earlier heats of the day, by the finals all were blasting their turns as seasoned Hull riders.

In the premier division the Under 18 Boys, Daniel Edghill would take the win and edge within 60 points in the overall season standing of division leader Joshua Burke heading into our final event, with his second place finish in event four Dane Mackie is also still very much in the hunt for that Under 18 championship. We are in for a race to the wire and expect a heated battle on December 11th for this coveted crown.

In the youngest division the 10 & Under (Menehune) Division, Andrew Rose would demonstrate fine form on the solid right break to win the division and move into second place in the season rankings chasing Che Allan who finished second on the day. The last surf events have seen a back and forth between these two friends and competitors, but our youngest division exhibits some of the finest surfers of their age, Jacob Burke, Zander Venezia, Evan Moll and Yuri Scutt, who will challenge for the future crown.

In the 12 & Under Division and 14 & under division there is also a back and forth battle ensuing between Dane Mackie and Joshua Burke. A first place finish on Sunday in the 12 & Under moves Mackie within striking range of season leader Burke leading into the final event. A similar scenario unfolds in the 14 & Under where Burke with a win in that division last Sunday maintains a slim lead over second place Mackie heading down the home stretch, but with Chelsea Tuach and Daniel Edghill in that divisional hunt anything is possible and ratings will be on the line come the season’s final event.

The Under 16 division saw Chelsea Roett extend her season lead with a second place finish. With his first place in the division on Sunday, Daniel Edghill moves within a few hundred points in the season rankings, with fine performances were all showcased by Caelum Blandford, Dane Mackie, Chelsea Tuach, and Joshua Burke.

Finally the Under 18 Girls saw Chelsea Roett maintain her perfect record having won all four Barbados Junior Surfing Club events thus far for the year and lock in the overall season win. Chelsea Tuach has also being performing incredibly well throughout the BJSC season and both girls have amassed fantastic results at local and international events for the year. The Chelseas are true ambassadors for the surfing sport in Barbados and an example for up and coming girls such as Isabella Venezia who chases them in third place in the overall ranking. Isabella is poised to take the helm for junior girl surfers over the next few years.

All in all event four of the Barbados Junior Surfing Club’s Burkie Junior Surf Series was another success and provided an exciting prelude for Event 5 which is to be held on December 11th 2010 and sponsored by Fujitsu Barbados, the third largest IT Company in the world and the region's largest IT Services Provider. Come to Brandens Beach (Drill Hall) Christ Church and watch Barbados’ youngest surfers as they exhibit their surfing skills and contest for final season rankings.

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 - Event #4 - Sponsored by JADA Group

BJSC BURKIE JUNIOR SURF SERIES – EVENT # 4 – CONTEST RESULTS

10 & Under
1. Andrew Rose
2. Che Allan
3. Evan Moll
4. Jacob Burke
5. Zander Venezia
6. Yuri Scutt

12 & Under
1. Dane Mackie
2. Josh Burke
3. Che Allan
4. Andrew Rose
5. Evan Moll
6. Dylan Downie

14 & Under
1. Josh Burke
2. Dane Mackie
3. Chelsea Tuach
4. Daniel Edghill
5. Che Allan

Under 16
1. Daniel Edghill
2. Chelsea Roett
3. Caelum Blandford
4. Dane Mackie

U18 Boys
1. Daniel Edghill
2. Dane Mackie
3. Josh Burke
4.Josh Galt
5.Jack McCall

U18 Girls
1. Chelsea Roett
2. Chelsea Tuach
3. Isabella Venezia

BJSC Burkie Junior Surf Series to be held at Maycocks, St. Lucy on Sunday 14th November 2010

UPDATE (13.11.2010)...

The fourth event of the BJSC Burkie Junior Surf Series is to be held at Hull/Friars Well, St. Lucy on Sunday 14th November 2010. The event is being sponsored by Jada Construction.

To get there take left after Port St. Charles pass Six Mens, Keep left at Y junction, pass Fish Pot Restaurant, keep right up hill which leads to Cement Plant/Portland. Make the second left into gap to Friars Well which is at top of hill. There is a sign on electricity post on right hand which is partially broken but reads Friars Well. Folow road to beach. If lost please call Burkie 230-2456 or Gregory 231-2400 for assistance. See you on the beach

The divisions to be contested include 10& Under, 12& Under, 14& Under, Under 16 and Under 18 with 12& Under Girls and Under 18 Girls. Cost of entry is $30 for first division entered and $5 for additional divisions.

If the annual membership fees have not been settled these are due prior to the event should the competitor wish a divisional slot to be granted for event #4 .

We welcome all prospective new members, current members and families and friends for a fun filled day of surfing action.

Pre-registration open, form can be downloaded/printed from http://www.scribd.com/doc/41739374/BJSC-Burkie-Junior-Surfing-Series-Entry-Form-Event-4-Sponsored-by-JADA . Return the completed form to the BJSC office at burkesinc@caribsurf.com or fax: 428-7915.

BJSC

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.

BJSC Family Fun Day & Surf Fiesta - Sposnored by Hough Capital Management (Barbados) Ltd.

October 16th 2010 - The Barbados Junior Surfing Club is hosting our Family Fun Day event sponsored by Hough Capital Management (Barbados) Ltd. which will run a Super Grom surf series catering to the surfers in our membership who have not placed higher than 6th in any of our other events this year, as well as other fun surf activities for all members including Long boarding, an Expression Session, Family Team events and beach activities for all family members. The event is scheduled to take place on Oc...tober 16th 2010.

Surfing Divisions to be run are Super Grom Surf series, Long boarding and Family Team events as follows:

(1) Super Grom Surf Series
Divisions to be run: Surfers in the following age classes 12-U, 14-U and U-18 Boys and U-18 girls that have not placed 6th or higher in any BJSC Event/Division for 2010.

(2) Long boarding Contest
Long boarding division/all ages up to U18 welcome.

(3) Family Team fun events
a. Parent/Child. Fifteen/twenty minute heats. One wave each to count for two wave team score. Competitor child first in water must claim wave they wish to keep and come to beach tag the parent who then must go out and claim what they think to be their best scoring wave. Overall two waves scored, highest team total wins.

b. Kids Expression session. Choose your move, best move wins

c. Assorted Beach Activities – To be Determined

Come out for a fun filled day of activities, food and music.

For further info see our Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142615745781294&ref=ts

See you on the Beach
BJSC