Jersey Surfboard Club

KOTG Jersey 2009

Alex Vibert 15YRS takes KOTG crown in Jersey

A small onshore swell came through on Sunday afternoon giving  Quiksilver UK a chance to look at emerging talent in Jersey during the 50th anniversary year of the Jersey Surfboard club. Good turn out considering conditions with all divisions scrapping for the KOTG title. The under 16s was the showcase for the weather battered crowd and contest organisers, with outstanding performances from all the competitors. Alex Vibert, AIB Surfer of the year 2008, was able to perform in the small surf with some solid surfing executing at least 3 turns on every wave hotly pursued by Freddie Seymour. Nathan Elms struggled in the small conditions but was able to shrugg off the challenge of rising star Josh le Marquand.

 The under 14s was dominated by Ben Bates who has won this event for the second time in this age group.

 The under 12s, after a weeks training in France during half term put up a good display with both Hayden Bishop and Aaron Rowe getting some snappy turns in. Max Bennett 5yrs with help from mum, Jo, also showed solid control and was able to change direction which impressed the judges.

 Thanks for the sponsor Quiksilver for laying on the event and for the Watersplash for all the catering.

 Results

Under 12

1 Aaron Rowe

2 Hayden Bishop

3 Max Bennett 5yrs

4 Charlie Rio

 Under 14

1 Ben Bates

2 Josh Evans

3 Scott Miles

 Under 16

1 Alex Vibert

2 Freddie Seymour

3 Nathan Elms

4 Josh le Marquand

 The 2 surfers surfing in Northern Spain for the QS European qualifier in early August will be Alex Vibert and Freddie Seymour. Winner from this round will go to the Quiksilver under 16 World Championships.

 

Saltrock Open Croyde 2009

SALTROCK OPEN

CROYDE,DEVON 23/5/09

Nathan Elms reaches the final of the Saltrock Open under 16 division at Croyde over the weekend. Winning all his heats to lead up to his first UK Pro Tour final ever, Elms had a clear chance of winning. Elms started well by catching a long walling righthander. Powering off the bottom, Elms performed two critical snaps under the the lip, setting him up for the inside section which was lining up along the rocks at Down End point. Struggling with the backwash he performed a further two round house cutbacks to finish off his wave. This is where it went downhill for Elms as the Newquay duo of Tom Good and Leon Mansfield with Croyde local Beau Bromham began to notch up high scoring waves. Still having only a one wave score , Elms waited for another set wave to maximise his score . He eventually ran out of time and was pushed into 4^th spot.

 On reflection Elms said “ You have to get your waves in quick if you want to stand any chance of staying close to the UK lads. I just did’nt get a second wave and that put me in a massive disadvantage. I saw Leon Mansfield get an incredible left and get a 7.1. I was looking for an 8. It just did’nt come.”

 Elms , part of a 5 man squad including Chantelle Coote, Bradley Ferguson, Matt Chapman and Freddie Seymour. Seymour reached the semi final of the under 16s and Matt Chapman managed to knock out Pro Junior favourites, Lyndon Wake and Seb Smart in the Round 1 of the Pro Junior Division. Ferguson had the unfortunate match up with Freddie Seymour in the quarter final stages of the under 16s along with eventual finalist Beau Bromham. Even with a clear strategy to block the UK competitors, Ferguson was 0.1 out of a semi final spot.

 Chantelle Coote got a 3^rd spot in her 1^st Round of the under 16 Girls

Organisers were quick to praise the efforts of the Jersey Team which had certainly upset afew UK competitors and proved the Jersey under 16s can compete at this level.

 This is the first of the UK PRO series. The next is the Gul Grommets in Newquay on the 14^th June

 RESULTS

 Nathan Elms  4^th under 16s          

Pro Junior(under 21)  Round 1 4^th

^{Matt Chapman  9th under 16s}        

^{Pro Junior  Round 2 4th}

 

Freddie Seymour  7^th under 16s

 

Bradley Ferguson  9^th under 16s   

Pro Junior  Round 1 3^rd

 

Chantelle Coote    Under 16 girls    Round 1 3rd

Matt Chapman British Schools winner

Matt Chapman 15yrs overcame difficult conditions at Woolacombe over the weekend to become both the under 16 Boys champion but also the under 18 boys longboard champion. The JSC committee congratulates Matt's achievement. This sets the benchmark for all under 16 Jersey surfers to aspire too. Those that put the effort in will eventually be rewarded.. JSC 

Jeux des Isles 24th May-1st June Guadeloupe

There are 16 islands in the competition: Açores, Canaries, Cape Verde, Corfou, Corsica, Crête, Guadeloupe, Jersey, Madeira, Malte, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Sardaigne, Sicile ,IOW.

Team Jersey Nathan Elms, Matt Chapman, Delia Baker, Dan Garton
Team Manager David Ferguson Judge Jason Donaldson

Location- Moule North East Guadeloupe

Divisions and quota by Islands :
-Bodyboard under 16 years: 1 boy by island
-Surf Women under 16 years: 1 girl by island
-Surf Men under 16 years: 2 boys by island
Schedule

The contest will be in double elimination on 2 days.

Judging criteria

A surfer must perform radical manoeuvres in the most critical sections of a wave with speed, power and flow to maximise scoring potential.
Innovative and progressive surfing as well as variety of repertoire (manoeuvres) will be taken into consideration when rewarding points for waves ridden. 'Aerials'
The surfer who executes these criteria with the maximum degree of difficulty and commitment on the waves shall be rewarded with the highest scores.

Euro Junior 2006 Team placings

We have been placed 7th not 8th as reported...

1, France, 11970
2, Portugal, 9344
3, Spain, 8744
4, England, 8449
5, Ireland, 6773
6, Wales, 6329
7, Channel Islands, 6083
8, Israel, 5803
9, Italy, 4950
10, Norway, 1170
11,Germany, 730
12, Switzerland, 610

Junior European Championships 2006

U18 CI EUROPEAN JUNIOR SURFING TEAM COMPETE IN TOP EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

The CI European Junior Surfing Team are delighted to be participating in the prestigious European Junior Championships 2006, in Ferrol, North West Spain, 11th-19th November 2006.

The CI Team have received generous financial support from Corporate Sponsors, AIB Jersey and The Watersplash. This a major bi-annual European competition with 13 junior surfers representing the Channel Islands. In total, 200 surfers will be representing 12 European Nations.

AIB Jersey Managing Director, Simon Brewer, said “ AIB has now been operating in Jersey for 25 years and throughout this time it has placed great emphasis on its contribution to the Jersey community. It is important for us to support initiatives which encourage our youngsters to pursue sports and activities which are challenging, healthy and offer opportunities beyond our shores. We wish the CI European Junior Surfing team, coaches and surfers all the best for the European Junior Championships 2006, in Ferrol, North West Spain “

Robert Mackenzie, the Sales and Marketing Manager for the Seymour Hotels group, owners of the Watersplash, said, “We are delighted to be supporting the junior surfing team. The Watersplash is closely linked to the Jersey Surfboard Club and to surfing in the Channel Islands in general. This sponsorship underlines are continued support of grass roots surfing development. “

This competition is going to be an exciting challenge for the CI junior surfers. They will be competing against some of the best U18 surfers from across Europe. This major competition will undoubtedly raise their individual standards, develop their skills and improve their overall performance and competitiveness.

The CI European Junior Surfing Team

Nathan Elms
Bradley Ferguson
Jake Powell
Joe Baker
Justin Faulkner
Josh Letherbarrow
Jack Seymour
Philip le Neveu
David Speller
Pascal Quemener
Cole Jouanny
Stephanie Seymour
Delia Baker

Manager – David Ferguson, Coaches-Ben Skinner and James Hick, Judge-Jason Donaldson

There will be a team photo call 1pm Sunday 5th Nov @ The Watersplash

For more information contact
David Ferguson from the Jersey Surfboard Club
Website www.jerseysurfboardclub.com
www.watersplashjersey.com
www.aib.je

Tel no +44 (1534) 865776 or +44 7797 726 496

NEW SPONSOR

Our new corporate sponsor for this year is AIB (Allied Irish Bank).They will be helping to fund our activities this year and hopefully for many years to come. They also help the Regent Tigers Swimming Club and feel that the Jersey Surf Club Juniors also need a helping hand. Our thanks go to AIB for their support in this new venture.

Simon Brewer, Managing Director of AIBWorthytrust Limited and
Director of AIB Bank (CI) Limited said:

"AIB Jersey feel that as an organisation, we have a role to play in the
Jersey community. Living on an island, we believe it is important to
support an initiative which encourages our youngsters to pursue a
healthy and challenging sport, that creates an awareness of the
environment in which we live.

AIB Jersey is pleased to support Jersey Surfboard Club's Junior
Section.
We wish them great success throughout their impressive competition
programme and look forward to seeing a British champion in the making."