Jersey Surfboard Club

KOTG Watersplash 2008

King of the Groms Jersey Qualifier @ The Watersplash 14/6/08

The UK leg of thr KOTG kicked off at the Watersplash on Saturday with 30 competitors under the age of 16 hoping to be selected for the European qualifier to be held in Hossegor at the end of July. Only the top 2 under 16s and 1under 14 from Jersey will be able to participate in the European qualifier.

Matthew Chapman wins King of the Groms Jersey Qualifier and will head to France for the European Qualifier along with Nathan Elms and Ben Bates..

After a delayed start on Saturday the action kicked off with the under 12 and girls divisions showing off their skills to be followed by the highly contested under 14 and under 16 divisions. Standout in the under 14s was Ben Bates who managed to secure high scoring waves in the small onshore surf. Bradley Ferguson and Freddie Seymour did not catch the long inside walling waves leaving Bates to be the clear winner as the final went on. Josh Evans performed well under huge pressure from the more experienced competitors but could not forge ahead of Ferguson and Seymour

The under 16s proved that surfing smaller waves with power and flow was still possible. Nathan Elms , The Jeux des Iles Champion, and clear favourite for the event started well with a powerful display on his backhand. Bradley Ferguson clearly not on form failed again to secure any kind of high scoring waves leaving Matt Chapman and Alex Vibert to try and out manoeuvre Elms. As minutes ticked away,Matt Chapman nipped in with 2 long lefts performing nice turns and cutbacks which proved to be the winning formula. Vibert continued to find long rights but could’nt find the all important manoeuvres to win the final. All 3 surfed well under the conditions. Matt Chapman was the eventual winner

Surfers selected for the European Qualifier: Matt Chapman, Nathan Elms and Ben Bates

Thanks to Quiksilver for their support for the contest. The Watersplash for use of their land and all the volunteer help that makes these competitions happen

AIB/FREEDOM Junior Series surfing round 1 10/11th May at the Watersplash

The first Event of 2008 kicked of early on Saturday morning and continued through to Sunday afternoon. Glorious weather and a clean 1ft swell lasted throughout the weekend. The surf favoured the smaller and lighter surfers but Jacob Warr from Vazon Bay, Guernsey, proved that size doesn’t matter and powered his way to take the under 18 title. Executing critical manoeuvres in the small surf did not seem a problem to him, leaving the Jersey under 18 surfers struggling.

Jersey team rider for the Jeux des Isles, Matt Chapman, started his 2008 Junior Series campaign with wins in the Longboard and Under 16 Divisions. Performing excellent off the lips and cutbacks gave Chapman the edge in the under 16s and superior nose riding won him the title over Cole Jouanny in the Longboards. Also performing well in the under 16s was Josh le Marquand and Alex Vibert. Le Marquand was able to knock out Nathan Elms, last year’s AIB junior series Champion. Benefiting from a training camp in Hossegor,SW France, Le Marquand managed to score highly on 2 quality waves leaving Elms in his wake. A shock result but well earned.

Newcomer Sophie Mcgranahan in the Girls under 14s also surfed out of her skin to gain a 2nd place in her first ever competition. Jenna Kleis eventually took the title by catching long walling lefts. The under 18 girls saw trainee beach lifeguard Abbie Hughes take the under girls title hotly pursued by another newcomer, Lucy Goddard. Goddard will be also joining Chapman in Guadeloupe for the Jeux des Isles.

Bradley Ferguson’s smooth style saw him take the under 14 title over the exuberant Freddie Seymour. Ben Bates took the under 12 title and Kitty Brewer the under 10s.

Thank you to the Watersplash for use of their land and all the volunteer help who make the competitions possible. Thanks also to Charlotte Bayliss for use of her pink VW..Rock On ...DF

NEXT EVENT JERSEY SURFABOUT 31ST MAY

AIB Junior Series Round 1 2008

Results from round 0ne..1000 points for a win

under 10
1st Kitty Brewer
2nd Hope Southam
3rd Willoughby Brewer

under 12
1st Ben Bates
2nd Liam Bates

under 14 boys
1st Bradley Ferguson
2nd Freddie Seymour
3rd Ben Bates

under 14 girls
1st Jenna Kleiss
2nd Sophie Mcgranahan
3rd Tess Letherbarrow
4th Megan Vibert

under 16
1st Matt Chapman
2nd Josh le Marquand
3rd Alesx Vibert
4th Freddie Seymour

under 18 girls
1st Abbie Hughes
2nd Lucy Goddard
3rd Megan Vibert
4th Charlotte Bayliss

under 18 boys
1st Jacob Warr-Guernsey
2nd Jake Elms
3rd Bradley Ferguson
4th Jake Powell

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."