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There are three weeks to go until the inaugural Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships 2003. Please review the WJSC NOTICE sent via email to attending teams on July 15. It details important accommodation, event and travel information, as well as a list of reminders. Please contact ISA if you did not receive this email.

It is essential that the attending NGBs remain in close contact with the WJSC Organizers in the next several weeks, disclosing all needed information so they can continue to do a great job to ensure that this is the best Juniors Event ever. The ISA and WSG Organizers also wish each nation the best of luck in their final days preparing for this event. See you soon!

Day Date Schedule of Events

Day 9 & 10: Aug. 24 & 25 Teams check out of Hotels; Teams depart.

REMINDERS:

Please don’t forget to have the competitor Indemnity Forms signed! Also, it is highly recommended that each Team Manager check with their Travel Agent or nation’s Foreign Affairs Department on requirements for entry into South Africa.

INFORMATION NEEDED URGENTLY:

Due by July 28: 1) Size of Delegations

New Tel/Fax Numbers: 55 41 30234169 and 55 41 30231488

Surfrider international:

July 11 – 14, Isla Uvita, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica.

Javier Swayne of Peru returned to shine with first place, after defeating 40 Latin American surfers in the 5^th phase of the ALAS Pro Tour 2003. Javier conquered heat after heat, facing competitors such as Diego Naranjo (Costa Rica), Carlos Cabrero (Puerto Rico) and Magoo de La Rosa (Peru). Competing categories are Surf Open, Under 18, Ladies Surf and Bodyboard. More than 100 competitors from all over Latin America were there seeking the points to be crowned Latin American Champion 2003. The results are as follows:

Open Surf

1. Javier Swayne, PER
2. Germain Medrano, CR
3. Diego Naranjo, CR
4. Rugby Colmenares, VZ

Junior Surf

1. Germain Medrano, CR
2. Carlos Goncalvez, ECU
3. Sebastian Santos, ECU
4. Facundo Fisher, ARG

Longboard

1. Francisco Posada, ECU
2. Ronald Reyes, VZ
3. Cesar Moreira, ECU

Womens Open

1. Analy Gomez, PER
2. Samanta Alonso, PAM
3. Andrea Diaz, CR
4. Maria Benitez PR
5. Natasha Rodriguez, VZ

August 8 – 9, Foz do Arelho, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal

August 22 – 24, Sable d’ Or, Anglet, France

Jul. 13, ISA World Junior Championships Team Selection, Maresias, SP

Aug. 17 – 23, Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships, North Beach Durban, South Africa

Categories: Under 10, Under 12, Under 15 and Under 18 Boys; Bodyboard Under 18, Under 15 Men and Women.

More than 4,000 athletes from 22 Pacific Island nations took place in the 12^th edition of the South Pacific Games (SPG) opening June 28 in Suva, Fiji. This year’s games were the biggest ever in the 40-year history of the SPG. The program included 32 sports, including some non-Olympic sports such as surfing

The Surfing Competition of the South Pacific Games 2003 was held over 5 days from June 30^th – July 4 at Cloudbreak reef, Tavarua Island, Fiji. The competing nations were: Tonga, Tahiti, Fiji, New Caledonia, Norfolk Islands, Northern Marianas, Papua New Guinea and Samoa. The spirit of the Games remained high throughout. The waves brought together eight rival island nations for an event that will go down as a special moment in time.

LONGBOARD

Gold Michael Burling, Tonga

Bronze Ian Muller, Fiji

MENS OPEN

Gold Hira Teriinatoofa, Tahiti

Silver Michael Burling, Tonga

Bronze Brett Bergagin, Norfolk

WOMENS OPEN

Gold Anau Burling, Tonga

Silver Anne Laure Come, Tahiti

Bronze Joelle Lebreus, New Caledonia

"MAUI leads the way to make surfing official at high schools. The state cites liability issues as main reason for not allowing surfing to be an official high school sport, though students and coaches continue to press
for recognition, stating that there are no statistics to back up liability issues."

On one side, the students say that they are unable to represent their schools in inter-collegial school meets noting that that surfing is a part of the Physical Education programs of California and should be also in Hawaii seeing that Hawaii is the birthplace of the sport.

The state's Department of Education's (DOE) Superintendent, Patricia Hamamoto, stated some of the governments concerns, which include liability. The state says that the students would be out in nature where there is no control of the environment, the conditions of the beach, waves, and sharks. They also mention supervising and funding matters. The DOE has concluded that without legislation limiting the state's liability, or the appropriation of funds to cover the costs of supervision and training, chartering surf clubs could result in potential economic liability.

Kim Ball, the owner of Hi Tech Sports on the Island of Maui in Hawaii, conducted a study, which showed that last year in Hawaii, there were 1,842 football injuries and 410 soccer injuries. Kim then called Wendell Aoki of the Hawaiian Amateur Surfing Association, the Hawaiian NGB to the ISA. He said HASA has been running surfing events in Hawaii for the last 30 years said there has never been an injury-related claim.

There will be a meeting soon about this and the ISA will keep you updated.

Information from the Maui Weekly newspaper, submitted by Mr. Richard Holmes, a resident of the Island of Maui and father of ISA's Vice President, Maile H. Aguerre

The JSA held the first in the two contest series to declare Jamaica’s Under 15 surfing champion. Eleven surfers from Kingston, Portland, Manchester and California took part in the fiercely contested event, which included two girls. The conditions were good with 2-3 foot waves and a strong onshore wind.

The Final between Tristan English, Elim Beckford, Andrew Robinson and Ackeam Phillips was a thriller. All eyes were glued to the four surfers out in the waves. With surfers from the North and South coasts competing, a healthy spectator rivalry ensued with cheers going up as the surfers displayed their skills. At the final horn, the writing was on the wall and the spectators from the south coast rushed to the waters edge and hoisted their favorite junior to their shoulders. Ackeam Phillips had done it with Tristan in second, Andrew in third and Elim, the only girl in the finals in fourth.

The day was enjoyed by all. The final event in the series was held at Boston Beach in Portland on Saturday 26^th July. Report below.

The National Under 16 Surfing Champion has been declared. In a nail biting climax to the 2003 under 16 surfing championships, Ackeam Phillips of the Jamnesia Surf Club at 8 Miles Bull Bay in Saint Andrew secured the National Title when he finished third from the field of thirteen junior surfers on Saturday July 26^th at the Boston Beach in Portland. His Third place finish earned him 730 points which when added to his 1000 points earned for his win at the first event held at Lighthouse Point Port at Royal on Saturday, July 19^th, gave him a total of 1730 points securing for him the national title.

Below are the Final National Under 16 Championships Results:

August 16 - Fourth Open: Makka Surfing Beach, St. Thomas

For the 8^th year running, the Namibia Surfing Association has hosted its premier event of the year. Both the open finals and the bodyboard events showed Namibia’s surfing is moving to another level and the competition is getting tough. A total of 35 entrants felt they were hot enough to challenge the 2002 champions.

In the Open Surfing event, of the 12 competitors only 8 were able to get out past the white water, to catch the unbroken waves. The final saw a close contest between Namibia’s champion Jock Currie and Torsten Gossow. Currie eventually won the event with Gossow second and Wynand Labuschagne third. Gossow however won the coveted wave of the championship award.

Wynand Labuschagne was able to take the Junior Surfing title from Henner Rodenwoldt in second and Robert Roxin in third place. Namibia’s top junior surfer Astor Jochelson was knocked out in an earlier round after having a "hairy wipe-out" on an 8 foot plus monster. This wipe-out won him the wipe-out of

the competition award.

The Academy Surfing event saw a flood of new talent with Craig D’Oliveira taking first place from Robert Roxin in second and Franco Horn in third. These grommets were spared the big swell on Saturday and had their heats and final on a dropping swell on Sunday.

The bodyboard competitors had to take the wrath of the big swell and low tides and thrilled the spectators with their exceptional performance. Although some of the younger competitors were unable, like the open surfers to get out past the foam walls, those that did were able to pull into one barrel after another. Shaun Loubser put in a superior performance with Thorsten Viljoen and Kyle Cyriax coming close to upsetting the national champion. Cyriax was able to later win the expression session.

The prize giving was held at the Crazy Corner Café. The sponsors Maersk Sealand, Radiowave, Desert Gems, Get Wet Surf Shop, WB Mica Hardware and Hotel Deutsches Haus were thanked for their support of the environmentally clean sport, especially in Namibia’s fragile environment.

Report and results submitted by Rod Braby, President, Namibia Surfing Association

Clean offshore conditions associated with a solid half-meter swell size were the perfect ingredients for the 2^nd contest of the 2003 Rip Curl Gromsearch Series. Peeling left and right peaks provided contestants with workable faces and good scoring potential.

The Gromsearch Series consists of 4, 2A rated contests and provides the Groms with their own points and ratings with the overall winner for each division being decided from the total points they have acquired from each contest.

"The Rip Curl Gromsearch series was introduced into New Zealand in 2002 to assist with Surfing New Zealand's strategic plan to establish talent identification programs and provide quality opportunities for junior surfers" said Rip Curl NZ Event Manager Leon Parkin. Last years series has helped us identify a key group of competitors who could be at the forefront of the sport in New Zealand in the near future.

"The series targets both boys and girls in the under 12 through to the under 16 age brackets and is a pathway that will help develop competitors at an earlier age and encourage a higher level of surfing at grassroots level," said Surfing New Zealand Scholastics coordinator Murray Weir. The development of surfing in these age groups is happening on a global scale and a series such as this will help New Zealand to compete more competitively at an international level against the other surfing super powers.
All competitors are looking forward to the 3^rd contest of the series to be held in Gisborne in September.

RESULTS:

U16 Girls Grand Final
Airini Mason 1

Pipi Sopp 2

Paige Hareb, 3
Pae Pou 4

U14 Girls Grand Final
Airini Mason 1

Wini Paul 2
Anita Crawford 3

Laura Rishworth 4

U12 Girls Grand Final
Maddy Phillipps 1
Sarah Mason 2

Ella Williams 3
Jessica Stevenson 4

U16 Boys Grand final
Zal Ferguson 1
Jason Hayes 2
Matt White 3

Sam White 4

U14 Boys Grand Final
Mathis Smith 1

Eli Jacobs 2
Keone Campbell 3
Zak Smith 4

U12 Boys Grand Final
Mathis Smith 1
Stefan White 2
Ryan Pickett 3

Tyler Anderson 4

Aug. 16 – 17, Mt. Maunganui Cold-Water Classic, Mt. Maunganui

Aug. 16 – 17, SNZ Executive mid-year meeting, Wellington

Aug. 17 – 23, Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships, North Beach Durban, South Africa

Calendar submitted by Steve Ria, SNZ

Seven Cape Peninsula schools took part in the event to determine the two school teams, which will represent Western Province in the Mr. Price SA Tag Team Championships at St. Francis Bay on August 30^th and 31^st. The format of schools Tag Team surfing differs entirely from individual contests in that instead of competitors surfing against each other, teams of five compete against another team of five in hour long heats. The winning team is the one that records the most points. Each team surfer surfs three waves, with a nominated surfer able to double his or her score. Bonus points are awarded to teams, which complete all of its rides.

With surfers of the caliber of SA Junior National Team member Brandon Roberts, and WP Junior Team members Adam Hansen, Brett Shearer and Luke Christy Smith, all taking part the competition was fierce.

The strong Constantia Waldorf Team took the honors for the third year in a row with Fish Hoek High School second, Bergvliet third and newcomers Bayside from Hout Bay fourth. Individual results below:

INDIVIDUAL

1. Chris Molde (Bergvliet)

2. Brandon Roberts (Fish Hoek)

3. Luke Christy-Smith (Waldorf)

4. Brett Shearer (Waldorf)

5. Adam Hansen (Waldorf)

6. Chris Bond (Waldorf)

O'Neill, the United States company, has signed an agreement with Surfing South Africa (SSA), which will see them sponsor the annual South African Junior Surfing Championships for at least the next three years.

"We are very excited about getting involved with the country's best junior surfers. The Under 18's are the future of South African surfing and it is essential that this talent pool is nurtured and encouraged. We believe that surfing in this event will allow the juniors to fine tune their skills as they advance through the surfing ranks."

The 2003 O'Neill SA Junior Championships will take place at Victoria Bay from September 29 to October 4. Over 175 boys and girls will represent seven provincial teams in the under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 18 age groups. A South African Junior Academy Team, made up of surfers drawn from the SA Development Academy, will also compete in the event. The Junior Championships gained its "independence" from the National Championships in 1996 and since then has become one of the biggest and most representative tournaments on the annual SSA calendar.

Media Release by Robin de Kock, SSA

Jul. 26 – Aug. 3, Oxbow World Longboard Championships, Maldives

Aug. 2 – 3, Rip Curl Gromsearch #5, Pollok Beach, Port Elizabeth

Aug. 8 – 10, Billabong Polar Ice #5, Point, Jeffrey’s Bay

Aug. 17 – 23, Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships, North Beach, Durban

Aug. 30 – 31, Mr. Price SA Schools Tag Team, St. Francis Bay

Calendar submitted by Robin de Kock, SSA

Now in its 22^nd year, the Rip Curl Boardmasters has grown from a regional surf contest into the UK’s largest free lifestyle sports festival, attracting over 100,000 visitors during the festival period for 9 days of surf and skate. Athletes from all corners of the globe battle it out for the prestigious Boardmaster’s titles, at the UK’s most famous surf break.

The Junior Boardmasters competition was staged in front of thousands of eager spectators who were treated to some spectacular surfing from the young groms. The four divisions provided some close competitive action with all surfers giving 100% in the blazing sunshine.

In the under 18’s section, Ruebyn Ash, the young Cornish surfer who is the current European youth champion, and has been given one of the organisers’ wild card selection for the main ASP Men’s 4 Star Rip Curl Boardmasters, was shown how hard it is to step up against older competitors. Whilst he was beaten into second place by winner, Matt Capel, he was by no means disgraced and made up for it by winning the Under 16’s final. Fabian Baker and Lee Couch pushed him all the way and showed great promise for British surfing in years to come.

The Under 14’s title was won by Aiden Wright, beating off stiff competition from Matt Burner and Stuart Campbell and in the Under 12’s final, Stuart went better still in his own age group by out pointing Seb Smart and Lewis Clinton into second and third placed respectively.

The last wildcard position was won by local boy and Ex English Champion, Alan Stokes. In what was a long day for the surfers with heats, semis and the final in the testing 2-3 foot surf, Alan triumphed over Lee Bartlett by the narrowest of margins winning on count back as the scores were tied.

After the wildcard presentation, there was a special award ceremony for local surfer, Dan "Mole" Joel. Dan was in Bali during the terrible bombing incident on October 12^th last year and was one of the first people on the scene. The 1989 World Surfing Champion, Martin Potter awarded the Royal Humane Society Testimonial on Vellum personally signed and approved by the society’s president, Princess Alexandra.

Dan spoke of his thoughts on arriving on the scene. "It was absolute carnage. Bodies were scattered everywhere with some dead, some alive and some I just couldn’t tell. I knelt down to the first body I came to and started cardiac resuscitation (CPR) but after a while I realized that the air I was giving him was coming straight out of a huge gash in his neck. I looked at his legs and they were in tatters too." However, Dan went on to help a skeleton staff of 3 nurses and 1 doctor for 12 hours saving many lives in the process and was a true hero and ambassador for Great Britain.

Rip Curl invited all those Girls with a thirst for a new adventure to get involved and "learn to surf" in a nation-wide programme over the last weekend of June. Hundreds of Girls participated across the nation to learn to surf in one of the 14 surf school’s involved. This is a grass roots" programme catering for girls of all ages, background and ability. The subscription of the number of the Girls already puts this programme on track to be a great success for its first year.

This programme is a fun, non-threatening, cool, vibrant and a healthy way for girls to be introduced to surfing and the surfing spirit. The program utilizes the resources of the British Surfing Association and their National Surf School System, professional coaching and instruction.

Report submitted by Karen Walton.

The United States Surfing Championships returned to Oceanside, California where the nation’s premier surfing competition headlined the inaugural nine-day Oceanfest beach celebration. The country’s top surfers – ranging in age from 8 to 80 years young -- competed for national titles in 24 divisions at the 43rd annual U.S. Surfing Championships, staged for the 10th consecutive year in Oceanside. Oceanfest ’03 was produced by Beach Festival Promotions in conjunction with the city of Oceanside to provide family-oriented entertainment, in a setting that features some of the most beautiful beaches, surf and facilities in Southern California. Over 25 divisions were contested at this event.

5580 La Jolla Blvd. PMB #145 ◦ La Jolla, California 92037 USA

Tel: (858) 551 – 5292, Fax: (858) 551 – 5290

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