By Robin de Kock – Surfing South Africa - www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za

JUNIOR NEWS QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

The South African Team loved their time in Ecuador and were happy with their silver medal in the Aloha Cup, bronze medal for Davey Brand in the Under 16 divison and sixth place overall.

Their surfboards did not arrive back in Cape Town with them having been left in Amsterdam but KLM were really efficient and got all the boards delivered within two days.

On the Friday before the start of the WJSC the Saffas beat the Kiwis in the annual SANZ Challenge, which is an annual "friendly" contest against that takes place each year just before the WJSC gets under way.

This contest was first held prior to the inaugural WJSC in Durban in 2003 and has been held every year since then.

Team South Africa is looking forward to WJSC 2010.  


BILLABONG JUNIOR SERIES # 1

This event began the day the SA team arrived back from Ecuador (April 9) but although the team members were jet lagged and homesick they went straight to Scottburgh on the Kwazulunatal South Coast to surf in four more days of competition.

Despite having to surf on a borrowed surfboard Bianca Buitendag won the Under 20 girls division, Casey Grant beat Brendan Gibbens in the Under 2 ASP Pro Junior event, David Van Zyl beat Mikey February in the Under 16 Final, Benji Brand won the Under 14 title and Shane Sykes was the U12 champion. Dale Staples took honours in the Von Zipper Air Show.  

SA GROMMET GAMES

The 17th edition of this entry level interprovincial tournament took place over Easter in Port Elizabeth. Six provincial teams participated in an event that is a showpiece for Surfing South Africa's transformation and development programme. Check out the full story results and pics on www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za  

OTHER NEWS ON AT THE MOMENT

The annual Oxbow SA Longboard Championships began in Port Elizabeth on March 13 and ends in Jeffreys Bay on March 18.

ISA World Longboard Champion Matthew Moir has almost completely recovered from the stroke he suffered in February and is at the event aiming to defend his National title.   COMING UP The 6 star Quiksilver Pro gets under way at Durban's New Pier with the Kommunity Project Future Stars contest on Friday April 17.

All three ISA Scholarship recipients, Brandon Benjamin, Bright Ntuli and Khaye Ngcobo plus five other surfers that have come through Surfing South Africa's transformation and development programme are competing for wildcard slots into the Quiksilver Pro Junior.

The Quiksilver Pro Junior starts on April 18 and the six star Quiksilver Pro takes place from April 19 - 26.  

COMING UP LATER IN APRIL & MAY

Oakley Pro Junior in Port Alfred from May 1-3 Lizzard Tag Series at the Strand on May 10 Roxy Invitational to Mozambique from May 4 -11 Lizzard Nandos Surf Pro in Durban from May 15 -16 SA Surfing championships at St Michaels on Sea from May 28 -31  

About the International Surfing Association (ISA)
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since. The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Mike Gerard (USA) and Karin Sierralta (Peru).

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