The 11th annual Billabong Junior Series got off to a blazing start as more than 130 competitors were greeted with consistent overhead one to 1.5 metre (3-5 foot) waves peeling down the famous St Michaels-on-Sea point on day one of the four day event.
Friday sees the top seeds in Nikita Robb (East London), Tarryn Chudleigh (Kommetjie) and the rest of the top contenders face the Pro Junior girls challenge with a host of rising stars led by Heidi Palmboom (Bluff), Sarah Baum (Athlone Park) and Bianca Buitendag (George), all of whom are only just into their teens.
And day two will continue with the opening rounds of the U14 and U12 divisions before wrapping up. The finals in all five divisions are scheduled for Sunday along with the Von Zipper Air Show where the country’s top ‘fly-boys’ display their aerial talents with the best completed manoeuvre earning the winner-takes-all R1 800 prize-purse.
The Billabong Junior Series is sanctioned by Surfing South Africa (SSA), the national controlling body for the sport in this country, and proudly supported by First National Bank, Palmers, Kustom, Von Zipper, Red Bull and Silver Bullet Productions.
Entry forms and further information on the Billabong Junior Series, including profiles of the top performers, can be found at the Billabong Africa web page.
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