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Quiksilver Welsh Nationals
photos: adrian lincoln
Tom Good took top honours in part one of the split run Quiksilver Welsh Nationals in 2-3ft clean waves at Freshwater West taking the U18 Junior title. With the event split into two due to a poor forecast, contest director Bateman opted to run the kids events coupled with the Masters which proved to be an excellent call. Greeted with bigger than expected waves, warm weather and light winds there was no excuses for our competitors. Tom Good was the outstanding surfer in the Junior division with precise critical turns coupled with new school airs the Newquay based Welshman added yet another title to a growing collection and is tipped to feature strongly in the Open event rescheduled for June 5-6. A massive thank you to Quiksilver, The National Trust, The Pembrokeshire Parks, The Christian Surfers, Jamie Bateman, Anne and Kate Blyth, Bob Freshwater, Andrew Pelosi, Norman Wright, Lloyd Cole, Anne-Marie Hughes and all who judged, helped and made the event a success.
Under 18’s 1. Tom Good 2. David Williams 3. Jack Hughes 4. Connor Griffiths Under 16’s 1. David Williams 2. Max Payne 3. Jack Davies 4. Connor Griffiths Under 14’s 1. Jack Davies 2. Max Payne 3. Nathaniel James 4. Owen Alexander Under 12’s 1. Max Payne 2. Callum Howells 3. Ciaran Hughes 4. Hal Gaskell Under 18 Girls 1. Olivia Jones 2. Patsy Poutney 3. Millie Little Under 18 Longboard 1. Connor Griffiths 2. Will Poutney 3. Kirk Lester 4. Joshua Hocking Masters 1. Greg Owen 2. Mark Vaughan 3. Ian Thomson 4. Grayson Richards Paul Ryder Award Kirk Lester
Euro Juniors
photos: karin seelow
Josh Le Marquand takes a gold medal back to the Channel Islands! France win another Euro Junior Championships but Portugal take them to the wire. England team improve with a 4th place finish. The Channel Islands Joshua Le Marquand and England’s Zak Lawton provided the best home nations results at the 2010 European Junior Championship, taking first and second place in the under 18 longboarding respectively. The euro Junior champs took place at Viana do Castelo, Portugal the 7-16 of May. The week was cursed with wet weather and lumpy waves that were predominantly in the three foot region, the standard of surfing was none the less excellent
though. Le Marquand used a combination of classic and progressive longboarding manoeuvres to take the win. Zak pushed him all the way though, being pipped by 1.29 points. The team event was won by France when Dimitri Ouvre blasted a sick air reverse in the final seconds of the under 18 final to win the division and snatch the team title from Portugal in one of the closest fought competitions in the championships history. England placed fourth overall just behind the Spanish, Portuguese and French
teams. England improved on their 2008 placing of fifth. The German team pushed England all the way with the strongest team that they’ve ever fielded. A team that had a distinct Canarian feel to it! Irelands highest finisher was Odhran Mcgovern in the under 16 bodyboard. Wales’ Connor Griffiths placed a credible sixth in the under 18 longboard. England’s Luis Eyre was unlucky not to make the grand final of the under 18’s after shredding through the event only to lose a tight heat and place fifth over all.
// RESULTS Team Placings 1 France, 2 Portugal, 3 Spain, 4 England, 5 Germany, 6 Ireland, 7 Wales, 8 Belgium, 9 Italy, 10 Channel Islands, 11 Holland, 12 Morocco, 13 Sweden