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As forecast, the wind was pumping straight onshore and the waves were not very good for the final day of the Billabong Junior Series at Seal Point. Highly contestable is what the term is when the there is a possibility of getting good scores but the waves are terrible. Luckily, or maybe due to good planning, there were only a few heats left to run, and the contest organisers went straight into it from 7am, onshore wind and all, quickly finishing off the semifinals.
As the heats and finals continued to wind down, so the beach break started to improve and before long the beach was full of kids boosting and trying their best air tricks into the wind. The onshore easterly is the perfect wind for trying and making airs. In fact, the kids made the waves look so good that the contest organisers moved the VonZipper Airshow over to the beach-break to allow the surfers more opportunities. This was won by Eli Buekes from Kommetjie.
All eyes were on the World Surf League Africa Junior U18 divisions, and in the end it was Sophie Bell who won on the day from Kirsty McGillivray, as well as winning the Junior Series Title, while in the U18 Boys it was Sebastian Williams who won the event but it was Adin Masencamp who won the Series Title.
Billabong Junior Series, Seal Point Results
U/18 Boys
1st Sebastian Williams (Durban) R8 000
2nd Adin Masencamp (Strand) R4 000
=3rd Calvin Goor (Salt Rock) R2 500
=3rd Ford Van Jaarsveld (Kommetjie) R2 500
U/18 Girls
1st Sophie Bell (Salt Rock) R4 000
2nd Kirsty McGillivray (Jeffreys Bay) R2 000
=3rd Kai Woolf (Jeffreys Bay) R1 000
=3rd Taghiti Gericke (Wilderness) R1 000
U/16 Boys
1st Max Elkington (Kommetjie) R2 000
2nd Koby Oberholzer (Warner Beach) R900
3rd Karl Steen (Durban North) R600
4th Luke Slijpen (Llandudno) R500
U/16 Girls
1st Kai Woolf (Jeffreys Bay) R2 000
2nd Sophie Bell (Salt Rock) R900
3rd Kirsty McGillivray (Jeffreys Bay) R600
4th Anna Jellema Butler (Kalk Bay) R500
U/14 Boys
1st Nate Spalding (Durban) R2 000
2nd Tide Lee Ireland (Durban) R900
3rd York Van Jaarsveld (Kommetjie) R600
4th Sam Bennie (Vredehoek) R500
U/14 Girls
1st S’Nenhlanhla Makhubu (Durban) R2 000
2nd Kayla Nogueira (Durban) R900
3rd Summer Sutton (Kommetjie) R600
4th Gabi Lailvaux (Westbrook) R500
U/12 Boys
1st Luke Thompson (Durban) R1 000
2nd James Ribbink (Durban North) R450
3rd Daniel Emslie (East London) R300
4th Christian Venter (Melkbosstrand) R250
Billabong Junior Series Special Awards
VonZipper Airshow R2 000 – Eli Beukes (Kommetjie)
BOS Best Carve of the Event Surfboard – Calvin Goor (Salt Rock)
Neff Forever Fun Award R 2 000 – Mitch Du Preez (East London)
Skullcandy Stay Loud Award R 2 500 – James Ribbink (Durban North)
2016 Billabong Junior Series Final Rankings
U/18 Boys
1st Adin Masencamp (Strand)
2nd Sebastian Williams (Durban)
3rd Jordy Maree (Kommetjie)
U/18 Girls
1st Sophie Bell (Salt Rock)
2nd Kirsty McGillivray (Jeffreys Bay)
3rd Kai Woolf (Jeffreys Bay)
U/16 Boys
1st Max Elkington (Kommetjie)
2nd Eli Beukes (Kommetjie)
3rd Luke Slijpen (Llandudno)
U/16 Girls
1st Kai Woolf (Jeffreys Bay)
2nd Sophie Bell (Salt Rock)
3rd Kirsty McGillivray (Jeffreys Bay)
U/14 Boys
1st Tide Lee Ireland (Durban)
2nd Nate Spalding (Durban)
3rd York Van Jaarsveld (Kommetjie)
U/14 Girls
1st S’Nenhlanhla Makhubu (Durban)
2nd Kayla Nogueira (Durban)
3rd Gabi Lailvaux (Westbrook)
U/12 Boys
1st Luke Thompson (Durban)
2nd Daniel Emslie (East London)
3rd James Ribbink (Durban)
Photos by Ian Thurtell and Kody McGregor
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