Five days of perfect surf saw the best juniors in the country strut their stuff and impress all with their progressive brands of surfing at the 2016 Billabong SA Junior Champs, Lower Point, JBay.

Adin Masencamp emerged the winner in the premier U17 Boys division, while Kirsty McGillivray, surfing her home break was victorious in the U17 Girls division.

Nelson Mandela Bay won the prestigious Freedom Cup Team Award again, as well as the Skullcandy Stay Loud Team Spirit Award
Billabong SA Junior Champs Results:
Boys U17
1st Adin Masencamp
2nd Ford van Jaarsveld
3rd Joshe Faulkner
4th Luke Malherbe
Girls U17
1st Kirsty McGillivray
2nd Nina Harmse
3rd Sophie Bell
4th Anna Jellema Butler
Boys U15
1st Max Elkington
2nd Angelo Faulkner
3rd Karl Steen
4th Ryan Lightfoot

Girls U15
1st Kai Woolf
2nd Summer Sutton
3rd Julia Plougmann
4th Gabi Lailvaux

Boys U13
1st James Ribbink
2nd Luke Thompson
3rd Mitch Du Preez
4th Daniel Emslie

Girls U13
1st Kayla Nogueira
2nd Lhea Johnston
3rd Jessie Powell
4th Zoe Steyn
Specialty Awards
Billabong / Bad Billy’s Tag Team Paddle Battle – Cape Town Surfriders
BOS Highest Heat Score – Kai Woolf 18.63 points
VonZipper Airshow – Ford van Jaarsveldt
Skullcandy Stay Loud Team Spirit Award – Nelson Mandela Bay
Photos by Ian Thurtell and Alan van Gysen
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