Tag Archives: 2016 Billabong SA Junior Champs

Growing up in Kommetjie is such a paradise for a young surfer, and if you love your surfing it must be difficult not to get really good in such an environment really quickly. From Scaraborough beach all the way across to the Hoek in the corner at Noordhoek, there are waves of every kind pretty much, and growing up on ...

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 ...

Background and family Part of the Faulkner surfing family, Angelo Faulkner is the natural-footed younger brother to goofy-footed Joshe Faulkner. Growing up in JBay, the two brothers have ben exposed to the best waves in the world, as well as the best surfers in the world coming either for the JBay Open Of Surfing, or chasing down swells for film ...

Light offshore and firing, it was another day in paradise for the Billabong SA Junior Champs Day 4. The waves were absolutely firing at Lower Point in JBay and the surfers hit the water at first light for another day of heavy competition. The sun came out, the heat started to rise and the wind forgot to blow for the ...

A local surfer Jeffreys Bay surfer, Kirsty McGillivray comes from a solid surfing family, with brother Matt currently competing successfully on the Qualifying series. Kirsty has obviously watched her brother getting good results due to hard training and a positive outlook, and has assimilated much of his training and discipline to her approach. That, as well as long hours surfing ...