Jersey Surfboard Club

AIB/LANEEZ points table after ROUND 4 2009

(SENIOR MEN AND MASTERS ROUND 4 TBA)

OPEN

1-Sam George  3020pts

2-Scott Eastwood  2968pts

3-Mark le Moignan  2746pts

4-Andre le Geyt  2576pts

5-Piers Gould  2350pts

6-Christian Boletta  2278pts

7-Mark Durbano 2276pts

8-Ben Chapman  2207pts

9-Renny Gould  2187pts

10-Matt Chapman 2016 pts

11-Joe Baker 1916pts

12-Sam Mason  1869pts

13-Jonny Wallbridge  1499pts

14-Clayton Lidster  1439pts

15-Josh le Marquand  1338pts

16-Tom Hill  1341pts

17=Bradley Ferguson 1295pts

17=Alex Vibert  1295pts

19-Feddie Seymour 1187pts

20-Dean Layzell  1153pts

21-Nathan Elms  1086pts

22-Will Glenn  961pts

23-Jake Powell  909pts

24-Ben Bates 865pts

25-Jonny Carden 478pts

26-Jacob Warr  430pts

27-Louis Strong 387pts

Ladies  AIB/LANEEZ SERIES

 

1-Chantelle Coote  3176pts

2-Shelly McFarling  3000pts

3-Esther Lempriere 2924pts

4-Arlene Maltman 2300pts

5-Libby Waggott  1909pts

6-Megan Vibert  1902pts

7-Meagan Jones  1656pts

8-Lucy Goddard  1629pts

9-Charlotte Bayliss 1556pts

10-Delia Baker  590pts

 

LADIES EURO QUALIFYING SERIES

 

1-Shelly McFarling 3000

2-Arlene Maltman 2300

3-Chantelle Coote 2276

4-Esher Lempriere 2114

5-Libby Waggot 1909

6-Megan Vibert 1902

7-Lucy Goddard 1629

8-Charlotte Bayliss 1556

9-Megan Jones 656

10-Delia Baker 590

 

 

Longboard

1-Gordon Blake  3200pts

3-Andre le Geyt  3050pts

3-Will Glen  2787pts

4-PJ  2624pts

5-Brad Jones  2087pts

6-Scott Letherbarrow  1791pts

7-Josh le Marquand  1772pts

8-Cole Jouanny  1195pts

9-Matt Chapman  1121pts

10-Joe Davies  900pts

11-Greg Sanderson 531pts

12= Jeremy Oxenden  430pts

12=Bob Major  430pts

12=Alex Vibert  430pts

12=Ben Bates  430pts

16=Rob Staples  387pts

16=Matt Andrews   387pts

16=Ben Elms  387pts

After at least 3 weeks without any significant swell the Open, Ladies and Longboard divisions of the AIB/Laneez series round 4 were completed. A pulse of swell came through on the Sunday giving Jersey and Guernsey surfers a chance to gain valuable points for places in the Channel Island team.

 

Round 1 saw some high performance surfing by all competitors who made use of the low tide conditions executing snappy turns and critical re-entries. The Gould brothers, Piers and Renny, both powered their way through along with Christian Boletta, Scott Eastwood, Mark le Moignan, Guernsey’s Tom Hill, Mark Durbano and juniors Nathan Elms, Joe Baker and Freddie Seymour. Casualties of the 1^st round were seeded surfers Ben Chapman and Sam George.

 

Round 2 saw junior Nathan Elms knock out the no 5 seed, Christian Boletta, and 20^th seed Tom Hill only to face the on fire Piers Gould and master surfer Mark Durbano in semi final 1. This is where Elms’ good fortune ended as the senior surfers had the experience to overcome the junior threat.

 

Firefighter, Mark le Moingan, who has had an impressive competition record in 2009 breezed through the quarterfinal stages but faced tough opposition from Scott Eastwood in Semi final 2. Along with Renny Gould he was able navigate past Eastwood and into the final where they met Piers Gould and Mark Durbano.

 

The final showed some real class in the difficult high tide conditions. A slight backwash was causing afew problems but surfing standard remained high. Piers Gould caught a couple of walling rights executing high scoring manouveurs. Renny Gould sneaked in some lefthanders, again scoring highly. Not to be outdone, Durbano and le Moignan pushed the Gould brothers all the way in the 30min final but failed to connect onto a high scoring second wave. The end result being Renny Gould 1^st, Piers Gould 2^nd, Mark Durbano 3^rd and Mark le Moignan 4^th.

 

The Ladies saw some impressive surfing with Shelly McFarling stealing the show in the final pushed all the way by Arlene Maltman. Maltman a veteran at competitive surfing is beginning to show form at the right time of the series and managed to show her style on the high tide right-handers. Chantelle Coote unfortunately had to retire early in the final due to injury but was still able to secure a 3^rd spot ahead of Esther Lempriere.

 

The Longboard division saw favourites Gordon Blake and Brad Jones knocked out in round 1 along with Peter Journeaux and Will Glenn. Invited visiting surfer and shaper ‘Chops’ Laschelles gave his entry up for eventual winner Dan Harris who again performed to the criteria pushing Joe Davies into 2^nd, Andre le Geyt 3^rd and Cole Jouanny 4th

 

Even with these results Sam George remains the current Open leader in the series with Scott Eastwood in second place, Mark le Moignan 3^rd and Andre le Geyt in 4^th. The Longboard division still sees Gordon Blake in the number 1 slot closely followed by Andre le Geyt, Will Glenn and Peter Journeaux. The ladies still have trials to run before all divisions including the Senior man and Masters compete in the final Euro qualifying event, the Deloitte Channel Island Championships that are to be held at the end of August.

Thanks for all the volunteer help over the weekend. Next scheduled contest is the DELOITTE CHANNEL ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS August bank holiday. Round 4 of senior man and masters TBA. Ladies trials TBA.  The Grandmasters TBA

 

 

 

 

 

KOTG Jersey 2009

Alex Vibert 15YRS takes KOTG crown in Jersey

A small onshore swell came through on Sunday afternoon giving  Quiksilver UK a chance to look at emerging talent in Jersey during the 50th anniversary year of the Jersey Surfboard club. Good turn out considering conditions with all divisions scrapping for the KOTG title. The under 16s was the showcase for the weather battered crowd and contest organisers, with outstanding performances from all the competitors. Alex Vibert, AIB Surfer of the year 2008, was able to perform in the small surf with some solid surfing executing at least 3 turns on every wave hotly pursued by Freddie Seymour. Nathan Elms struggled in the small conditions but was able to shrugg off the challenge of rising star Josh le Marquand.

 The under 14s was dominated by Ben Bates who has won this event for the second time in this age group.

 The under 12s, after a weeks training in France during half term put up a good display with both Hayden Bishop and Aaron Rowe getting some snappy turns in. Max Bennett 5yrs with help from mum, Jo, also showed solid control and was able to change direction which impressed the judges.

 Thanks for the sponsor Quiksilver for laying on the event and for the Watersplash for all the catering.

 Results

Under 12

1 Aaron Rowe

2 Hayden Bishop

3 Max Bennett 5yrs

4 Charlie Rio

 Under 14

1 Ben Bates

2 Josh Evans

3 Scott Miles

 Under 16

1 Alex Vibert

2 Freddie Seymour

3 Nathan Elms

4 Josh le Marquand

 The 2 surfers surfing in Northern Spain for the QS European qualifier in early August will be Alex Vibert and Freddie Seymour. Winner from this round will go to the Quiksilver under 16 World Championships.

 

Saltrock Open Croyde 2009

SALTROCK OPEN

CROYDE,DEVON 23/5/09

Nathan Elms reaches the final of the Saltrock Open under 16 division at Croyde over the weekend. Winning all his heats to lead up to his first UK Pro Tour final ever, Elms had a clear chance of winning. Elms started well by catching a long walling righthander. Powering off the bottom, Elms performed two critical snaps under the the lip, setting him up for the inside section which was lining up along the rocks at Down End point. Struggling with the backwash he performed a further two round house cutbacks to finish off his wave. This is where it went downhill for Elms as the Newquay duo of Tom Good and Leon Mansfield with Croyde local Beau Bromham began to notch up high scoring waves. Still having only a one wave score , Elms waited for another set wave to maximise his score . He eventually ran out of time and was pushed into 4^th spot.

 On reflection Elms said “ You have to get your waves in quick if you want to stand any chance of staying close to the UK lads. I just did’nt get a second wave and that put me in a massive disadvantage. I saw Leon Mansfield get an incredible left and get a 7.1. I was looking for an 8. It just did’nt come.”

 Elms , part of a 5 man squad including Chantelle Coote, Bradley Ferguson, Matt Chapman and Freddie Seymour. Seymour reached the semi final of the under 16s and Matt Chapman managed to knock out Pro Junior favourites, Lyndon Wake and Seb Smart in the Round 1 of the Pro Junior Division. Ferguson had the unfortunate match up with Freddie Seymour in the quarter final stages of the under 16s along with eventual finalist Beau Bromham. Even with a clear strategy to block the UK competitors, Ferguson was 0.1 out of a semi final spot.

 Chantelle Coote got a 3^rd spot in her 1^st Round of the under 16 Girls

Organisers were quick to praise the efforts of the Jersey Team which had certainly upset afew UK competitors and proved the Jersey under 16s can compete at this level.

 This is the first of the UK PRO series. The next is the Gul Grommets in Newquay on the 14^th June

 RESULTS

 Nathan Elms  4^th under 16s          

Pro Junior(under 21)  Round 1 4^th

^{Matt Chapman  9th under 16s}        

^{Pro Junior  Round 2 4th}

 

Freddie Seymour  7^th under 16s

 

Bradley Ferguson  9^th under 16s   

Pro Junior  Round 1 3^rd

 

Chantelle Coote    Under 16 girls    Round 1 3rd

POINTS TABLE AFTER 3 ROUNDS

RESULTS  (Ladies will be published shortly)

OPEN

1-Sam George  2590pts

3-Scott Eastwood  2312pts

3-Andre le Geyt  2146pts

4-Mark le Moignan  2017pts

5-Christian Boletta  1800pts

6-Ben Chapman  1777pts

7-Matt Chapman 1638 pts

8-Mark Durbano 1466pts

9-Piers Gould  1450pts

10=Sam Mason  1439pts

10=Clayton Lidster  1439pts

12-Joe Baker 1385pts

13-Josh le Marquand  1338pts

14-Renny Gould  1187pts

15-Jonny Wallbridge  1121pts

16-Will Glenn  961pts

17-Bradley Ferguson 908pts

18-Feddie Seymour 865pts

18=Alex Vibert  865pts

20-Tom Hill  810pts

21-Dean Layzell  805pts

22=Ben Bates 531pts

22=Jake Powell  531pts

24=Jonny Carden 478pts

24=Ben Bates  478pts

26=Jacob Warr  430pts

26=Nathan Elms  430pts

28-Louis Strong 387pts

 

Senior Man

1-Sam George  3000

2-Scott Eastwood  2456pts

3-Andre Le Geyt  2366pts

4-Ben Chapman  1968pts

5-Clayton Lidster  1458pts

6-Piers Gould  1400pts

7-Mark Durbano 1385pts

8-Mark le Moignan  1180pts

9-Renny Gould  810pts

 Masters

1-Andre Le Geyt  2710pts

2-Clayton Lidster  1900pts

3-Jonny Carden  1810pt

4-Mark Durbano  1629pts

5-Nigel Wray 810pts

6=Michael Charlton  729pts

6=David Ferguson 729pts

 Longboard

1-Gordon Blake  2610pts

3-Andre le Geyt  2240pts

3-Will Glen  2195pts

4-PJ  1968pts

5-Scott Letherbarrow  1791pts

6-Josh le Marquand  1772pts

7-Brad Jones  1556pts

8-Matt Chapman  1121pts

9-Greg Sanderson 531pts

10= Jeremy Oxenden  430pts

10=Bob Major  430pts

10=Alex Vibert  430pts

10=Cole Jouanny  430pts

10=Ben Bates  430pts

15=Rob Staples  387pts

15=Matt Andrews   387pts

15=Ben Elms  387pts

 

 

 

Earth Wind and Water Surfabout 2009 16/17 May

RESULTS EARTH WIND AND WATER SURFABOUT 2009

WATERSPLASH 16^TH/17^TH MAY

 Strong gale force winds mixed with a heavy swell added to the drama of the EWW Surfabout. Heavy rain showers impeded both surfers and judges vision for times during the weekend but all the division titles were completed. The strongest surfing were in the senior divisions with under 18 surfers braving a solid 4-6ft low tide shorebreak late on Saturday afternoon. The hazardous conditions also forced organisers to run the Novice division at le Braye on Sunday morning. The Longboard division encountered long paddle outs on the high tide at the Watersplash on Sunday with some competitors retiring early.

 Performances were of a very high standard especially in the senior man division with Sam George’s domination continuing. Mark le Moignan and Scott Eastwood  displayed  real class in the Open Division and Nathan Elms in the under 18s was the big wave standout. Traditional and progressive manoeuvres from Gordon Blake and Dan Harris(Wales) in the Longboard Division gave a masterclass in competitive longboarding. Josh le Marquand was the only junior to reach the final in this divison and was highly commended by his  senior colleagues for ablility to battle against the elements but also get a spot in the final.

 Andre le Geyt entered 4 categories  reaching 2 finals winning the Masters and gaining a 3^rd spot in the Longboard which proved that his endurance fitness to be at a very high level.

 The Ladies started their heats on Sunday and found conditions tough. Strong currents, driving rain and heavy swell  were encounted. Those that studied the conditions and state of tide had an advantage. Calculated surfing by Charlotte Bayliss saw her reach her first final of the season and sheer doggedness by Lucy Goddard in heat 1 saw her reach the final. Steady surfing by Chantelle Coote and Shelly McFarling saw them sail into the final as well with McFarling taking the honours, Bayliss 2^nd, Coote 3^rd and Goddard 4^th.

 The highly charged Novices were fully amped for the heats at le Braye on Sunday morning entering their first Surfabout competition. All surfed extremely well under the ever changing conditions . All will be receiving coaching from Kevin Olsen during half term in Hossegor, France.

 

Results

 OPEN

1-Scott Eastwood

2-Christian Boletta

3-Mark le Moignan

4-Joe Baker

 SENIOR MAN

1-Sam George

2-Scott Eastwood

3-Piers Gould

4-Clayton Lidster

MASTERS

1-Andre le Geyt

2-Mark Durbano

3-Nigel Wray

4-David Ferguson

 LONGBOARD

1-Dan Harris(Wales)

2-Gordon Blake

3-Andre le Geyt

4-Josh le Marquand

 LADIES

1-Shelly McFarling

2-Charlotte Bayliss

3-Chantelle Coote

4-Lucy Goddard

 UNDER 18 BOYS

1-Nathan Elms

2-Freddie Seymour

3-Alex Vibert

4-Dean Layzell

 NOVICE

1-Josh Evans

2-Connor Spence

3-Aaron Rowe

4-Hayden Bishop

HIGEST PLACED UNDER 14 BOY  Ben Bates

HiGEST PLACED UNDER 18 GIRL  Charlotte Baylis

THANKS TO EARTH WIND AND WATER FOR SPONSORING THIS EVENT

 

JSC

AIB/LANEEZ Series round 2 2009 and POINTS TABLE

JERSEY SURFBOARD CLUB 2/5/09 WATERSPLASH

 The AIB/Laneez Euroqualifier Round 2 for the shortboard divisions took place at the Watersplash over the weekend in some of the biggest surf seen at a contest for well over a decade. Solid 6ft-8ft waves pounded the bay all day Saturday turning the Open category into an endurance test for the competing surfers. Paddle out times were extended to 20mins with heats also being extended to 20mins. The juniors competing alongside the seniors struggled but managed to maintain their wavecount but the sheer power of the swell forced many to retire.

 Senior surfers, Ben Chapman, Sam George, Scott Eastwood and airport firefighter, Mark le Moignan proved that superior fitness and big wave knowledge was the key to winning the early heats. As the swell began to peak near high-tide with some solid 8ft sets appearing over the horizon, contest organisers changed the format to a 6 man final lasting 45mins. Here, Mark Durbano and Andre le Geyt joined into the fray but it was Sam George who surfed to the judging criteria, executing perfect bottom to top turns vertically with snappy re-entries. Charging hard on the long walling rights was Andre le Geyt and Scott Eastwood. Both Le Geyt and Eastwood tried to maximise high scoring potential on the righthanders but Eastwood , after combining some smooth turns and cutbacks found himself stuck inside for  15mins struggling with walls of whitewater. This left him playing catch up for the remainder of the final. Le Moignan continued to surf well scoring on both rights and the lefts and seemed to be battling with Mark Durbano throughout the entire final. Ben Chapman who scored the highest scoring wave of the whole contest during his semifinal could not string together a 2 wave combo  to worry the other surfers. After a long and drawn out final, George took the honours, Le Geyt 2^nd, Mark Durbano 3^rd, Mark le Moignan 4^th, Scott Eastwood 5^th and Ben Chapman 6^th.

 

Sunday saw the finals of the ladies, Masters(35+) and Senior man(28+). The swell which had dropped over night became a more manageable 3ft  making paddling out easier. Kicking off proceedings first were the Ladies with impressive performances from Shelly McFarling, Arlene maltman and Lucy Goddard. McFarling recently returned from Central America was keen to stamp her mark on the Ladies division. Picking up momentum in the early rounds, McFarling began to start charging in the final with some impressive turns leaving the other girls in her wake. Goddard, Maltman and Esther Lempriere chased hard but could not find the correct waves to surf . McFarling was 1^st, Goddard 2^nd, Matman 3^rd and Lemprier 4^th.

 

The Senior Man final was dominated by Sam George and Scott Eastwood with The current European masters champion, Clayton Lidster winning the Masters with a champions display of competitive surfing.

 

RESULTS

OPEN

1-Sam George

2-Andre Le Geyt

3-Mark Durbano

4-Mark le Moignan

 

SENIOR MAN

1-Sam George

2-Scott Eastwood

3-Andre Le Geyt

4-Mark Durbano

 

MASTERS

1-Clayton Lidster

2-Andre le Geyt

3-Johnny Carden

4-Mark Durbano

 

LADIES

1-Shelly McFarling

2-Lucy Goddard

3-Arlene Maltman

4-Esther Lempriere

 

RESULTS after 2^nd round

OPEN

1-Sam George  2000pts

2-Andre le Geyt  1490pts

3-Scott Eastwood  1312pts

4-Ben Chapman  1246pts

5-Mark le Moignan  1207pts

6-Renny Gould  1187pts

7-Jonny Wallbridge  1121pts

8-Matt Chapman 1107 pts

9=Sam Mason  961pts

9=Will Glenn  961pts

9=Clayton Lidster  961pts

11-Bradley Ferguson 908pts

12-Christian Boletta  900pts

13=Piers Gould  860pts

13=Josh le Marquand  860pts

15=Tom Hill  810pts

15=Mark Durbano 810pts

17=Feddie Seymour 865pts

17=Alex Vibert  865pts

19=Dean Layzell  805pts

20=Jake Powell  531pts

21=Jonny Carden 478pts

21=Ben Bates  478pts

23=Jacob Warr  430pts

23=Nathan Elms  430pts

26-Louis Strong 387pts

 Senior Man

1-Sam George  2000

2-Andre Le Geyt  1710pts

3-Scott Eastwood  1556pts

4-Ben Chapman  1312pts

5-Renny Gould  810pts

7=Clayton Lidster  729pts

7=Mark Durbano 729pts

9=Mark le Moignan  590pts

9=Piers Gould  590pts

 Masters

1-Clayton Lidster  1900pts

2-Jonny Carden  1810pt

3-Andre Le Geyt  1710pts

4=Michael Charlton  729pts

4=Mark Durbano  729pts

 

Longboard

1-Gordon Blake  1710pts

2-Will Glen  1539pts

3-Andre le Geyt  1430pts

4-PJ  1312pts

5-Scott Letherbarrow  1260pts

6-Josh le Marquand  1043pts

7-Brad Jones  900pts

8-Matt Chapman  590pts

9= Jeremy Oxenden  430pts

9=Bob Major  430pts

9=Alex Vibert  430pts

9=Cole Jouanny  430pts

9=Ben Bates  430pts

10=Rob Staples  387pts

10=Matt Andrews   387pts

10=Ben Elms  387pts

 Ladies 

 1-Meagan Jones  1656pts

2-Chantelle Coote  1556pts

3-Esther Lempriere  1539pts

4-Libby Waggott  1319pts

5-Shelly McFarling  1000pts

6-Lucy Goddard  900pts

7-Arlene Maltman 810pts

9=Delia Baker  590pts

9=Megan Vibert  590pts

 

JERSEY SURFBOARD CLUB

AIB/LANEEZ Series round 2 THIS WEEKEND

Hello all 2nd round is on. 8am-8.30am check in on Saturday. 9am start please. Only Open,Masters,Senior Man and Ladies Busy weekend of sport, so I would really appreciate people be at the Watersplash on time. Looks like there will be swell. I sometimes do not pick my mobile up due to too much noise, so dont rely on phone in entries. All hands on deck please DF

SURFERS EAR important information

Surfers Ear  What's that?
Surfer's ear is a condition of the ear canal where the bony lining under the skin develops a number of lumps (exostoses) that grow into the tube. This can eventually cause a partial or even complete blockage of the ear canal.

So what?
If the ear canal is narrowed water and debris can get trapped behind the narrowing causing a very painful infection which is difficult to treat. In very advanced cases it can narrow enough to cause deafness.

Then what?
Infections may require visits to the Ear Nose and Throat department at the hospital to have the ears cleaned out along with antibiotics.

Yes, but surely they can remove the blockage?
Well yes but... There is an operation where the surgeon digs a hole in the bone behind your ear and drills out the bony lumps. But this is a bit painful, carries the risk of complications and puts you out of the water for at least 2 months. And if you don't mend your ways it can come back again. Generally the operation is a bit of a last resort, although the surgeons like to do it before the canal is completely blocked. Its fearful reputation is perhaps not totally justified, and most complications and pain occur as a result of infection caused by premature return to the water. Nevertheless, "prevention is better than cure"

Is there anything I can do to stop it happening?
Surfer's ear is six times as common in cold water surfers than warm water surfers. The longer you surf the more likely you are to get it. It is thought that it is caused by cold water and air getting into the ears repeatedly over a long period of time.

So if you can keep your ears warm and dry when surfing there is a good chance it won’t get nearly as bad. The usual way to do this is to wear earplugs.

What do you use as an earplug?
The ideal is something tailored to the ear that does not interfere too much with hearing and balance. but your ears need measuring to get the correct size. However they really do work.

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Matt Chapman British Schools winner

Matt Chapman 15yrs overcame difficult conditions at Woolacombe over the weekend to become both the under 16 Boys champion but also the under 18 boys longboard champion. The JSC committee congratulates Matt's achievement. This sets the benchmark for all under 16 Jersey surfers to aspire too. Those that put the effort in will eventually be rewarded.. JSC 

LONGBOARD DIVISION RANKINGS 22/4/09

Longboard Division  AIB EURO QUALIFYING SERIES  2009

1-Gordon Blake  1710pts

2-Will Glen  1539pts

3-Andre le Geyt  1430pts

4-PJ  1312pts

5-Scott Letherbarrow  1260pts

6-Josh le Marquand  1043pts

7-Brad Jones  900pts

8-Matt Chapman  590pts

9= Jeremy Oxenden  430pts

9=Bob Major  430pts

9=Alex Vibert  430pts

9=Cole Jouanny  430pts

9=Ben Bates  430pts

10=Rob Staples  387pts

10=Matt Andrews   387pts

10=Ben Elms  387pts