Playing Away
While there was no Saturday Surf Club at Porthmeor for our juniors last weekend, that didn’t stop some of our keenest Sharks from testing themselves on a wider playing field. The ‘No Pro’ event at Gwithian is always a highlight of the Autumn calendar locally and Saints Boardriders have enjoyed some success there in past years. This time we are delighted to see both Scout Foreman and Bobby Smith help themselves to prizes and continue that tradition. Scout won the Girls Under-14 event, while Bobby finished second in the Boys Under 12s. Our banner picture shows them weighing their bags of swag post-presentation.
On the Sunday we were represented on the national stage by three juniors in the Surfing England Junior Surf Series at Great Western Beach in Newquay. This third round of the tour saw Elyse Venables get a taste of competing in the Under 14 girls and Jude Rogers surf in the Under 14 Boys division. There was no podium finish for either of them this time, but I’m sure the experience at this elite level will stand them in good stead for future events. Bobby Smith was also up there and blitzed through the quarters and semi final en route to a third place finish in the final itself in the Under 12 Boys division. An excellent result! There are some budding stars nationally in this age group and it is a great credit to Bobby that he is establishing himself in that company. The picture below shows the four finalist from that division. Both pictures by Diane Smith.
So, all-in-all a successful weekend for our surfers, our club and our coaches. Just the final Saturday Session to go for most of our juniors now, but perhaps the more intrepid might be looking to find competition further afield over the coming months!
