Garren Pryce – 2011 Junior Surfing Champ

Young Jamaican surfer Garren Pryce from Bull Bay, St. Andrew, has emerged as the 2011 National Junior Surfing Champion. South Coast surfers dominated the season this year, with Garren, Ivah Wilmot and Armani Green nabbing the top three spots. Boston’s standout junior Akeem Taylor and South Coast ripper Elishama Beckford, who both missed an [...]

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Partial Jamaican team for World Masters Surfing

Jamaica Surfing Association (JSA) president Anthony “Billy” Wilmot and David Lee have secured funding to participate in the 2011 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Masters Surfing Championships (WMSC) scheduled for El Salvador from October 16 to 24. However, it is still yet to be determined if the remaining six slots for a full complement of [...]

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Makka Pro surfing raises profile of St. Thomas

Jamaica’s own Imani Wilmot and American Jensen Callaway conquered the waves at the Jamaica Surfing Association’s (JSA) 5th annual Makka Pro surfing contest, which was held at the Makka surfing beach in Southaven, Yallahs, St. Thomas on July 30-31. Imani became the first Jamaican to secure the top spot in the Women’s Open Division, beating [...]

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Pree10: Icah Wilmot – Jamaican surfing sensation

Icah Wilmot is riding high on the crest of an impressive career wave that has earned him Jamaica’s first lien on the Makka Pro Surfing Championship, which has been the island’s premier international surfing event for the past four years. Winner of the last two national Surfer of the Year titles (having bagged a total [...]

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