Icah rides to victory at Roselle

Top Jamaican surfer Icah Wilimot emerged the winner of the second event of the 2012 Jamaica Surfing Association (JSA) National Open Series, which was held at Roselle surfing beach in Morant Bay, St. Thomas on February 25. Shama Beckford finished in second place, while Akeem Taylor, Ivah Wilmot and Michael Panton rounded out the top [...]

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Shane Simmonds strikes at Lighthouse

Nineteen of Jamaica’s top surfers faced off in classic conditions at the first event of the Jamaica Surfing Association (JSA) 2012 National Open Series (NOS) at the Lighthouse Surfing Beach at Palisadoes on January 14. Boston Bay’s Shane Simmonds secured top honours and the 1000 points for the win, with Icah Wilmot, Inilek Wilmot, [...]

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Jamaican surfers bound for Barbados

Top Jamaican surfer Icah Wilmot and his compatriot Ackeam Phillips, the fast rising under-21 surfer, will represent the island at the Independence Pro Surfing Championships in Barbados, which is scheduled to take place on November 27 & 28 at the world famous surf spot “Soup Bowl” in Bathsheba, Barbados. The event will mark the start [...]

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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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