Scenes from Makka Pro 2012

Armed with their boards and a shared passion for the sport, local and international surfers descended on Makka Beach in Southaven, Yallahs, St. Thomas on July 21 & 22 to master the waves and secure bragging rights, cash and Western Atlantic Pro Surf tour points at the 6th staging of the Makka Pro surfing competition, [...]

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Shama surfs to victory at Roselle

Shama Beckford won the first event of the 2012 Jamaica Surfing Association’s (JSA) National Junior Surfing Championship Series, which was held at the Roselle surfing beach in St Thomas on July 7. Akeem Taylor finished second, while Ivah Wilmot secured third place. Last year’s junior champion Garren Pryce was forth, and Conrad Smith and Okeen [...]

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Junior surfers represent at World Champs

Jamaica’s six-member junior team finished 26th from a field of 31 participating countries at the 2012 DAKINE International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championships (WJSC) presented by Billabong, which was held at Playa Venao in Panama from April 14 to 22. Hawaii took home the team gold at the event, and Jamaica, which had [...]

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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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