Learning to Surf in Barbados

Barbados is a great place for surfing, whether you are a beginner or an intermediate. Our aim is for our surfing instructors to provide our clients with a high quality introduction to surfing that is safe, professional and fun! There is nothing we like more, than seeing the thrill people get, when they stand up for the first time! This is why we provide our clients with easy to use techniques, low student to instructor ratios and the ideal location.

Our Surf Instructor

Christian Neville Boos (Boosy) is the founder of Boosy’s Surf School and is the only instructor for the surfing lessons and surf tours. Christian has been a surf instructor for 4 years. Since then he has taught well over a thousand people how to surf. Christian offers some great surfing tips and has a high success rate of getting people to stand in their first lesson. He has loads of experience and patience which has been developed from many years of instruction. He is also the father of one son, Gabriel, who is two years old and eager to get in the surf too.

St John, Tuach & Simmonds rule the Suzuki Makka Pro

2009 Suzuki Makka Pro Jamaican Surfing Assn. Southhaven St Thomas 4 - 5 July 2009 Thousands turn out for 09 Suzuki Makka Pro Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 7 July, 2009 : - - Barbadians Lewis St John and Chelsea Tuach along with local boy Shane Simmonds shared the championship honors at the 2009 SUZUKI MAKKA PRO surf contest which went off without hitch at the “Makka” surfing beach in Southaven, Yallahs St Thomas on the 4th and 5th of July in 4’-5’ waves. The event which featured top Caribbean pro surfers attracted 16 pro men, 5 pro women and 12 junior pro surfers along with thousands of patrons to the south coast’s premiere surf contest venue. The event, now in its third year, has taken on the title of “Biggest surfing contest in the English speaking Caribbean and attracted a diverse demographic of spectators from babes in arms to great grandmothers from all sectors of the society. There was much excitement as Jamaica’s top surfers matched up against the best from Barbados and showed that the Jamaicans are a force to be reckoned with. JSA President Billy Wilmot provided lively commentary throughout the day with help from CSN Director Nic Donawah. There were loud cheers and whistles from the crowd on the beach each time a surfer executed an impressive maneuver and by the end of the day the patrons had become expert surf judges themselves. Jamaica’s top performers this year were Shane Simmonds who successfully defended his junior title while nabbing a second place in the open men division. Other top finishers in the open men included last years runner up in the men’s open Inilek Wilmot, Luke Williams, Ackeam Phillips, Icah Wilmot and Michael Panton who all finished in the money. In the women’s division Imani Wilmot and Jessica Williams made it to the money round with Eneson Lightbourn finishing in the prizes in the pro juniors. “This event is another step towards the JSA realizing the association’s mandate of making surfing a sport of choice for all Jamaicans” said Mr. Wilmot. “The fact that our event has by far the most spectator support of any surf event in the region is proof of the interest this spectator friendly sport generates here in Jamaica. Combined with the possibilities in alternate tourism we see surfing doing for Saint Thomas what Reggae and Tourism have done for Jamaica.” The event was made possible through the kind sponsorship of Suzuki, Ipath, Xtrak, The SDF, MENS DIVISION (US$) 1st Lewis St John BAR $1,200.00 2nd Shane Simmonds JAM $ 700.00 3rd Jordan Heaselgrave BAR $ 500.00 4th Inilek Wilmot JAM $ 300.00 5th Luke Williams JAM $ 250.00 6th Ackeam Philli8ps JAM $ 200.00 7th Icah Wilmot JAM $ 150.00 8th Michael Panton JAM $ 100.00 WOMEN DIVISION (US$) 1st Chelsea Tuach BAR $600.00 2nd Ametza Nichols BAR $300.00 3rd Imani Wilmot JAM $150.00 4th Jessica Williams JAM $100.00 JUNIOR DIVISION 1st Shane Simmonds JAM Trip to Trinidad 2nd Jordan Heaselgrave BAR Prizes 3rd Stefan Corbin BAR Prizes 4th Eneson Lightbourn JAM Prizes The JSA would like to thank our partners who made this event possible. Suzuki, Caribbean Surf Network, The Sports Development Foundation, Insight, Xtrak, Magma, Ipath, Mailpac, The JSA and the citizens of Southaven.

WHITE AND WARREN CLAIM 'JUNE' HONOURS

WHITE AND WARREN CLAIM 'JUNE' HONOURS
Shelbury Safari "a fantastic event"

Darrin White added his name to the roll of honour of the Barbados Rally Club's (BRC) oldest event at the weekend (June 27/28), when he and navigator Robert Warren - claiming a second win - triumphed in the Shelbury Construction June Safari.
Route-setter Stewart Gill, himself a former winner of 'The June', had devised a challenge worthy of the 53rd running of Club's premier navigational event, as Mud Dogs chairman Leslie Alleyne noted: "Stewart used great skill in developing tricks throughout the event which caught competitors off guard - in many instances, they were several kilometres away before they realised that they had been tricked. The competitors were very appreciative of the effort that was put into setting a fantastic event."
White and Warren (Flyin' Fish Nissan Frontier) finished the event with 720 penalties, beating ARMAG March Safari winners Dominic Brooker and Stephen Dear (SDRR Hydraulics/Next Generation Electrical/Joe Brooker's Building Toyota Hilux) by just 72 penalties; third were the 2008 Novice Champions, Damian Brooker and Derek Edwards (Joe Brooker's Building Toyota Hilux), another 88 penalties behind.
With two routes on Saturday and a third on Sunday, crews faced the hardest challenge of the four events comprising the 2009 Mud Dogs BRC Safari Championship, and the first route was to prove crucial. Warren, who won 'The June' in 2002 with brother Ian, recalls: "I think the master trick was the end of route 1, where we drove past Chefette, could smell the food (which smelled real good after five hours of driving) and most of us made what we thought was the last turn only to get an off-route d-check!! Well most people did not know what happened and went back to Chefette, some knew what they had to do, which was drive another five kilometres to Weston! Those of us who put off eating for a while (which was hard to do!) got CP4! Classic."
Alleyne agrees: "That last check point of the first route was a rally-winning control. Only three crews went to this control on Speightstown by-pass road, White and Warren among them, which helped them bank enough of an advantage to weather the storm."
That, however, was not his most apt choice of phrase, as the one 'complaint' voiced by many was, indeed, the weather. Warren said: "Its just unfortunate it was so dry! I think it has been the driest in my memory, thankfully we had the mud hole at Castle so at least when done there it looked like an off road rally!" His thoughts were echoed by 2008 winning navigator, Neil Barnard: "it was the driest June that certainly I have ever been in. What kept it interesting was of course the quality of the actual route, but also the fact that the rally moved very quickly from location to location, so you never felt as if you were going around in circles in one geographical area."
As they settled down for their well-earned supper, White and Warren had attracted just 212 penalties on the first route. Paul Farmer and another former winner, Peter Bradshaw, were second (Hankook Tyres/Starfish Designs Isuzu LS) on 430 penalties, with the impressive Novice pair of Luke Gittens and Gary Mendes (LG Trading/K&N Equipment/Lunatics Inc Suzuki Samurai) third, on 440 penalties.
While different crews come to the fore on route two, Warren and White's early advantage saw them in good stead. Brooker and Dear were the route winners with 94 penalties, 28 ahead of the most successful crew entered in terms of 'June' history, Chris Armstrong and Wayne Clarke (Toyota Hilux) - as well as two wins together (2000 & '01), Clarke had also won twice as navigator to Don Hunte (1991 & '93). Just another 12 penalties behind were Brooker and Edwards, with White and Warren fourth.
As competitors gathered at Automotive Art, Welches for Sunday's final route, White and Warren had increased their advantage to just over 300 penalties, with Brooker/Dear second, Brooker/Edwards third and Farmer/Bradshaw now fourth.
While no-one looked likely to catch the leaders, there was an intense battle for the places, just 30 penalties covering those crews at the start of the day. Alleyne, acting as 'Sweeper' said: "We had live results at every control that we went to and we watched positions literally changing before our eyes. Four controls before the finish we saw a one penalty point difference between the then second-placed team of Farmer and Bradshaw, and third Brooker and Dear. At our very next control, we saw Brooker/Dear and Brooker/Edwards take over second and third respectively. It was exciting stuff."
While the overall battle was being watched by Alleyne, different crews again impressed on route three: by finishing second and third to Brooker and Dear, Wayne Manning and Yosuf Patel (Black Bess Quarry/Citgo Oils Toyota Hilux) and Kirk and Tricia King (K & N Equipment Suzuki Samurai) hauled themselves into the top 10 overall by the finish.
Everyone involved gathered once more for the Prizegiving at the Barbados Clay Target Shooting Association Clubhouse at Searles on Tuesday evening (June 30), where Alleyne reports "a very positive and jovial atmosphere, and a fitting conclusion to a weekend of hard-fought battles and many position changes. Chris Armstrong of Shelbury Construction was full of praise for the event, and pledged his continued support in 2010. In thanking him, I can pledge that we will raise the bar yet again next year."
In addition to the Shelbury Construction awards, Tricia King received a trophy donated by Biddy Barber as the highest-placed female competitor, and winning Novices Adrian Sinckler and Andre Murrell (Suzuki Samurai) a trophy presented by Richard Daniel of Neptune Tours.

Shelbury Construction June Safari - June 27/28
Mud Dogs BRC Safari Championship, round 2
Results - overall
1st Darrin White/Robert Warren (Flyin' Fish Nissan Frontier), 720 penalties
2nd Dominic Brooker/Stephen Dear (SDRR Hydraulics/Next Generation Electrical/Joe Brooker's Building Toyota Hilux), 792pens
3rd Damian Brooker/Derek Edwards (Joe Brooker's Building Toyota Hilux), 880pens
4th Paul Farmer/Peter Bradshaw (Hankook Tyres/Starfish Designs Isuzu LS), 985pens
5th Barry Gale/Neil Barnard (Gale's Agro Products/Redlinefuels.com Mitsubishi L200), 1148pens
6th Paul Marshall/Courtney Holder (Mitsubishi L200), 1184pens
7th Michael Ward/Willie Hinds (Niccolls & Edghill Construction/EZ Sign Shop Suzuki Samurai), 1247pens
8th Chris Armstrong/Wayne Clarke (Toyota Hilux), 1284pens
9th Wayne Manning/Yosuf Patel (Black Bess Quarry/Citgo Oils Toyota Hilux), 1362pens
10th Kirk King/Tricia King (K & N Equipment Suzuki Samurai), 1686pens
etc
Novice class
1st Adrian Sinckler/Andre Murrell (Suzuki Samurai), 1818pens - 13th overall
2nd David Brewster/Damien Bradshaw (Marks Auto Parts/Champion Auto Wrecker Serice Suzuki Samurai), 1851pens - 14th o/a
3rd Hadley Green/Adrian Crane (Automotive Art/Hunte's Auto Spares Toyota Hilux), 1923pens - 15th o/a
etc
Route 1
1st White/Warren, 212pens; 2nd Farmer/Bradshaw, 430pens; 3rd Luke Gittens/Gary Mendes (LG Trading/K&N Equipment/Lunatics Inc Suzuki Samurai), 440pens; etc
Route 2
1st Brooker/Dear, 94pens; 2nd Armstrong/Clarke, 112pens; 3rd Brooker/Edwards, 124pens; etc
Route 3
1st Brooker/Dear, 118pens; 2nd Manning/Patel, 130pens; 3rd King/King, 212pens; etc

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SHARK ATTACK: Surfer okay after shark attack in NSW

Shark Attack South coast shark attack victim 'in good spirits' - I'll surf again Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 27 June, 2009 : - - Signs have been put up on a New South Wales south coast beach warning that it has been closed, after a shark attack this morning. The victim, surfer Les Wade, 52, was rushed to hospital after he was bitten off Seven Mile Beach at Gerroa, south of Kiama, about 8.45am. He was taken to Shoalhaven hospital where he received more than 50 stitches. The injury was not regarded serious enough for him to be admitted overnight and he was discharged this afternoon. Following his release from Shoalhaven Hospital yesterday, the grandfather said he was grabbed below the knee by what he thought was a two-metre bronze whaler. He sustained 12 separate puncture wounds. "I felt something push me from behind, I felt a pressure on my leg, I thought it was another surfer, I turned around to say, 'What are you doing', and then I saw the back of a shark," Mr Wade said. He pledged to be back in the water as soon as he has recovered. The Australian Aerial Patrol says the attack is a timely reminder about the prevalence of sharks, despite the end of summer. Duty officer with Surf Life Saving New South Wales, John Restuccia, says signs have been erected this afternoon reminding people the beach is closed and that they swim there at their own risk. "Tomorrow morning our local jetboat in that area, at Kiama, [will] just have to patrol the area and make sure everything's still alright down there," he said. What's your take on this? Post your thoughts: SV Forum

BARNARD AND GALE DEFEND 'JUNE' TITLE

BARNARD AND GALE DEFEND 'JUNE' TITLE
Big influx of Novice crews for Shelbury Safari

Seven previous winners are among more than 30 entries for the Shelbury Construction June Safari this weekend (June 27/28), the 53rd running of the oldest motor sport event in the Caribbean with a continuous history. The second round of the Barbados Rally Club's (BRC) Mud Dogs Safari Championship will start from Heymans Factory, St Peter, at 2:01pm on Saturday.
Champion Navigator and Driver in 2005, Neil Barnard and Barry Gale (Gale's Agro Products/Redlinefuels.com Mitsubishi L200) will have their work cut out to repeat their victory of last year, when Barnard claimed a third-generation victory, joining father, David, and grandfather, Trevor Gale, on 'The June's' roll of honour.
Five of the top six crews from 2008 compete again, among them Dominic Brooker and Stephen Dear (SDRR Hydraulics/Next Generation Electrical/Joe Brooker's Building Toyota Hilux), who finished third and highest-placed Novice crew. They went on to finish second in the Novice Championship last year and have started their first Pro season well, with victory in the ARMAG March Safari.
Fourth in June last year, Dustin Edwards and Ryan Corbin (Blockman/SDRR Hydraulics/Crane & Equipments Toyota Hilux) have switched seats for 2009, Edwards now the driver, while fifth-placed Sean Dowding and Kirk Watkins (Isuzu D-max) and sixth-placed Kirk and Tricia King (K & N Equipment Suzuki Samurai) will again be aiming for strong finishes. All these crews figure in the top 10 of the respective Navigator and Driver Championship standings, so a weekend of hard-fought competition is ahead.
The most successful crew entered in terms of 'The June' is that of Chris Armstrong and Wayne Clarke (Toyota Hilux); as well as winning the event twice together (2000 & '01), Clarke had already claimed two earlier wins, as navigator to Don Hunte (1991 & '93). The list of former winners is completed by Peter Bradshaw and Robert Warren, who won in 2002, when the result was tied - Bradshaw was driver to Derek Gill and Warren navigator for brother Ian - and John Sealy, who is rare in the event's history, having won as both navigator (1967) and driver (1978).
Perhaps the most encouraging feature of the weekend's entry is the significant rise in the number of Novice crews, with no fewer than 10 pairs listed who have either not seen action this year, or are entirely new to the Championship. Of those who did contest the ARMAG March Safari, the leading novice driver is currently Adrian Sinkler, entered with Andre Murrell, while leading navigator is Gary Mendes, who sits with Luke Gittens.
The Shelbury Construction June Safari will feature three routes, two on Saturday, one on Sunday. The first crew is scheduled to leave the start at Heymans Factory, St Peter at 2:01pm on Saturday, with the first route concluding with a dinner stop at Chefette in Speightstown at around 7:00pm. The second route will finish at Andrews Factory Yard in St Joseph at around midnight.
In a minor change to the schedule, the first crew will now re-start at 7:31am on Sunday from Automotive Art, Welches - half-an-hour earlier than previously published - to face a further four hours or so of competition before the finish at Kendal Sporting at approximately noon. The route is primarily Tulip, with a couple of sections of BRC (80 per cent Tulip, 20 per cent BRC), and there is no BRC in Route two.

Shelbury Construction June Safari - June 27/28
Mud Dogs BRC Safari Championship, round 2
Running order - Pro class
2 Audley Croney/Geoffrey Goddard (JCB Excavators Suzuki Samurai)
4 Sean Dowding/Kirk Watkins (Isuzu D-Max)
7 Kirk King/Tricia King (K & N Equipment Suzuki Samurai)
12 Paul Farmer/Peter Bradshaw (Hankook Tyres/Starfish Designs Isuzu LS)
13 Chris Armstrong/Wayne Clarke (Toyota Hilux)
14 Damian Brooker/Derek Edwards (Joe Brooker's Building Toyota Hilux)
15 Paul Marshall/Courtney Holder (Mitsubishi L200)
16 Mike Ward/Willie Hinds (Niccolls & Edghill Construction/EZ Sign Shop Suzuki Samurai)
17 Darrin White/Robert Warren (Flyin' Fish Nissan Frontier)
18 Brett Barber/Warren Gollop (Mitsubishi Pajero)
19 Wayne Manning/Yosuf Patel (Black Bess Quarry/Citgo Oils Toyota Hilux)
20 Dustin Edwards/Ryan Corbin (Blockman/SDRR Hydraulics/Crane & Equipments Toyota Hilux)
21 Greg Cozier/Antonio Da Silva (Toyota Hilux)
23 Dominic Brooker/Stephen Dear (SDRR Hydraulics/Next Generation Electrical/Joe Brooker's Building Toyota Hilux)
24 Edson Arthur/Renata Roett (Toyota Hilux)
26 Barry Gale/Neil Barnard (Gale's Agro Products/Redlinefuels.com Mitsubishi L200)
27 Nicolas Lorde/Warrick Eastmond (Niccolls & Edghill Construction Suzuki Vitara)
29 John Sealy/Gregory Dickenson (Land Rover Defender)
Novice class
1 Kemar Drakes/Russell Williams (Suzuki Samurai)
3 Luke Gittens/Gary Mendes (LG Trading/K&N Equipment/Lunatics Inc Suzuki Samurai)
5 Bryan Collymore/Adrian Jackman (Owlies Trucking/Williams Tools & Equipment Suzuki Samurai)
6 Hadley Green/Adrian Crane (Automotive Art/Hunte's Auto Spares Toyota Hilux)
8 Adrian Sinckler/Andre Murrell (Suzuki Samurai)
9 Jamar Burrowes/Robert Burrowes (Berty's Transport Land Rover Defender)
10 Feroze Rafikh/Kamal Smith (Phoenix Construction & Maintenance Jeep CJ7)
11 Dean Springer/Steve Singh (Eastern Veterinary Clinic Suzuki Sidekick)
22 David Brewster/Damien Bradshaw (Marks Auto Parts/Champion Auto Wrecker Serice Suzuki Samurai)
25 Peter Phillips/Junior Phillips (Phillips Freighting & Farming Services Suzuki Fox)
28 Anthony King/Dave Sealy (Dynamic Limousine/D & N Rental & Taxi Service/Maxxis Tire/Lee's Tyre Shop Toyota Hilux)
* 30 Phil Harewood/Chris Gibson (CKE Security/C & H Tractor Services Suzuki Samurai)
31 David St Hill/Ian Grimes (Mitsubishi Pajero)
* entry pending approval

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Welcome to the 2009 Suzuki Caribbean Surf Tour. It has bee a tough challenge for the CSN to negotiate sponsorship in the atmosphere of global Crisis, but our sponsors have yet again come on board to assist in the development of Caribbean Pro Surfing.

First, congratulations to Ametza Nicholls, who against all odds, managed to hold on to her lead and emerge as Ladies Champion. And then, a special mention to Lewis St. John for totally “cleaning up” the trophies. The new Oakley team rider completely steam rolled over all opposition at the 2008 Soup Bowl Pro in both the Jr. and Open Men’s Divisions to claim his double title of Open Men’s Champion and Junior Champion.

Now details on the 2009 Tour. Due to the unexpected financial challenges it was decided the 2009 San Souci Pro should be postponed to October 3-4, 2009. This means that the Tour will now begin in Jamaica for the Makka Pro on July 4-5, 2009, and concludes in Barbados November 28-29, 2009, for the Soup Bowl Pro.

Finally, surfers travelled from 7 Caribbean islands to compete for the title of Suzuki Caribbean Surf Champion. In 2007, Alan Davis from Trinidad and Tobago and Jade Nichols from Barbados claimed the titles. In 2008, Barbadians Lewis St. John and Ametza Nicholls held claim to the titles. Who will surf away with the titles in 2009? Will the Jamaicans powerhouses “Bolt” for a fresh face on the Caribbean surf scene?

Good luck to all surfers and see you in the line up.

For Airline info from Barbados Contact the Caribbean Airlines (Heather Kieffer) http://www.bwee.com/index.html

Tele: (246) 429-5929 or (246) 427-4502

For Guest house and room Rental Contact the Jamaican Surfing association (Billy Mystic).

Email: jasurfas@hotmail.com or billymystic@yahoo.com

Tele: (876) 750-0103