Barbados Surfing Association
The Barbados Surfing Association annual general meet
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 23 January, 2009 : - - The Barbados Surfing Association held its annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 16th December and elected the following Executive Committee:
President, Mr. Carlos Wharton, Vice-President, Mr. Christopher Clarke, Secretary, Mrs. Margot Tuach and Treasurer, Mrs. Rachel Roett. The elected members in turn appointed the following four (4) additional committee members - Mr Peter Corbin. Mr. Elvis Carter, Mr. Barry Banfieldand Mr. David Hoad in keeping with the Constitution which was amended at an EGM convened on December 16, 2009.
This Executive Committee is committed to taking surfing to new heights and will develop a strategic plan which includes development programmes for coaching and judging as well as a full and action packed Calendar of events including Surfer Of The Year contests; the annual School Championships.
The annual International Surfing Classic at Soup Bowl and overseas contests including the ISA Quiksilver World Junior Surfing Championships in Ecuador March 27th to April 5th , the ISA World Surfing Games to be held in Costa Rica in July and the Pan-American Surfing Games slated for Brazil November 7 - 15.
This Committee will be responsible for running the BSA's affairs but will elect subcommittees with specific duties as needed. We already have established a Finance/Fund-raising committee chaired by Rachel Roett and a November Pro Committee chaired by Peter Corbin.
The BSA's website bsasurf.net will once again be administered by Mr.Kenneth Tuach with the assistance of Mr. Jake Corbin and will be the main source of information for BSA members - mainly through the monthly newsletter which will be sent out electronically. BSA Membership Forms will be available at the first contest venue and should be completed in full.
The BSA will also be using text messaging to ensure that all members are informed of the location of contests given that there are optional venues to ensure that contests take place in the best conditions possible on the day.
The Annual Membership Fee of Bds$50 and is now due and may be submitted by cheque to the following address: The Barbados Surfing Association, c/o P. O.Box 24, Barbados Olympic Association, Olympic Centre, Garfield Sobers Complex, Wildey, St. Michael or it may be paid at the first contest. Please note that if you opt to pay for two (2) years, the Membership fee is $80.
The main goals of the new committee will be as stated in the BSA's Ammended Constitution i.e. "to promote the sport of surfing in all its forms in Barbados, to sponsor, hold and organize Surfing Competitions, to send selected members of the Association to Surfing Competitions wherever held, to raise monies by private or public functions"
"Otherwise for the purposes of the Association and to accept contributions from members of the public for the purposes of the BSA and accept contributions from the public for the purpose of meeting the BSA's objectives.". In addition, efforts will be made to increase in membership and to foster development programmes in the areas of judging, coaching, shaping and glassing.
The BSA's Event Schedule for 2009 is as follows:
EVENT DATE / VENUE / SURFER OF THE YEAR SERIES
SOTY 1 FEBRUARY 14-15 SOUTH COAST
Option 1:South Point;
Option 2: Brandons;
Option 3: Long Beach
SOTY 2 MARCH 14-15 SOUTH COAST
Option 1: Brandons;
Option 2: South Point;
Option 3: Long Beach
SOTY 3 AUGUST 29-30 EAST COAST
Option 1: Barclays Park;
Option 2:Sand Bank;
Option 3: Parlour
SOTY 4 SEPTEMBER 19-20 EAST COAST
Option 1: Parlour;
Option 2:Soup Bowl;
Option 3: Morgan Lewis Beach
SOTY 5 OCTOBER 17018 EAST COAST
Option 1: Soup Bowl;
Option 2: Parlour
SOTY 6 NOVEMBER 28-29 EAST COAST
Option 1: Soup Bowl;
Option 2: Parlour
EXTRA EVENTS 2009 EVENT DATE VENUE
SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS APRIL 25-26 SOUTH COAST
Option 1: Brandons;
Option 2: South Point
NATIONALS (SOTY points awarded) MAY 9-10 Brandons
Optional Venue; Soup Bowl
ISA WSG TRIALS FEBRUARY 28 Sand Bank
Optional Venue: Long Beach
NOVEMBER PRO NOVEMBER 20-22
Soup Bowl
SURF BARBADOS BIG WAVE CONTEST FEBRUARY-APRIL / SEPTEMBER -DECEMBER
Optiional overseas contest
ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMIPIONSHIPS MARCH 27 - APRIL 5
Salinas Ecuador
ISA WORLD SURFING GAMES JULY 31 - AUGUST 8
Costa Rica
PANAMERICAN SURFINGGAMES IV NOVEMBER 7-15
Brazil
ISA MASTERS SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS TBA
Open for Bidding
Contests will start at 8:00 a.m. Entries will close at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of the contest. Pre-entries by telephone will be accepted from paid up members. However, entry fees must be paid by 7:30 or the surfer risks losing his/her spot. There will be a late fee of $10.
The Divisions to be contested this year are as follows:
Junior Boys - Under 16 and Under 20 (cannot turn 21 in year of contest)
Junior Girls - Under 18
Open Men
Open Women
Senior Men (28 - 35)
Senior Women (25 & over)
Open Long Board
Open Body Board
Masters (35 - 45 years)
Grand Masters (45 & over)
The Junior Boy Under 18 Division has been replaced by the Under-20 Division in order to provide greater exposure for our Juniors. Additional Divisions have been re-introduced to encourage more members to surf in contests. The Senior Women Division has been introduced as a pilot for SOTY 1 to encourage more women to compete.
The Under-12 and Menehune (under 11) Divisions have been taken out of the SOTY series since the conditions may prove to be too difficult for them. The idea is to introduce a series of contests especially for these young surfers. Discussions are on-going to finalize these arrangements.
Youngsters with the skill level are still encouraged to surf in the Junior Divisions of the SOTY series to help develop their surfing skill and performance in contests. Entrance fees are $25 for the first Division and $15 for each additional Division. For Non-members, the entrance fee is $35, but no SOTY points will be awarded to non-members.
Please note that for the time being, the Committee has decided to revert back to the traditional method of judging until there is a noticeable increase in the number of judges and the necessary technology made available. The intention is to re-intrduce the new judging scheme in 2010 after the necessary equipment has been procured.
Awards will be given for the Surfer of the Year Championships, Nationals, the School Championships and the Big Wave Contest. The Committee is actively seeking to raise funds to ensure the success of all these events, to send teams overseas and to secure prize money for the end-of-year SOTY Awards. Details regarding fund-raising events will be included in the next Newsletter.
Given the limited time-frame, the Team for the WJSC 2009 in Ecuador has been selected based on their performance in the 2008 SOTY series and their general performance in contests. The Team for the ISA WSG in Costa Rica will be picked based on performance in the TRIALS slated for February 28th.
In addition, team members will be required to undergo training as required, drug tests in keeping with the BSA's and ISA's zero tolerance policy and to abide by the BSA's Code of Conduct.
Before closing, the BSA Executive Committee would like to thank the out-going committee for their efforts in 2008 and the Members for their past support. Once again, we extend to you best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2009 and look forward to working with you for the development of this beautiful sport that we all love!
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