Team Canada’s three surfers were in the water today at the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Auckland, New Zealand.
The surfers include Nomme and Diego Mignot, who are competing in the under-16 category. Both boys live in Mexico and hold Canadian passports.
The third surfer is 16-year-old Jacob Albury of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, who is competing in the under-18 category.
Canadian Surfing Association (CSA) President John Fluke is currently in New Zealand with the team and sent back this report:
“Yesterday was the first day of the competition and the conditions have changed from sweet waves to a wind-blown mess. Read More…
Nomme Mignot
Nomme Mignot and his cousin Diego Mignot will be representing Canada in the under-16 division at the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Auckland, New Zealand (January 20-28).
The two surfers currently live in Mexico but hold Canadian passports. Both surfers regularly compete in Mexico and are nationally ranked.
Canadian Surfing Association (CSA) President John Fluke announced on Thursday that Nomme and Diego would be joining Team Canada. Last week, it was believed that Nomme would be representing Mexico.
Sixteen-year-old Jacob Albury of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia is the third member of the team. Albury, who was born in Ontario and has lived in the Bahamas and Nova Scotia, is in Grade 11 at Park View Education Centre in Bridgewater.
Albury took first place in the open boys division at the Shut up and Surf Classic contest in October at Cow Bay, Nova Scotia.
He will compete in the under-18 division at the World Juniors.
See more photos of Jacob at the end of the interview.
Sixteen-year-old Jacob Albury of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia will be representing Team Canada at the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, which takes place January 20-28 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Albury, who is in Grade 11 at Park View Education Centre in Bridgewater, took first place in the open boys division at the Shut up and Surf Classic contest in October at Cow Bay, Nova Scotia.
ScotiaSurfer.com interviewed Albury through email this past weekend.
ScotiaSufer.com (SS): Tell us a little about your background.
Jacob Albury (JA): I grew up in Abaco, Bahamas but moved to Nova Scotia when I was 10, then moved back to Bahamas at 13, then back to Nova Scotia this summer. I get back to the Bahamas two, three times a year. Surfing in the Bahamas is definitely more convenient not having to change into wetsuits. Read More…
Jacob Albury
Due to economic conditions, Canada will only be sending one surfer to the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, which takes place January 20-28 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Sixteen-year-old Jacob Albury of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia will be representing Team Canada at the contest. Albury took first place in the open boys division at the Shut up and Surf Classic contest in October at Cow Bay, Nova Scotia.
Albury has also competed in the Bahamas as well the U.S., including California, Florida and Virginia Beach.
A total of five surfers were invited by the Canadian Surfing Association (CSA) to represent Canada at the contest, four of which were from the East Coast.
In addition to Albury, the other East Coast surfers were 16-year-old Connor Marsh of Liverpool, 17-year-old Isaac Norman of Port Joli, and 15-year-old Kris Rambeau of Eastern Passage. Read More…
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The Canadian Surfing Association (CSA) has added a fifth member to the team that is hoping to represent Canada at the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Auckland, New Zealand this coming January.
Born to Canadian parents, Nomme Mignot is a 12-year-old surfer based in Mexico. Mignot, who holds a Canadian passport, has competed contests in Mexico and California and has won events surfing as a grom.
Whether Mignot will actually represent Team Canada along with four East Coast surfers in New Zealand is currently up in the air. To date, the surfers have little success raising money necessary to make the long trip.
The team did have some people offer air miles, however, they cannot be put towards the flights to New Zealand, said CSA President John Fluke.
Those who might be interested in donating to the team are asked to contact the CSA at jfluke@ns.sympatico.ca or (902) 488-4252.
Nomme Mignot
Date of birth: May 31, 1997
Born: Panama
Lives: Mexico (holds a Canadian passport)
Stance: Goofy
Favorite break: Sayulita (somewhere in Mexico)
Favorite board: HX Future Heretics
Previous contests: Mexico, California
Favorite surfers: Mick Fanning, Clay Marzo and Julian Wilson
Hobbies outside of surfing: Tennis, football |
Below are brief profiles of four East Coast surfers who hope to compete in the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Auckland, New Zealand this coming January.
Getting to the other side of the globe is obviously very costly and all four kids are looking for funding and donations to help get them there.
Those who are interested in donating or would like more information can contact Canadian Surfing Association President John Fluke at jfluke@ns.sympatico.ca or (902) 488-4252.
Jacob Albury
Date of Birth: September 4, 1993
Born: Guelph, Ontario
Lives: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Stance: Regular
Favorite breaks: Japans, Bahamas; Gaff Point, NS
Favorite board: 5′8″ Quiet Flight
Previous contests:
Nova Scotia
- Shut up and Surf Classic: 1st place Open Boys, Quarterfinals in Open Men
Bahamas
- BSA Summer Series 2009 final standings: 1st Open Juniors
- BSA 2007/2008 Series final standings: 1st in Open Juniors
United States
- 2008/2009 NSSA Southeast Region final ratings: 5th Open Juniors
- Qualified for Open Men’s division at NSSA Nationals 2009 (Lower Trestles, California)
- Quarterfinals in Open Juniors 2009 NSSA East Coast Surfing Championships, Sebastien Inlet, Florida
- East Coast Surfing Championships, Virginia Beach 2005: Semifinal finishes in Open Boys and Open Juniors
- NSSA East Coast Championships 2003 (Sebastien Inlet, Florida): 6th place finish in Open Mini groms
Favorite surfers: Peter Devries, Dane Reynolds
Hobbies outside of surfing: Xbox 360, skateboarding
Links:
Fundraising site
Surf Bahamas Profile
Surf Bahamas Article |
Connor Marsh
Date of birth: January 20, 1993
Born: Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Lives: Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Stance: Regular
Favorite break: Jennifers, Western Head
Favorite board: Simon Anderson IP swallow tail
Previous contests: World Juniors in 2007 and 2008; Numerous local contests.
Favorite surfers: Laird Hamilton, Rob Machado
Hobbies outside of surfing: Major Midget AAA hockey, guitar |
Isaac Norman
Nickname: Donkey
Date of birth: June 22, 1992
Born: Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Lives: Port Joli, Nova Scotia
Stance: Goofy
Favorite break: Western Head Point
Favorite board: 6′2″ x 18 1/4 x 2 1/4 JS Pintail
Previous contests: World Juniors in 2005, 2007 and 2008; Many local contests.
Favorite surfer: Rob Machado
Hobbies outside of surfing: Soccer and hockey |
Kris Rambeau
Nickname: Rambo
Date of birth: February 8, 1994
Born: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Lives: Eastern Passage
Stance: Regular
Favorite break: Braces or any beach break
Favorite board: JS 6′0″ Fat Fish
Previous contests: Shut up and Surf Classic
Favorite surfers: Julian Wilson, Taj Burrows
Hobbies outside of surfing: Skateboarding, snowboarding |
We all witnessed what West Coast surfer Pete Devries did at the recent international surfing event in Tofino, BC. The 26-year-old Canadian surprised the surfing world by winning the O’Neill Cold Water Classic.
Four young East Coast surfers dream of one day accomplishing similar feats. Those four kids hope to begin pursuing that dream in January at the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in New Zealand.
The four kids hoping to compete include South Shore surfers Connor Marsh, Isaac Norman and Jacob Albury, and Halifax-area surfer Kris Rambeau. All four were chosen by the Canadian Surfing Association (CSA) to wear the Maple Leaf at the upcoming international contest.
Albury recently finished first in the boys division of the Shut Up and Surf Classic contest held in Cow Bay last month; Norman finished second followed by Rambeau. Both Norman and Marsh represented Canada at the 2007 World Juniors in Portugal.
Getting to the other side of the globe is obviously very costly and all four kids are looking for funding and donations to help get them there. Read More…
The Surfing Association of Nova Scotia (SANS) is a provincial organization – established to represent the interests of surfers from across the province.
SANS is working on an strategic operational plan at the moment and one of our key goals is to ensure that SANS represents interests and issues related to surfing from across our province.
At our next Board Meeting on December 10, I plan to make some recommendations on how SANS can do this better.
If you have any ideas or thoughts on the following, please send a message to surfridersns@gmail.com:
- How can SANS represent the interests of surfers/surfing areas in all parts of Nova Scotia (not just HRM!)?
- What are the issues/needs/highlights/challenges about surfing or the surfing community in your region?
- How can SANS get more input from people from various regions of Nova Scotia?
- Other thoughts?
We would appreciate any feedback you can give us!
Best,
Amy Schwartz – VP SANS
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is once again awarding academic scholarships to junior surfers.
The main objective of the 2010 Individual Scholarship Program “is to provide financial support to junior surfers who demonstrate an actual need, in order to facilitate an experience in surfing while encouraging the importance of education.”
The money must be used by the recipients to travel to surf contests and/or upgrade their surfing equipment, as well as to foster their education.
Nova Scotia surfer Isaac Norman was one of 20 scholarship recipients in 2008.
Who is eligible?
All junior surfers who were 17 years of age or younger on January 1, 2009 and are enrolled in school and in good standing.
Applicants must also have a credible financial need for a scholarship that could not be provided by their families, sponsors or local government. In other words, the scholarship must make a big difference in a surfer’s academic and surf career.
And finally, applicants must be an inspiration to others.
The deadline for applications is December 11, 2009.
For more information on the ISA scholarship program or to apply, please contact Canadian Surfing Association President John Fluke by email at: canadiansurfing@yahoo.com
