November 11, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jamaica Take Four of Top Eight Spots in
2009 Caribbean Waterman Challenge
The final results are in for the Inaugural Caribbean Waterman Challenge 2009! With some serious water sports action over the last 12 months, the Sport Fishing and Surfing Categories now both have crowned champions in several categories. It was a long year with many events spread over the Caribbean, from Jamaica to Martinique to Trinidad & Tobago, with many more scattered in between.
In the Surfing realm, CW summarized several surfing events Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, and the ISA World Surfing Games 2009. In Jamaica there were the Jamaican Surfing Association (JSA) National Open Series event 1 and 2, and the Caribbean Surfing Network (CSN) Makka Pro 2009. In Barbados there were the Barbados Surfing Association (BSA) Surfer of the Year events 1 through 4, BSA National Surfing Championships 2009, and the Barbados Independence Surf Festival 2009.
Jamaica had an impressive freshman year with 4 surfers in the top 8 in the Caribbean, JSA President Billy Wilmot getting the award for Best Surf-action Photos and son Icah Wilmot also copping the “Best Free Surf Performance” title.
“Jamaica continues to make strides in regional surfing and we are proud of the efforts of our athletes,” said JSA President Billy Wilmot. “Our efforts have met with marked success and we hope to continue to impress the surfing world with the standard of Jamaica’s surf and surfers.”
The Final Results of the Caribbean Waterman Challenge 2009 have been summarized in an Online Audio Visual Presentation that can be viewed via the Caribbean Waterman website at www.caribbeanwaterman.com . The breakdown of the official surfing results is as follows:
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES - SURFING
Category Winner Country
Best Free Surf Performance Icah Wilmot Jamaica
Best Surf-Action Photos 1st - Billy Wilmot Jamaica
Best Photo of Caribbean Surfer (Intl.) Jason Apparicio T&T
TOP SURFERS PERFORMANCES
Place Surfer Country Total
1 Chris Dennis T&T 5940
2 Shane Simmonds JAM 5640
3 Inilek Wilmot JAM 5121
4 Icah Wilmot JAM 5061
5 Chris Clarke BDS 4991
6 Che Lovelace T&T 4511
7 Luke Williams JAM 4456
8 Lewis St John BDS 4443
9 Alan Burke BDS 4180
10 Ackeam Phillips JAM 3913
11 Jake Corbin BDS 3865
12 Eneson Lightbourn JAM 3716
13 Stefan Corbin BDS 3635
14 Jason Pusey JAM 3510
15 Simon Coles BDS 3471
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