The Annual Pines Surfing Competition Crowns Junior Surfers

AUSTRALIA, NSW.  ASI Accredited Surf School, Pines Surfing Academy, held their annual Inter-school Surfing Championships on 8 May 2018.   Josh Marsh takes out the highly contested llawarra under 12's title while Tyla Hurst got over taken in the last minute in the under 14's final, finishing 2nd just ahead of 2016 NSW state champion, Zahlia Short (also, a Pines student)...

Now in its 12th year, the competition is a major event for local high schools.   Vaya Phrachanh is the owner of Pines Surfing and and organises the event.  He is an ASI Trainer and elite competition surfing coach, with many noteable successes. 

The local newspaper, Illawarra Mercury, covered the event and wrote: 

"Bulli High School has claimed a hotly contested 2018 Pines Surfing School Competition at The Farm on Tuesday. 

Featuring over 20 teams from schools in the Illawarra, with six members per team, the competition is a unique event on the surfing calendar, but one surfers from the region always hotly anticipate. 

The Bulli team, led by Eddy Hamaty and Darci Air, proved too good for their rivals, with Warilla High School claiming second place and Shellharbour Anglican College and Holy Spirit College finishing in third and fourth place respectively.

The Illawarra Grammar School’s Finn McLaren was named most valuable male surfer, while Air received the most valuable female surfer award.

The competition featured multiple surfers who have made waves in big junior events, with Lennix Smith competing for Warilla, Tyla and Charli Hurst competing for Corpus Christie, and Will Clarke and Aiden Chamberlain turning out for Holy Spirit College. "

PHOTO:  Illawarra Mecury.   Shellharbour Anglican College's Josh Marsh catches a wave during the Pines Surfing School Competition at The Farm on Tuesday. Picture: Sylvia Liber.

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