Chris Dennis Wins Again!

Chris Dennis in winning form at World Surfing Games 2008.

This sunday Trinidad and Tobago's National Surfing Champion 2008, Christopher Dennis, continued his winning form by securing his second victory in a row at SATT National Team Trails #3, held at Beach Break, Sans Souci.

Replicating the form of on-fire ASP surfer Joel Parkinson, who also won his last two events back-to-back, Chris has all but fully secured a birth on his country's National Team for the second year in a row and is likely to be representing the Red, Black and White come July 31st in Hermosa, Costa Rica at the World Surfing Games 2009!

Conditions at Beach Break, Sans Souci once again turned on for the field of competition, proving why it's considered the most consistent surf spot in the twin island state. Both Juniors and Open surfers had an opportunity to compete in their divisions.  The results were as follows:

OPEN MEN

ROUND 1
HT 1
1. Che Lovelace
2. Sean Rostant
3. Sherrard Spiers
4. Simon Cabral

HT 2
1. Jason Apparicio
2. Shane Henneman
3. Kendell Francis
4. Kiwan Landreth-Smith

HT 3
1. Chris Dennis
2. Mikey Phillips
3. Kevin Seetai
4. Simeon Cupid

HT 4
1. Alan Davis
2. Bryan Ramcharan
3. Ryan Chin
4. Tristan Richardson

SEMI 1
1. Chris Dennis
2. Che Lovelace
3. Bryan Ramcharan
4. Shane Henneman

SEMI 2
1. Alan Davis
2. Jason Apparicio
3. Sean Rostant
4. Mikey Phillips

FINAL
1. Chris Dennis
2. Jason Apparicio
3. Alan Davis
4. Che Lovelace

JUNIORS MEN

HT 1
1. Jamie Phillips
2. Stefan Lue Chin
3. Craig DeFreitas
4. Findley Howard-Stevens

HT 2
1. Dario Jordan
2. Christian Chin
3. Matthew Milne

FINAL
1. Dario Jordan
2. Christian Chin
3. Stefan Lue Chin
4. Jamie Phillips

NEXT TRIALS ON 17TH MAY 2009

Local Youths recipients of the 2009 ISA Individual Scholarships!

** Our very own Junior Rippers Dario Jordan and James Philips to recieve Scholarships. Special thanks to SATT secretary Warren Rostant for long hours putting their applications together and making this happen on behalf of the SATT!

Salinas, Ecuador, April 1st, 2009)  The International Surfing Association announced yesterday, the forty recipients of the 2009 ISA Individual Scholarship Program during an ISA Development Meeting held at the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Ecuador. 

This is the third consecutive year that the ISA holds the Scholarship Program. The program started in 2007 with only five grants awarded and within one year expanded it to 20 scholarships. For 2009, the ISA increased the program by 100%, issuing 40 scholarships to Under 18 junior surfers from 22 countries.  The ISA received over 80 applications from 24 countries for this year’s program.   

Before announcing the winners, ISA President Fernando Aguerre said: “I believe the Scholarship is a huge step forward by the ISA in areas of the world where we can never do enough.  Together, we are supporting the dreams and hopes of good students who are also good surfers. We went from five to 40 scholarships in three years and we´re hoping to reach 100 in a couple of years.”

After careful review by the Scholarship Selection Committee, the ISA announced the following surfers as ISA Surfing Ambassadors in every corner of the world. The recipients are inspirational human beings, great surfers and students who want to succeed in surfing and school.

The ISA is able to provide scholarships due to the generous support from Quiksilver Foundation, Billabong, Reef Redemption, and Global Surf Industries, Inc. 

 

2009 ISA Scholarship Recipients  

Brian Masmut –Argentina  Martín Carricart –Argentina  Joaquín Castanon –Argentina  Dominic Reisch –Australia  Amiya Doyle - Australia Ametza Nicholls –Barbados  Jade Niccols –Barbados  Jordan Heaselgrave –Barbados  Victor Bernardo –Brazil  Isaac Norman –Canada  Tomás Villegas –Chile  Camilo Hernández –Chile  Manuel Mesen –Costa Rica  Alberto Muñoz –Costa Rica  Carlos Muñoz –Costa Rica  Roberto Rodriguez –Ecuador  Brandon García –Guatemala  Freddy Morales –Guatemala Henry Rivera -Guatemala Garren Pryce –Jamaica  Leon McKenzie –Jamaica  Nao Omura –Japan  Arashi Kato –Japan  Aman Ashraf –Maldives  Itzel García –Mexico  Jayda Martin Fitzharris – New Zealand  Joaquín del Castillo – Perú  Juninho Urcia – Perú Miguel Tudela – Perú Pedro Alcobia –Portugal  Christian Rivera –Puerto Rico  Brandon Benjamin –South Africa  Bright Ntuli –South Africa  Khaye Ngcobo – South Africa Lucía Martino –Spain  Darío Jordan –Trinidad  James Philips – Trinidad  Federico Longo –Uruguay  Christian Arballo –USA  Demi Boelsteri –USA