Burke off to Hawaii camp

HAWAII-BOUND: Barbados’ top junior surfer Josh Burke will be getting specialised coaching. (FP)

Sun, February 05, 2012 - 10:00 AM

JOSH BURKE is taking his talents to the pacific.

Barbados’ promising junior surfer will be heading to the north shore of the Hawaiian Island Oahu for ten days of training under the guidance of world class coach Rainos Hayes as part of this year’s Billabong “Bloodlines” development camp.

The 14-year-old St Winifred’s standout is just one of six elite Billabong junior riders being selected from an international roster to attend the prestigious camp later this month.

According to Blake Pettit, surf marketing manager for Billabong USA, the programme aims to create increased surf skill and technique development while exposing juniors to some of the world’s great surf locations.

A big wave Hawaiian legend in the sport, Haynes has coached 2000 ISA World Junior Champ Joel Centenio, as well as the gold medal-winning Hawaiian junior team in the 2005 ISA World Surfing Games and led the 2007 Hawaiian Tag team to becoming Aloha Cup champions. (PR/JM)

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Posted by Frank Husbands 3 months, 2 weeks ago: It amazes me that when it come to the sports that the a certain segment of our society participates in the Government does seem to have any interest or mechanism to assist such sports.We had great promise with the equestrian sport. Our successive governments can’t see that surfing and equestrian sports,can greatly enhance our tourism far more than soccer and a lot of other sports the government has spread it’s self thinly supporting.