2013 That’s a wrap!

Successful, emotional and rewarding, these are 3 words that sum up my competitive year on the surf scene.

It’s been an emotional roller coaster of up and downs.

In my happy place, thinking back over a great year! 

Successful - being selected to represent SA for the 2^nd time at the ISA World Junior Champs in Nicaragua, finishing 16^th over all, winning all 4 of the Billabong junior series was a dream come true, and then most recently to defend my title and win my last u/16 event of my life in front of my sponsors at the Lizzard Summer Fest earlier this month was cherry on top.

Emotional – taking all the wins with the losses, trying to win and lose  gracefully, “Say nothing when you lose and say even less when you win”, something I try to remember in this sport that is unpredictable at times.

Rewarding – Achieving most of the goals I set out at the end of 2012, getting to travel to destinations like Nicaragua and see their culture and making new friendships.

South African trials – Seal Point – u/16 Girls - 1^st

Billabong Junior Series # 1 New Pier – u/18 Girls - 1^st  , u/20 Girls – 4^th

Billabong Junior Series # 2 – East London – u/18 Girls 1st

Da’kine ISA World Junior Surfing Championships – Nicaragua – u/16 Girls – 16^th

Cool Shoe SA Championships – u/20 Girls 4^th

Billabong Junior Series # 3 – Long Beach – u/18 Girls 1^st , u/20 Girls – 4^th

Billabong Junior Series # 4 – Seal Point – u/18 Girls 1^st

2013 Billabong Junior Series - Series winner u/18 Girls , 3^rd in Series u/20 Girls

Hurley SA Junior Champs – J Bay – 4^th u/17 Girls

SSA Women’s Challenge – Durban – u/16 Girls – 1^st, u/20 Girls – 4^th

Lizzard Summer Surf fest – Umhlanga – u/16 Girls 1^st

Winner u/18 Girls SSA PST

4^th Place u/20 Girls SSA PST

Thanks you to everyone for the support in 2013, especially to my family and my sponsors that make this all possible.

Now to enjoy the summer holidays

Happy Holidays, season’s greetings

Chanelle

xoxo