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European Juniors in Ferrol Spain Posted Wednesday, November 8 2006 by cliodhna

Good Luck to Damien Conway who is going to Ferrol in Spain tomorrow for the

Members of the Irish Junior Surf Team are packing their bags in preparation for their trip to Ferrol, Spain to compete at the European Junior Surfing Championships. The team will be leaving Dublin Airport on Thursday morning.

The Championships will kick off on Saturday with the team parade and official opening ceremony taking place at 4pm in Ferrol.

The Irish Surf Team will spend Friday and Saturday morning on the beach training with coaches, Pascal Devine and Marcus Dias in preparation for the start of heats on Sunday morning. The contest will run all next week with the finals taking place on Saturday 18th November.

The event is going to be LIVE WEBCAST. This means that family and friends at home can watch the Irish Junior Surf Team heats live during the competition. It will be very interactive, everyone can participate! So please pass the word: www.eurojuniorferrol.com EUROJUNIOR GOES LIVE!!!!!

Irish Junior Team

European Junior Surfing Championships

Doninhos - Ferrol,  Spain 11-19 November

 

U18

Hugh Galloway, Tramore

Stephen Kilfeather, Strandhill

 

U16

Damien Conway, Lahinch

Owen Murphy, Bundoran

 

U14

Aaron Reid, Sligo

James Garvey, Castlederg

 

U18 Girls

Ione Byrne, Aughris

Amy May Garvey, Castlederg

 

U18 Boys Bodyboard

Jack Mc Caughan, Portrush

Aidan Kelly, Strandhill

 

U16 Boys Bodyboard

Rory O’Dowd, Strandhill

Oran Mc Govern, Strandhill

 

U18 Longboard

Kevin Doyle, Tramore

 

U18 Girls Bodyboard

Tahlia Britton, Rossnowlagh

 

Judges

Ronan Oertzen (Junior), Belfast

Daniel Gow (Senior), Portrush

 

Manager

Linda Byrne, Aughris

 

Coaches

Marcus Dias, Bundoran

Pascal Devine, Newtownstewart

European Juniors, he will be in the U16's