PRESIDENT of the Byron Bay Boardriders Club Neil Cameron hailed the success of last weekend’s Ben King Classic saying it was a fitting way to pay tribute to club stalwart the late Ben King.
“The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and it was a great way to honour BK,” he said.
“The competitions reputation is spreading and there were heaps of gun surfers from all over the East Coast competing over the weekend.
“The surf was pumping with six foot of solid swell on Saturday.
The Byron Bay Runners junior squads have had outstanding results already this season with two squad members, Jake Giltrap-Goode and Suki Alford, winning regional championships and three runner-up regional age champions – Sandy Byrne, Rufus Scott and Matilda Peacock.
BYRON Bay High School student Millie McCourt has just returned from the US after winning the 16 years Feather Weight division at the Brazilian Jiujitsu (BJJ) World Championship held in California.
“When I first started training I was 12 years old and had the dream of becoming the IBJJF Champion of the World,” said Millie, who beat competitors from all over the world.