Thompson and Dennis Take Top Honors in CW Challenge 2009!
CARIBBEAN WATERMAN CHALLENGE 2009
The final results are in for the Inaugural Caribbean Waterman Challenge 2009! With some serious water sports action over the last 12 months, the Sport Fishing and Surfing Categories now both have crowned champions in several categories. It was a long year with many events spread over the Caribbean, from Jamaica to Martinique to Trinidad & Tobago, with many more scattered in between.
In an effort to have a level playing field for evaluating waterman’s performances throughout the year, we have tried our best to have the hosts of all these events supply detailed information on all participants. In some case, like the Spice Island Billfish Tournament, reporting was very detailed and helped our competition tremendously. In other cases, we were only able to get information of top performers in many categories. Nonetheless, the results of the CW Challenge 2009 accurately reflect the true significance of the top performances.
In the Surfing realm, CW summarized several surfing events Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, and the ISA World Surfing Games 2009. In Jamaica there were the Jamaican Surfing Association (JSA) National Open Series event 1 and 2, and the Caribbean Surfing Network (CSN) Makka Pro 2009. In Barbados there were the Barbados Surfing Association (BSA) Surfer of the Year events 1 through 4, BSA National Surfing Championships 2009, and the Barbados Independence Surf Festival 2009.
In the Sports Fishing Realm, CW summarized several Sports Fishing events, both International and local (to Trinidad and Tobago). International tournament results were used for the Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament, the TTGFA Marlin Madness Tournament, the Spice Island Billfish Tournament (Grenada), the St.Lucia International Tournament, the Barbados International Tournament, and the Martinique International Tournament.
In addition, results from the Beacon Insurance Wahoo Tournament, The Well Services Kingfish Tournament, and The TDC Tarpon Thunder Tournament, which were all TTGFA events, were used. Finally, results from the Unit Trust Fishing Tournament, an independently run fundraising event, we also tabulated.
Overall, the Challenge summarized the performances of sixty four (64) Caribbean Sport Fishing Vessels/Crews, one hundred and six (106) Sport Fishing Anglers, and eighty seven (87) competitive surfers. These athletes represented (7) countries, which included Jamaica, Barbados, T&T, Grenada, St.Lucia, Martinique, and the UK. We are confident that there were more participants and more countries represented throughout these events and with improved reporting techniques in the 2010 edition of the Challenge, this will be better reflected in the final results.
The stand out overall performance by a Caribbean Waterman in 2009 was young Brett Thompson that won the Best Angler Performance Category, and Heaviest Grouper Shot Free Diving Category. Another name worth mentioning was Chris Dennis who won the Best Competitive Surfer Performance Category, he surfed one event less than his closest rival. Both of these athlete’s are from Trinidad and Tobago.
The Final Results of the Caribbean Waterman Challenge 2009 have been summarized in an Online Audio Visual Presentation that can be viewed via our website at www.caribbeanwaterman.com . The breakdown of the official results is as follows:
OFFICIAL RESULTS
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SPECIES AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES - FISHING |
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Category |
Winner |
Size |
Country |
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Biggest Grouper Free Dive |
Brett Thompson |
102 lbs |
T&T |
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Biggest Tuna Free-Fishing |
Badger Dearman |
169lbs |
GND |
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Biggest Cobera Snapper / Parge |
Stuart Hutton |
67 lbs |
T&T |
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Sailfish |
Don Thomas |
62.2 lbs |
T&T |
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Tuna |
Miss Abbie |
163 lbs |
T&T |
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Dolphin |
Peter Gibbs |
51.5 lbs |
BDS |
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Wahoo |
Nicholas De Souza |
92.2 lbs |
T&T |
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Marlin |
Jovan Jangoo |
825 lbs |
T&T |
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Best Fishing-Action Photographs |
Christian Hadeed |
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INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES - SURFING |
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Category |
Winner |
Country |
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Best Free Surf Performance |
Icah Wilmot |
Jamaica |
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Best Surf-Action Photos |
2nd - David Wears |
T&T |
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1st - Billy Wilmot |
Jamaica |
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Best Photo of Caribbean Surfer (Intl.) |
Jason Apparicio |
T&T |
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TOP VESSEL / CREW PERFORMANCES |
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Place |
Name |
Country |
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1 |
Hard Play II |
T&T |
4040 |
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2 |
Blue Fever / Mappapie |
T&T |
2730 |
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3 |
Luhrd Away |
T&T |
2192 |
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4 |
Magic Lady |
T&T |
1785 |
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5 |
Moon Shadow / D Rog |
T&T |
1690 |
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6 |
Afunday |
T&T |
1675 |
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7 |
Ega Beaver |
T&T |
1631 |
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8 |
Barbie Doll Too |
T&T |
1610 |
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9 |
Reel Finatic |
T&T |
1583 |
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10 |
Why Worry |
T&T |
1561 |
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11 |
Temptation |
T&T |
1525 |
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12 |
Southern Cross |
T&T |
1378 |
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13 |
Legacy |
BDS |
1370 |
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14 |
Par-t-Time |
T&T |
1315 |
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15 |
Houdini |
T&T |
1255 |
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16 |
Pair a Dice |
T&T |
1225 |
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17 |
Viking 4 |
T&T |
1225 |
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18 |
Big Deal |
BDS |
1083 |
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Step Ah Side |
T&T |
1025 |
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20 |
Blood Shot |
T&T |
1000 |
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21 |
Done Diggin |
T&T |
878 |
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22 |
Hard Play |
T&T |
873 |
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23 |
De Reel Viking |
BDS |
860 |
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Limited Edition |
MART |
860 |
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23 |
Finesse |
T&T |
860 |
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23 |
D Jep |
T&T |
860 |
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Free Enterprise |
St L |
860 |
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23 |
Anger Management |
T&T |
860 |
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29 |
Miss Abbie |
T&T |
835 |
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30 |
Fun Now |
T&T |
730 |
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30 |
Bobby Breen |
T&T |
730 |
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32 |
Grand Slam |
T&T |
670 |
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33 |
Challenge II |
BDS |
610 |
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33 |
Equity |
T&T |
610 |
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33 |
Fancy Man II |
T&T |
610 |
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33 |
Dream Catcher |
T&T |
610 |
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37 |
Trendsetter |
T&T |
583 |
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38 |
Radical |
T&T |
555 |
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39 |
Grey Ghost |
St L |
555 |
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39 |
Mama Mia |
T&T |
555 |
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41 |
Archrival |
T&T |
528 |
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41 |
Crazy Horse Again |
GND |
528 |
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43 |
Mark Up |
T&T |
500 |
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44 |
Arabian Princess |
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488 |
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44 |
Lyrics |
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488 |
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44 |
Ruby’s Joy II |
GND |
488 |
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47 |
Terminated |
T&T |
475 |
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48 |
Blue Magic |
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450 |
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49 |
Risky Business |
GND |
425 |
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50 |
Fever |
T&T |
413 |
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51 |
Grand Slam II |
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395 |
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52 |
Maya |
T&T |
380 |
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53 |
Rebel |
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380 |
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54 |
Crazy Baldhead |
GND |
375 |
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55 |
Catalyst |
T&T |
370 |
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56 |
Reel McCoy |
T&T |
360 |
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57 |
Contendress |
MART |
350 |
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58 |
Gecko |
UK |
340 |
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59 |
Two Thou |
MART |
335 |
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60 |
Papasan |
T&T |
330 |
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61 |
Cherrio |
T&T |
325 |
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62 |
Big Swordfish |
MART |
320 |
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63 |
Shennel |
GND |
310 |
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64 |
Yes Aye |
GND |
305 |
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TOP ANGLER PERFORMANCES |
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Place |
Angler |
Country |
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1 |
Brett Thompson |
T&T |
1788 |
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2 |
Francois Mouttet |
T&T |
1610 |
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3 |
Jovan Jangoo |
T&T |
1370 |
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4 |
Michael DeFreitas |
T&T |
1325 |
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5 |
Edward Aboud |
T&T |
1253 |
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6 |
Andrew Crooks |
T&T |
1250 |
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7 |
Christian Hadeed |
T&T |
1012 |
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8 |
Andrew Llanos |
T&T |
1000 |
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8 |
James Harris |
T&T |
1000 |
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8 |
Mathew Armstrong |
BDS |
1000 |
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8 |
Nicholas DeSouza |
T&T |
1000 |
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8 |
Ryan Agar |
T&T |
1000 |
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8 |
Mark Villain |
T&T |
1000 |
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14 |
Fernando Navarro |
T&T |
930 |
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15 |
Oma Davis |
T&T |
860 |
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16 |
Richard de Verteuil |
T&T |
780 |
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17 |
Geoffrey Pollard |
T&T |
765 |
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18 |
Adrian Johnson |
BDS |
730 |
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18 |
Don Thomas |
T&T |
730 |
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19 |
Timothy Skinner |
T&T |
730 |
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20 |
Johnathan Delarosa |
T&T |
710 |
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21 |
Peter Reid |
T&T |
670 |
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21 |
Shammon Walker |
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670 |
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23 |
Godfrey George |
GND |
610 |
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24 |
Roger Aleong |
T&T |
590 |
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25 |
Ansil Ramsaroop |
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555 |
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Brendan Bernard |
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555 |
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Gerald Lai Quan |
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555 |
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25 |
Joe Andary |
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555 |
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John Inniss |
BDS |
555 |
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Kirk Agar |
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555 |
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Lennox Tang Yuk |
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555 |
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Peter Webster |
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555 |
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Reginald Maclean |
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555 |
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25 |
Teressa Jack |
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555 |
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35 |
Mark Telfer |
T&T |
545 |
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36 |
Jeane Aleong |
T&T |
528 |
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37 |
Jim Lee Young |
T&T |
500 |
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38 |
James Brathwaite |
GND |
488 |
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39 |
Leslie DuBoulay |
STL |
475 |
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40 |
Andrew Rapson |
T&T |
462 |
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41 |
Matthew Roach Jr. |
BDS |
450 |
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42 |
Wayne Roach |
BDS |
438 |
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43 |
Ian Hamel-Smith |
T&T |
425 |
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44 |
Jarrod Skeete |
BDS |
413 |
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45 |
Alan Jeffries |
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400 |
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45 |
Clifford Orr |
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400 |
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45 |
Derick Tardieu |
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400 |
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45 |
Gerard de Silva |
T&T |
400 |
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45 |
Gregory Farah |
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400 |
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50 |
Gregory Mendes |
T&T |
385 |
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50 |
Darion Herbert |
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375 |
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50 |
Mickey Kirton |
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365 |
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50 |
Ronald Wortman |
T&T |
365 |
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50 |
Brendon Farfan |
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360 |
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50 |
Sheldon Wong Chong |
T&T |
360 |
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50 |
Andre Patterson |
GND |
355 |
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50 |
Sherwin Thomas |
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355 |
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50 |
Glen Thoren |
STL |
350 |
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50 |
Goran Qvarfordt |
T&T |
345 |
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50 |
Donald MacLean |
T&T |
340 |
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50 |
Justin Ammon |
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340 |
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50 |
Anthony Chamly |
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335 |
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50 |
Christopher Morris |
T&T |
335 |
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50 |
Mark Thomas |
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330 |
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50 |
Victor Tardieu |
T&T |
330 |
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50 |
David Wong |
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325 |
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50 |
Gordon Mitchell |
T&T |
320 |
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50 |
Danny Swanson |
T&T |
315 |
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50 |
Mark Thompson |
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315 |
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50 |
Robert Johnson |
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315 |
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50 |
Arnaud Fontaine |
MTQ |
310 |
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50 |
Andre De Lapreyouse |
T&T |
305 |
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Bernard Clarke |
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305 |
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50 |
Derrick Tardieu |
T&T |
300 |
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50 |
Mark Simmonds |
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300 |
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50 |
Christopher Kelshall |
T&T |
295 |
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50 |
Nigel Garcia |
T&T |
290 |
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50 |
Michael Otway |
GND |
285 |
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50 |
Tim Lambert |
END |
280 |
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50 |
Gordon Dalgleish |
T&T |
275 |
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50 |
Mark LaQuis |
T&T |
270 |
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50 |
Godfrey Thomas |
GND |
265 |
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50 |
Matt Kisler |
T&T |
260 |
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50 |
Brooke Smith |
GND |
255 |
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50 |
Dominic DeLima |
GND |
250 |
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50 |
Timothy Paty |
T&T |
245 |
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50 |
Max Maugee |
MTQ |
235 |
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50 |
Luke Thoren |
T&T |
230 |
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50 |
Colin Hamel-Smith |
T&T |
220 |
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50 |
Mark DeGannes |
T&T |
215 |
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50 |
Clive Howell |
BDS |
210 |
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50 |
Jeff Smith |
T&T |
205 |
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50 |
Spencer Tardieu |
T&T |
200 |
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50 |
Derrick Steele |
GND |
195 |
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50 |
Ken Sylvester |
GND |
190 |
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50 |
Terry George |
T&T |
185 |
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50 |
Robert Evans |
T&T |
180 |
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50 |
Norman Sabga |
T&T |
175 |
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50 |
Marc Cheekes |
T&T |
170 |
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50 |
Mark Gransaull |
T&T |
165 |
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50 |
Adam Conyers |
T&T |
160 |
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50 |
Stanley Dillon |
T&T |
158 |
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50 |
Georges BennaRoche |
MTQ |
156 |
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50 |
Johnathan Jones |
BDS |
154 |
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50 |
Avi Paul |
T&T |
150 |
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50 |
Ferdinand Lossl |
GND |
148 |
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TOP SURFERS PERFORMANCES |
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Current |
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RANK |
Surfer |
Country |
Total |
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Chris Dennis |
T&T |
5940 |
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Shane Simmonds |
JAM |
5640 |
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3 |
Inilek Wilmot |
JAM |
5121 |
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4 |
Icah Wilmot |
JAM |
5061 |
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5 |
Chris Clarke |
BDS |
4991 |
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6 |
Che Lovelace |
T&T |
4511 |
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7 |
Luke Williams |
JAM |
4456 |
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8 |
Lewis St John |
BDS |
4443 |
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9 |
Alan Burke |
BDS |
4180 |
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10 |
Ackeam Phillips |
JAM |
3913 |
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11 |
Jake Corbin |
BDS |
3865 |
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12 |
Eneson Lightbourn |
JAM |
3716 |
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13 |
Stefan Corbin |
BDS |
3635 |
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14 |
Jason Pusey |
JAM |
3510 |
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15 |
Simon Coles |
BDS |
3471 |
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16 |
Alan Davis |
T&T |
3448 |
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17 |
David Hoad |
BDS |
3365 |
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18 |
Jason Apparicio |
T&T |
3108 |
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19 |
Shane Hennaman |
T&T |
3014 |
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20 |
Bryan Ramcharan |
T&T |
2888 |
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21 |
Shawn Rostant |
T&T |
2885 |
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22 |
Jonathan Reece |
BDS |
2793 |
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23 |
Michael Panton |
JAM |
2531 |
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24 |
Ackeam Taylor |
JAM |
2120 |
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25 |
Garren Pryce |
JAM |
2110 |
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26 |
Jordan Heaselgrave |
BDS |
2040 |
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27 |
Kendall Francis |
T&T |
1993 |
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28 |
Shama Beckford |
JAM |
1900 |
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29 |
Conrad Smith |
JAM |
1900 |
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30 |
Andrew Awai |
T&T |
1835 |
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31 |
Ronley Lewis |
JAM |
1826 |
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32 |
Oshane Usher |
JAM |
1800 |
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33 |
Keith Lewis |
T&T |
1794 |
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34 |
Chad Hamelsmith |
T&T |
1768 |
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35 |
Mikey ‘Bully’ Phillips |
T&T |
1725 |
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36 |
Armani Green |
JAM |
1676 |
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37 |
Dwight Roberts |
JAM |
1670 |
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38 |
Jamoy Hall |
JAM |
1636 |
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39 |
Eugene Miller |
JAM |
1570 |
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40 |
Ronald Hastings |
JAM |
1570 |
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41 |
Barry Banfield |
BDS |
1535 |
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42 |
Kevin Setai |
T&T |
1413 |
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43 |
Simon Cabral |
T&T |
1400 |
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44 |
Stefan Lue Chin |
T&T |
1385 |
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45 |
Ryan Chin |
T&T |
1350 |
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46 |
Peter Hill |
BDS |
1285 |
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47 |
Christian Boos |
BDS |
1010 |
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48 |
Carlos Wharton |
BDS |
1005 |
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49 |
Gawayne Gallimore |
JAM |
1000 |
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50 |
Sherrard Spiers |
T&T |
975 |
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51 |
Dwayne Tracey |
JAM |
950 |
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52 |
Lennox Wright |
JAM |
900 |
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53 |
Mark De Verteuil |
T&T |
888 |
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54 |
Ivah Wilmot |
JAM |
876 |
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55 |
Gatey Dawkins |
JAM |
876 |
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56 |
Michael Mair |
JAM |
876 |
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57 |
Sean Mrouff |
T&T |
863 |
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58 |
Warren Lewis |
JAM |
770 |
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59 |
Sanjae Lewis |
JAM |
770 |
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60 |
Sam Taylor |
BDS |
670 |
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61 |
Gavin Fernandes |
BDS |
555 |
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62 |
Daniel Edghill |
BDS |
500 |
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62 |
Eduardo Oropeza |
BDS |
500 |
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63 |
Simon Thompson |
BDS |
500 |
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64 |
Darren Farfan |
T&T |
500 |
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65 |
Jamie Phillips |
T&T |
500 |
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66 |
Dario Jordan |
T&T |
500 |
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67 |
Glen Ferreira |
T&T |
500 |
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68 |
Brian Gooding |
BDS |
488 |
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69 |
Dominic Persy |
T&T |
488 |
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70 |
Andre Stuart |
T&T |
462 |
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71 |
Javier Lemoine |
BDS |
450 |
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72 |
Mathew Kieffer |
BDS |
450 |
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73 |
Josh Lewis |
T&T |
450 |
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74 |
Tristan Richardson |
T&T |
450 |
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75 |
Craig de Freitas |
T&T |
450 |
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76 |
Alan Fitt |
T&T |
450 |
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77 |
Kiwan Landreth-Smith |
T&T |
450 |
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78 |
Simeon Cupid |
T&T |
450 |
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79 |
Clint Lewis |
T&T |
425 |
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80 |
Christain Chin |
T&T |
400 |
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81 |
Shane Spiers |
T&T |
400 |
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82 |
Sheldon Francis |
T&T |
375 |
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83 |
John Author |
T&T |
370 |
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84 |
Jason Oliver |
BDS |
360 |
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85 |
Justin Tang |
T&T |
64 |
Aaron Besson on Mon, 8th Feb 2010 8:32 am
video not working bro!