Harry Timson : photo Lucia Griggi

The Saltrock Open

UK Pro Surf Tour, Croyde North Devon, 22 - 24 March 2008

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 12 March, 2008 : - - Young surfers from across the UK will strut their stuff in front of a global audience this Easter as The Saltrock Open comes to Croyde. Competition will be fierce as the best young surfers in the country battle it out to win the 2* Pro-Juniors Open and the three 1* Grommets categories: Under-12s Open, Under-16 Boys and Under-16 Girls. 

The Saltrock Open is the first event on 8 event tour for the Grommets and 1st event on a 3 event tour for the Pro Juniors. Saltrock is keen to support the development of surfing in the UK, and particularly the advancement in the junior categories.  The standard of junior surfing in the UK has been improving so dramatically, and as a result the UK surf scene is being taken much more seriously across the globe.  

Harry Timson from Newquay won all Under 12 events last year, and this year moves up to the Under 16 to take on the likes of Croyde’s Alex Baker.   Alex was 2007 Tour Champion and winner of Wavelength Most Up and Coming Junior Surfer last year, so we can expect a ferocious battle between the two. 

Woolacombe’s golden boy Stuart Campbell, 2006 U16 tour winner and X-Press Yourself Pro Junior Winner 2007 is one of the favourites to take this year’s Pro-Junior title, and Zoe Sheath from the Isle of Wight, a former Under 16 champion is a strong contender in the Ladies Open. The winners of the Pro-Junior will receive £500 prize money, and there is a £100 prize for the winners of each of the Grommets events.