Surfer Jacob Albury - Age 16 of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Selected for U18 slot on Canadian National Team
Heading to ISA World Junior Championship in New Zealand January 2010!
Donate towards Jacob's traveling expenses!
- Please make your cheque or money order payable to Jacob Albury Surf then send to him at Box 1081, Lunenburg, N.S., B0J 2C0
- Please note: All donations will be returned if, for any reason, Jacob is unable to attend the 2010 Junior Worlds in New Zealand Jan. 2010.
Jacob's competitive surfing highlights
Canada
- Shut up and Surf contest presented by SANS: 1st place Open Boys, Quarter finals in Open Mens
- U18 Slot on Canadian national team - ISA World Juniors 2010 in New Zealand
Jacob's competitive surfing highlights
Bahamas
- BSA Summer Series final standings: 1st Open Juniors, 3rd Open Men's
- BSA Summer Series contest #3 - 1st place Open Men, 1st place Open Juniors July 19/09
- BSA Summer Series contest #2 - 1st place Open Juniors, 4th place open men's June 7/09
- BSA Summer series contest #1 - 1st place Open Juniors, 3rd place open men's May 21/09
- 4th Place Open Men's BSA contest Feb 22/09
- BSA "Fall Classic" November 23/08 - 1st Place Open Juniors division
- 2007/2008 BSA Series - 2nd Overall in Open Juniors (20/U) division, 7th Overall in Open men's
Jacob's competitive surfing highlights
United States
- 2008/2009 NSSA Southeast Region final ratings - 5th Open Juniors, 10th Open Men's
- Qualified for Open Men's and Open Juniors divisions at NSSA Nationals (Lower Trestles, SOCAL)
- 2009 NSSA East Coast Championships (April) Sebastian Inlet, Florida - quarter finals open juniors, round 4 open men's
- ESA Southeast Regional Championships Sebastian Inlet, Florida (February 2008) 6th Place Open Boys
- East Coast Surfing Championships, Virginia Beach 2005. Semi final finishes in Open Boys and Open Juniors
- NSSA East Coast Championships 2003 (Sebastian Inlet Florida) 6th Open Mini Groms, 9th Open Boys (Quarter finals).(Competed as out-of-conference competitor)
Jacob started surfing at age eight. His passion and dedication to the sport, combined with the support of his parents Tim Albury and Hilary Scott, has led to an exciting opportunity.
After winning the Shut Up & Surf Contest, Junior Division, the Canadian Surfing Association invited Jacob to join the national team and compete in World Juniors in New Zealand January, 2010.
Message from Jacob
I seek funding so I may represent Canada at the ISA World Junior Championships in New Zealand, January 2010. The Canadian Junior surfing team has little-to-no budget for helping members with travel expenses.
All donations to the Jacob Albury Surf Account will go towards sending me to represent Canada in the world's biggest contest for youth surfing. This event will raise awareness for the sport as something today's youth - and tomorrow's - can participate.
Your financial support would mean so much to me! It would help with my expenses for the travel, accommodation and equipment needed to represent Canada in the planet's most important contest for youth dedicated to surfing!
I hope you will consider donating,
Thank you so much, Jacob Albury
Message from John Fluke
Canadian Surfing Association President
Jacob Albury is selected to be a member of the Canadian Surf Team for the International Surfing Association Quiksilver World Juniors Championships. They are being held in Auckland, New Zealand in January 2010.
As you may be aware, sending a team to these contests has been a challenge over the years. The surfer covers the cost of the trip himself - with the help of parents and local sponsors.
The Canadian Surf Association asks you to make a donation to help offset the cost of sending Jacob to the Quiksilver World Junior Surfing Championships. This is an educational and personal opportunity of a lifetime!
Comments from Wade Ells, Sr. High Teacher, Park View Education Centre
As a high school teacher, I have been taking students surfing for many years, and Jacob is by far the most motivated young man I have encountered in terms of his desire to both improve his surfing and to succeed academically.
When surfing with Jacob, it is clear that he wants to push himself to accomplish everything he can as a surfer . . . He is judicious and wise beyond his years in the water, and treats each wave as an opportunity to refine his skills. This gives his surfing an uncommon intensity.
Jacob maintains a modest demeanour that is also inspiring. He cheers on beginner surfers wholeheartedly; however, I have yet to hear him brag or boast to his peers . . . In Jacob's age group, this humble attitude is remarkable.