For Immediate Release

CBS TO HOST THE 2006 QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPS IN MARESIAS, BRAZIL

Confederação Brasileira de Surf (CBS), the national governing body for the sport of surfing in Brazil, will host the event next May.

QUIKSILVER ISA WJSC 2006 EVENT INFORMATION

October 31, 2005- The 2006 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships will bring the best junior surfers from all corners of the globe to compete for the prestigious world junior surfing title May 6-14, 2006 in beautiful Maresias, Brazil.

This announcement follows the crushing success of the Quiksilver ISA World Juniors Surfing Championships hosted by Surfing America and held earlier this month in Huntington Beach, California

Age Divisions and Team Size
The contest is categorized into three divisions. Each team is allowed four athletes in each division, as well as a manager, assistant manager and coach.

a.) Boys Under 18* (4)
b.) Girls Under 18* (4)
c.) Boys Under 16* (4)
e.) Asst Manager (1)
f.) Coach (1)
*Under 18 and Under 16 surfers are those competitors who have not reached the ages of 19 years or 17 years on December 31st of the year during which the WJSC will be held and in which they will compete as an Under 18 or Under 16.

World Junior Surfing Championship History
The first World Junior Surfing Championships were held in 1980 as part of the ISA World Championships. That year Tom Curren was crowned champion in Biarritz, France. The event was held every other year until 2002 in Durban. In 2003, the World Junior Surfing Championships were held in Durban independently from the World Surfing Games, in order to provide a singular focus for world junior surfing. The following year, the contest was held in Papenoo, Tahiti as the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships, which is the official name of the event.

The World Championships, also called World Surfing Games, dates back to 1964, with the first event being held in Manly, Australia. Bernard "Midget" Farelly won the Open Men's division and Phyllis O'Donnel won in the Open Women's Division

Past Winners
2003 World Junior Surfing
Championships, Durban, South Africa

Junior Team Brazil
Boys Under 18 Ben Dunn (Australia)
Boys Under 16 Jordan Smith (South Africa)
Girls Under 18 Jessie Miley Dyer (Australia)
2004 World Junior Surfing
Championships, Papenoo, Tahiti

Junior Team Australia
Boys Under 18 James Wood (Australia)
Boys Under 16 Matt Wilkinson (Australia)
Girls Under 18 Stephanie Gilmore (Australia)
2005 World Junior Surfing Championships
Huntington Beach, California

Junior Team Hawaii
Boys Under 18 Jefferson Silva (Brazil)
Boys Under 16 Tonino Benson (Hawaii)
Girls Under 18 Stephanie Gilmore (Australia)

Next year’s contest will be available to view online with live scoring and streaming video enabling people from around the globe to watch and root for their home country. Check www.isasurf.org for more details

Content: SnL Communications WJSC 2005 Fact Sheet