It has been a busy offseason for some of the clubs groms competing in various comps up and down the coast. Starting with the Barton Lynch Blastoff at Avalon in Sept. This is the premier U/14 surf event in Sydney each year and every hot grom from up or down the coast will try their luck in this event. Everyone of them knowing that winning this event can propel your career to new heights. Little Jackson Giles blitzed the early rounds and had everyone on the beach asking who is this kid. After 3 days 66 heats it was Jackson vs a bunch of North Shore hotshots in the final. That did not bother him and he killed it. Won the final easily. U/14 champ well done mate. OE Teenage Rampage was up next held at Avalon in Oct. Jackson Giles surfed his way into the final of the U/16 Boys event where he was up against a few Northern beaches hotties. He gave it a good shake and came in 3^rd. His 3^rd placing means that he has qualified for the Australian finals to be held in late Jan 12. Monty Tait came in 19^th. Dakoa Davidson and Jack Pacey represented flew the flag in U/13 Boys division and both surfed really well with Dakoa placing 12^th and jack coming in 16^th. The Wahu Grom comp held at Cronulla in Dec  Congrats to Monty Tait who took out the U/15 Boys title. Monty won all his heats on his way to the final and was on a roll. He was the man to beat but he held his nerve and won the final easily over a hot field of rippers. Another standout was Jackson Giles. Little Jacko won his R2 heat but after missing his R1 heat he just missed out on the points needed to make the semis. Unlucky because it would of been a Maroubra 1-2 without doubt. Max McGuiggan came 3^rd in the U/13 Boys. Jack Pacey also made the semis missed making the final by a point. In the U/11 boys Tye Koolis came in 11^th.