Super Power

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The 12 year old wunderkind surfs like he's from another planet if you view some of his work on Youtube. The video "from another planet" - from March last year - says that he "continues to amaze and inspire by surfing beyond his years. Currently rated Number 12 in the 2012 Surfer Magazine Hot 100 Grom division, (16 and under), and with another 5 years of surfing in this division, who can imagine what moves doing in the future".

"If Sebastian is number 12, I can only wonder what number 1 can do because this is already beyond description. Future world champion right here," said Colin James in the comments section.

According to the press release, on his first trip to the country with his father, former Durbanite Tim Williams, Sebastian had everyone who saw him surfing in Cape Town on the weekend asking, “Who is that kid?”, with his phenomenal talent in the waves, cutting edge equipment and mature attitude.

Sebastian already has a signature range of Firewire surfboards (the Sebastian Williams Pro Model), a signature deckpad by Sticky Bumps (the Williams), endorses Futures Fins and has his own YouTube channel (YouTube.com/SebastianSurfer) which has received more than 70 000 views since 2009.

Having grown up surfing sand-bottom points on the island off the Mexican coast where he lives, Sebastian is looking forward to competing in the RVCA event at the Lower Point in Jeffreys Bay.

“I’m really looking forward riding J-Bay and competing against the South Africans,” said Sebastian. “I got to hang-out with a bunch of really cool guys in Cape Town and saw some of the local kids surfing really good. Hopefully we’ll get waves at J-Bay and I can do well in the contest.”

RVCA kicks off their first Junior Series event in their backyard, Jeffreys Bay, with R100 000 in money, prizes and some of South Africa’s best waves

RVCA kicks off their first Junior Series event in their backyard, Jeffreys Bay, with R100 000 in money, prizes and some of South Africa’s best waves. RVCA’s outlook on things is a little different so their events will break from the norm.

RVCA (pronounced “Rooka”) values integrity, as well as balance, and combines the subcultures of art, music, fashion and modern lifestyle in its brand platform. This will be a unique event, where young surfers are encouraged to display creativity, originality and community awareness as well as their sublime moves in the surf.

The three-day contest will be held at Lower Point, J-Bay, home to the rolling right-point waves that make Jeffreys world-famous. The event will begin on Friday 22 March, with registration and a chilled evening of music and movies.

A core part of the RVCA concept is the Artist Network Program (ANP), which showcases inspirational artists pushing creative boundaries. Contemporary artist Fuzzy Slippers is part of the ANP and he’ll be there creating an installation artwork to launch the Instagram art competition that runs in conjunction with the event.

A graff art wall, with all materials sponsored by Plascon, will be an opportunity for surfers to express themselves by throwing up some stencil art, wildstyle graffiti or an intricate urban art piece.

Art exists to stimulate fresh ideas and community consciousness so surfers will be rewarded not only for launching the most ridiculous airs, but for showing their uniqueness, creativity and community spirit inside and outside the surfing subculture.

Art exists to stimulate fresh ideas and community consciousness so surfers will be rewarded not only for launching the most ridiculous airs, but for showing their uniqueness, creativity and community spirit inside and outside the surfing subculture.

Says RVCA’s Robin Kietzmann, “It’s about ripping in the water and also giving back on land. Some of SA’s top videographers and photographers will be snapping the surfers in action as well as the activities on the beach and all photos and videos will be available for free download.”

The surfing event will be contested in boys and girls divisions in five age groups, under-10, under-12, under-14, under-16 and under-20.

In addition, special awards will be presented in new categories to keep it interesting. Two 'On-Fire' awards will go to the surfers displaying the most radical and expressive approach to surfing. The prize will be a brand new FireWire surfboard for each winner.

 The 'Fly Away' award will be for the biggest aerial of the contest and the winner can choose a friend and a swell to surf and will be flown down to J-bay courtesy of J-bay Travel where they will stay at African Perfection B&B.

The highest heat score “scores” an apple iPad and custom-built Nixon accessories and the biggest carve wins a Sector 9 skateboard.

Every competitor takes home a goodie bag of merchandise including Nixon headphones, RVCA contest tee, Lundun eyewear, Plascon spraypaint, Sticky Bumps wax and loads more.

The RVCA Junior Series is sanctioned by Surfing South Africa (SSA), recognised as the national controlling body for surfing and a member of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and the International Surfing Association (ISA). The events form part of the Pro Surf Tour (PST) with competitors in all the divisions earning points towards their 2013 PST rankings.

This first event in the series has attracted nearly 100 top competitors from up and down the coast and entries are closed as all divisions are now full.

The RVCA Junior Series can be followed on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/events/351698294934224/?fref=ts