My name is James
Visser from South Africa. I am an 18 year old freerider currently
in Floripa, Brazil.
I have competed in the Jet Waves cup previously on two occasions,
finishing 3rd and 2nd in the sit down class, and getting 5th last
year in the stand up’s. This year when we came here we were
all praying for big surf, so that this could separate the freestylers
from the freeriders, and our prayers were answered. Every year my
dad has won every competition that he has entered, but it was about
time for him to move over. I managed to top him in the final
[though his ski broke down] and was stoked to take my first
world title.
But the true amazement came in the stand up class.
I was very lucky to make it into the semi-finals, and then into the
finals. I managed to keep consistent in my wave jumping, and managed
to pull of a tube ride to give me a higher wave riding score, and
a higher over all score, giving me my second world title in the same
day.
I had a dream that it was possible for this to happen one
day, but I never thought that it would come so soon.
James Visser
