Yallahs High School in St Thomas has become the very first school in Jamaica to offer surfing as an extra-curricular option for students. The program was received excitedly by the student population and initially over 70 enthusiastic students signed up for the interviews.

Jamaica Surfing Association (JSA) President Billy Wilmot was very upbeat about the initial response to the programme.

"It has always been a dream of the JSA to witness the day that surfing would become a sport within reach of Jamaican students through an organised 'learn to surf programme' in local schools," said Wilmot. "Now we have achieved this with the first instructed lessons being carried out by surf instructors from the JSA and Jamnesia Surf Club."

The intention, explained Wilmot, is to expand the programme to additional schools around the eastern seaboard, ultimately resulting in the establishment of the Jamaica National Scholastic Surfing Championships, which would see schools competing for national championship honours in a series of events held around the northeast and southeast coastal areas.