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February 3rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Ollie Turrell saw off 49 adult competitors in first taste of success
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Simon Tomlinson
Last updated at 10:16 PM on 2nd February 2012
A schoolboy has triggered a tsunami of excitement after being hailed the ‘youngest surfing champion in the UK’ aged just eight.
Gifted Ollie Turrell was first taken surfing at 18 months by his dad Richie, a Royal Navy lieutenant.
He quickly developed a talent for the sport and beat a local surf team and several adults – including his dad – to take first place in a competition when he was six.
Breaking records: Ollie Turrell, believed to be the youngest surf champion in the UK, rides the waves aged six
Water baby: Ollie, pictured with his dad Richie, first clambered onto a board when he was just 18 months old
Ollie hits the water most days at Gwithian, one of Cornwall’s top surf spots.
He first tasted success at the National Trust Swellboard Classic competition – beating a field of 49 adult entrants to the top spot.
His granddad Mervyn Sullivan, 74, from Hayle, Cornwall, said: ‘It was a fancy dress surfing competition, but it is still serious surfing and Ollie beat a lot of people, including his dad.
‘I think he is probably the youngest surfing champion in the UK. I am incredibly proud of him – his dad is an excellent surfer so Ollie was always going to get into it.’
Water star! Ollie with his trophy after beating dozens of adults at the National Trust Swellboard Classic competition
The Swellboard Classic takes place at Godrevy and is scored on a handicap basis, so everyone has a chance of winning.
Ollie saw off everyone in the under 16s with a series of tricks such as forward rolls and riding backwards.
He scored enough to win the competition overall and beat the 49 other entrants.
Richie, 37, used to run the Royal Navy surf team and takes Ollie down to the beach every day from their home in nearby Connor Downs when he isn’t serving overseas.
Grandfather-of-two Mr Sullivan added: ‘He is a complete waterbaby and an amazing surfer for his age. He has remarkable balance and skill.’
Ollie is due to appear on the ITV series Cornwall With Caroline Quentin on Monday.
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Bless him, what a clever lad and a truly exhilarating sport.
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At what stage are these English people going to pay for using Kernow assets for their own advantage
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His dad is a hottie – yum yum! Is everyone going to get all upset about a young boy on a surfboard now? I fully expect the outrage to commence in 10, 9, 8….
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More pictures of his Dad please! What a hunk! – Gone to the Dogs, Great (Once) Britain, 3/2/2012 8:01 —– Agreed!!!
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Calm down people , those are not waves… they are ripples. You don’t have real waves here.
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More pictures of his Dad please! What a hunk!
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(Written in the style of the DM) SHOCK HORROR, dad exposes his son to DANGEROUS WAVES. MADE his son play in TREACHOROUS SEAS when he was 18 months old!! Quick, somebody call Social Services. Well done to both, life is what you make of it. Best of luck for the future, Ollie.
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18 months and he’s put on a dangerous surfboard?
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