<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Held over four weekends in July and August at the beaches of <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Spots/legian-beach" target="_blank">Legian</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Spots/kuta-beach" target="_blank">Kuta</a></strong>, and <strong><a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Spots/canggu" target="_blank">Canggu</a></strong>, the Grom Patrol was an unparalleled success given the unprecedented pandemic currently ravaging not only Bali but most of the world this year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Even though we’re in the middle of something we don’t know how or when it will end, the most important thing is to look after the kids and keep giving them constructive things to do,” said Grom Patrol creator Tipi Jabrik. “I have two kids and they love to go surfing with their friends, so that’s really how the Grom Patrol started last year. This year was completely different and Bali completely different due to COVID-19, which made me feel even stronger that we had to find a way to keep this going, so we made some adjustments and made it work.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The primary difference was that due to current protocols, big gatherings are not allowed on the beach so videographers instead filmed the groms essentially free surfing in order to get clips of their best waves, which were then judged and tabulated to get the winning scores rather than having a typical contest setup at the beach.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the groms that attended the Grom Patrol Camp each weekend it was business as usual, where their mornings were spend surfing and training with some of Bali’s best pro surfers like Rio Waida, Ketut Agus, and Kailani Johnson, and then reviewing video clips of their performance and doing analysis with the Bali Elite Surf Coaching team, Water Safety and Breath training by the Bali Lifeguards (Balawista), and even Social Media training by WeLikeBali.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">2019 WSL Asia Region Women’s Qualifying Series Champion Kailani Johnson was delighted to be invited to help out in the Grom Patrol. “The Grom Patrol was such a fun program to be a part of and it was great because it felt like I could give back to the young surfing community of Bali. For these kids, being in a bit of a competitive environment is a great way for them to push themselves, and things like watching video replay really improves their technique. I was happy to see all the kids surfing and coming out of the water with big smiles on their faces. After lots of losses and wins myself, I’ve realized that in life, success comes from learning from experience, so things like joining in the Grom Patrol competing and surfing will benefit them in many ways in their future.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">To truly get the feeling of what the Grom Patrol is all about, just click on the links below for video clips filmed and edited by Bali’s best:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sean Gilhooley- Indo Inc: <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KMg8hBAyWo" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/3KMg8hBAyWo</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Federico Vanno-Liquid Barrel: <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDd9KGRs6i4" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/kDd9KGRs6i4</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Made Ropik -Uluwatu: <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlUnCxFx7po" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/DlUnCxFx7po</a></strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Here are the Final Grom Patrol Results:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Girls Under 14</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. Lidia Kato</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Georgie May</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Maya Vitts/Jasmine Studer</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. Suri Jabrik</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Girls Under 17</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. Ketut Tia</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Kayla Martin</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Airu Nagata</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. Raziel Shiren</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Boys Under 10</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. Jasper Glossop</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Kieran Watts</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Sinar Tandjung</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. Shia Jabrik</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Boys Under 14</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. Teddy Bille</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Westen Hirst</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Natan Bontje</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. Oscar Glossop/Manu’a Hugon</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Boys Under 17</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. Made Joy</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Made Dera</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Gana Pranata</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. Ramone Nugraha</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Special Awards</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bravest Grom – Zio Jeksen</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Most Talented Grom – Phillip Duke</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Grom with the Best Style – Kahea Isshiki</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Best Up and Coming Grom – Kiran Vitt</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks so much to all the sponsors of the Grom Patrol who generously provided:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Surfboards</strong> for the grand final winners in the Under 10 Boys and Girls and Under 14 Boys and Girls Division from:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chilli Surfboards https://instagram.com/chilli_surfboards_bali = 1 Surfboard</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Warner Surfboards https://instagram.com/warnersurfboards = 1 Surfboard</div><div style="text-align: justify;">PSI (Primal Surfboards Indonesia) https://instagram.com/psisurfboards = 1 Surfboard</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dahlberg Surfboard https://instagram.com/dahlbergsurfboards = 1 Surfboard</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Meal Vouchers</strong> for the grand final winners in the Under 17 Boys and Girls Divisions from:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Made’s Warung https://instagram.com/madeswarung</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Single Fin https://instagram.com/singlefinbali</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Lawn https://instagram.com/thelawncanggu</div><div style="text-align: justify;">La Baraca https://instagram.com/labaraccabali</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Sunscreen</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sunzapper https://instagram.com/sunzapperindo</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Sandals</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Swallow https://instagram.com/swallowfootwear</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Surfwear and Accessories</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Billabong https://www.instagram.com/billabong</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Quiksilver https://www.instagram.com/quiksilver</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Roxy https://www.instagram.com/roxy</div><div style="text-align: justify;">DaKine https://www.instagram.com/dakine</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Vissla https://instagram.com/visslasurf</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rip Curl https://www.instagram.com/ripcurlasia/</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Cool T’s</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> Zephyr Blue https://instagram.com/zephyr_blues</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Hats</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Little Fella https://instagram.com/littlefellarebels</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Gift Pack</strong> – Healthy Snacks</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Drifter 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