Axe Garrett ,the only active dreadordead competion surfer left has decided not to surf the remaining junior Burkie contest.when asked why .He said he feels a bit burnt out .not an unreasonable answer i thought.He then went on to say ,I think i am going to concentrate on swiming for the rest of the year as i made the finals in the inter school sports in free style .I want to swim he said ok i said we will find a coach and see what you can do.Not to worry last month it was fishing,the month before Gymnastics,tennis,football,karate.need i go on.Im not that worried at the age of 8 i believe i was simular just checking things out ,leave no stone unturned.For sure he has time on his side,after all Andy had time out so did Kelly why shouldnt Axe.To be perfectly honest he hasnt surfed the last 2 contest and has fallen quite far behind in the points standings but at 8 he is quite oblivious to it all and who am i to tell him otherwise .I believe he is not unlike many other boys his age ,Buisy exploring their world ,its healthy i would get quite worried if he could see no further than a surf board at his age.He still does gymnastics and karate now swiming not a bad choice for a future surfer accident,there are no accidents Twilite Zone.I did mention his 2 and only sponsors FCS and LOCAL MOTION might not renew his contract for next year but then i thought about that pressure and relinquished maybe dread or dead can pull a few strings and make it all happen.Russell