Porthtowan bar hosts Welsh eco-surf movie

10:17am Friday 3rd October 2008

Award-winning Welsh Filmmakers Helen Iles and Anne Gallagher were joined by crowds from the surfing community at a screening of their latest film "On the Push" at the Blue Bar in Porthtowan on Friday 3rd October 2008.

SAS eco surfboard art ready for auction

11:10am Friday 26th September 2008

Cornish surfboard shapers have been showing off their green fingered skills by creating eco friendly surfboard art for Surfers Against Sewage.

British surf champs crowned

10:28am Wednesday 24th September 2008

This weekend the 2008 Billabong British Championships saw two new champions, some great weather and perfect conditions. Seventeen year old Stuart Campbell from Woolacombe and 17 year old Holly Donnelly from Newquay showed stunning form in 3 to 4ft conditions to take the top spots on the podium at one of the year’s most prestigious contests. Organised by the British Surfing Association (BSA), the event saw one of the largest ever entries with over 180 contestants traveling from all over the country to bid for this major title at Fistral Beach, Newquay. With the swell forecast to decrease over the weekend, Saturday offered up some excellent surf for competitors to test their skills and demonstrate to the judges what they can do in the clean conditions. The variety of moves and action on display was described by head judge Mike Durkin as, “Definitely impressive – the best seen in many years. This shows a promising time for British surfing.”

Surfer girls are taking to the waves

5:19pm Wednesday 18th June 2008

Year-on-year women are the fastest growing sector in the surf industry and with thousands of new girls taking to the waves, a brand new club, Cornwall Surfer Girls is on a mission to grow and develop its vision and membership. Monday, June 16 saw the first Cornwall Surfer Girls General Meeting at the British Surfing Association office at 7pm to elect the Club's committee and make decision on the Club's constitution and exciting future direction.

Ben Skinner returns triumphant from Japan

11:50am Thursday 12th June 2008

Top Cornish surfer Ben Skinner has returned home from Japan with a second world no. two title and the bonus of potential export business for the new boards, designed by himself, that secured his latest triumph.

Calypso British Junior Surfing Team Returns

10:10am Wednesday 4th June 2008

Twelve youngsters from across Cornwall, Devon and Wales have returned from France as the 13th in the world at the 2008 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships. The event saw junior athletes under the age of 18 coming from every continent on the planet and the British team competed against over 30 countries including Australia, USA, South Africa, and Hawaii along side emerging nations including Israel, Morocco, Costa Rica.

Falmouth romp to victory in student surfing championships

4:48pm Tuesday 4th March 2008

They came, they saw, they conquered. University College Falmouth romped home at the BUSA British National Student Surfing Championships at the weekend. It was only their second year of participating but they won the team title for 2008 by a huge margin as three of the four men's finalists were from the faculty. Billy Norways won the men's individual trophy, the surfer is from St Ives but he is attending the college at Falmouth along with Fabian Baker and Josh Letherbarrow who were the other two Falmouth students who reached the final. Plymouth's Paul Barlow came fourth in the final.

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Perfect conditions for Gold Rush big wave contest

3:00pm Monday 17th December 2007

Sixteen of the country's specially selected top surfers battled it out in perfect overhead conditions at Newquay's Fistral Beach on Sunday in the UK's only big wave contest, the 2008 Skinners Gold Rush in association with Ignite Beanies.

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New surf development coach appointed by BSA

10:30am Monday 17th December 2007

The British Surfing Association (BSA) has found its new Regional Surf Development Coach for the South West following the announcement of the crucial funding which created the new career opportunity in September. The position funded by Sport England in collaboration with the BSA has been developed to strengthen the quality of surf coaching available across the region and build the surf club structure which is integral to the growth of surfing as a regular sporting activity amongst people of all ages.

Perfect surf for surfing championships

1:57pm Monday 29th October 2007

Perfect 4-6 foot surf rolled onto Cornwall's Fistral Beach this weekend for the British Interclub Surfing Championships 2007. Teams from all over the country made their way to Newquay to compete in the biggest club event in the British surfing calendar. Eight teams took to the water in the heats.

Kneeboard championships come to Newquay

12:41pm Monday 29th October 2007

Britain's kneeboarding team made a name for itself at the Kneeboard World Championships in Santa Cruz, California earlier this year. Newquay's Jody Winter claimed the Ladies World Champion title, Natalie Silverthorne from Polzeath consolidated British success by taking second place and the International Surfing Association crowned Richard Smith, also from Polzeath, as the Pro Junior World Champion. Now the medal winners will all be competing on a local break as Fistral Beach, Newquay, will host the Thule British Kneeboard Championships on the 3rd and 4th Novemeber.

Campus emerges victorious

4:18pm Wednesday 24th October 2007

The first ever FXU inter-university surf competition has ended with Exeter Cornwall Campus victorious.

Welsman holds longboarding champion titles

12:50pm Tuesday 29th May 2007

West Cornwall's Godrevy Beach was the destination for the UK's surfing community this weekend for the British Longboarding Championships, organised by the British Surfing Association (BSA).

Thrilling English nationals

2:44pm Friday 18th May 2007

Day three was an epic climax to the Headworx English Nationals. With the swell increasing overnight, the men's open kicked off in six to eight foot conditions, with the other divisions moved to nearby Tolcarne. The surf was challenging, forcing the UK's best riders to dig deep in their quest for the Headworx English crown. Several of the top contenders were eliminated early on with Alan Stokes, Matt Capel and Johnny Fryer all coming unstuck in the choppy conditions. Sam Lamiroy the British Champion even snapped his board on his second wave, leaving him unable to continue his challenge for a double national title.

'UK will lead way through crisis'

Updated 9:11pm Saturday 11th October 2008

Gordon Brown invoked the spirit of the Blitz as he promised Britain would "lead the way" through the global financial crisis.

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