Introducing a new standup paddle boarding event to the Standup World Series calendar The newest standup paddle boarding event to join the international standup world series calendar will be held in Bilbao on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd June 2013. Co-organised by BWaters, the energetic local SUP Club of Bilbao, and Diablo Fun, the organiser [...]
Boardmasters are coming to town! In just two weeks time the beaches of Newquay will be packed full of music and boardsport lovers all attending the annual Boardmasters festival. Running from the 10th-14th of August 2011 and now in its 30th year, Boardmasters is the UK’s biggest surf, skate and music festival, and is brought [...]
With the UK summer now in full swing it would seem like the perfect time for a run down on all of the surfing competitions taking place throughout the country over the next few months… August Event: Relentless / Vans Boardmasters 2011 Date: 9th-14th Location: Fistral Beach and Watergate Bay, Newquay. Boardriders is the UK’s biggest [...]
Why do you need an Indo Board? Here in the UK we may be living on an island surrounded by sea, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we have the surf on our doorstep. Cold winters, the 9 to 5 weekly grind and distance to the beach means that many fans of Stand up Paddle boarding [...]
SUP Surfing UK’s Top 25 Surfing Quotes With a sport as exhilarating and spiritual as surfing it’s hardly suprising that over the years there have been more than a few memorable surfing quotes. Here’s a list of our favourite surfing quotes taken from a mixture of surfing movies, surfing legends and even Captain James Cooke! [...]
Movers and Shakers of the 2011 Blue Flag Beach Awards It’s that time of year again when the beaches up and down Britain have woken up to discover whether or not they have been granted the coveted Blue Flag award for 2011. Winning this prestigious award pretty much guarantees that as soon as the sun [...]
UK’s Best Blue Flag Beaches With the recent mediterranean style weather we have been experiencing within the UK, it’s hardly suprising that everyones mind is set on a day out at the seaside. In light of this we’ve put together a list of Blue Flag Beaches within the UK, to help you decide on the [...]
Who is Bethany Hamilton? Hawaiian born Bethany Hamilton is the real life inspiration behind the major surfing film of 2011, Soul Surfer. Born in 1990, Bethany was given her first surfboad at an early age by her parents, Thomas and Cherilyn Hamilton, who were both keen surfers. Having shown a natural talent for the boardsport [...]
Surfing Film Soul Surfer hits UK Cinemas 17th June 2011 Although it has already been released in the US, the surfing blockbuster film of the summer, Soul Surfer, doesn’t reach UK beaches until the 17th June…Still, it’s never too early to spread the word! Directed by Sean McNamara, Soul Surfer tells the true life story [...]
New for Summer 2011 The British Surfing Museum is set to open its doors to the public in just a few short months time, making it the UK’s first ever surfing museum. The surf museum promises to be a great local attraction which will be enjoyed by kids and adults alike on family day trips. [...]
Change for the British Surfing Association In 1966, the same year that England raised the World Cup, the British Surfing Association was born. The purpose of the association was to represent the interests of surfers throughout Britain, and work to promote the sport of surfing around the UK. However at the end of 2010, following [...]
Surfing Pictures Supreme They say a picture paints a thousand words, which means by my reckoning that a post including 10 surfing pictures must conjure up a least 10,000 words, feelings and emotions. Whether it’s the calm image of a deserted beach at the crack of dawn flooding back memories of cold sand between your [...]