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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]