Ellie Turner secured the first ticket to the 2015 European Rip Curl GromSearch finals. The Welsh stage got underway in two-to-three-foot surf, at Freshwater West. Two out of three events have been completed. The UK GromSearch saw Turner claiming the Under 14 and Under 16 Girls divisions, with her smooth carving and powerful turns. She […]
The Wave Bristol has decided to change the artificial wave technology used in the surf park scheduled to open in 2016, in England. Nick Hounsfield, the founder of The Wave Bristol, has signed a contract with US company Wave Loch to develop a project that will pump six-to-eight waves per minute. “For the last five […]
Eight young British surfers were crowned at the 2015 Aquajuice British Schools Surf Championships, held at Widemouth Bay, Bude, United Kingdom. The most prestigious scholastic surf event in Britain attracted a record-breaking 122 surfers from 38 schools. Despite the shifting conditions, the contest got plenty of swell. The first event of the surfing season provides an opportunity […]
British-Australian pro surfer Taz Knight narrowly escaped serious problems after getting caught inside at Todos Santos, in Mexico. When Tasman Knight passed the Mexican border, he had a destination: Salsipuedes, a surf spot located in the World Surfing Reserve of Todos Santos Bay. After checking the local conditions, Knight paddled out at San Miguel Bay, […]
The most influential people in wave sports change lives and build dreams. The dictionary tells us that influence is “the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself.” Sometimes it is a synonym of age and experience, and sometimes it isn’t. Wave sports, board […]
The United States Military Surf Team has defeated the British Army Surf Team in the first international edition of the Red Bull Rivals Surf Competition, in Del Mar Beach, Camp Pendleton, California. The American armed forced secured the golden bullets in the Men and Women divisions, while Her Majesty’s Armed Forces prevailed in the bodyboarding […]
What are the best airline companies for surfboards and surfers? Are you traveling with your surfboard quiver? Surfboard travel bags are usually seen as excess baggage by airline ticket agents. Fees can easily change in a matter of hours. That means surfers never have an easy life when it comes to traveling by air. Surfer-friendly […]
The British Army Surf Team and the US Marine Corps Surf Team will literally battle themselves in the waves of Del Mar Jetty, Southern California, on the 24th May, 2014. The innovative event will see a 10-man team surf relay, with 10 minute rolling heats, and a maximum of three waves per heat, with the best […]
The Museum of British Surfing will open a new exhibition telling the history of surfers from all corners of the British Isles. “The First Wave” runs from March 22nd, 2014 to January 4th, 2015. Peter Robinson and the team behind the Museum of British Surfing have interviewed more than 100 British surfers. The exhibition includes […]