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White Stuff Surf Relief Day just around the corner…

The White Stuff Surf Relief Day 2007 is a totally free beach festival and is supported by The Hotel and Extreme Academy, Watergate Bay. A whole day and night bursting full of fun events for people of all ages is planned and a host of beach activities will be on tap. Set against the backdrop […]

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Cornish surfers shine at Quicksilver King of the Groms 2007

Each grom was battling it out in the waves with the hope of winning a coveted place in the grand final in Capbreton, South West France. The two-day contest saw challenging conditions which brought some great competitive performances from local groms Toby Donachie from St.Merryn, and Leon Mansfield, who won the under 14’s event for […]

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NARS Beach Lifeguard Award Comes To Newquay

The courses will be run from the head quarters in Newquay, each course will run over six days, five days will be training and the last day will be the examination day by SLSA examiners. The courses will be run by Zoey Cotton who is a qualified NARS Instructor. Candidates will be trained in First […]

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Fat Face Night Surf a big success!

In addition to the surfing, the crowds were treated to a great party both Friday and Saturday nights, featuring live music acts, volleyball competitions and a barbecue. A great display was also seen by the Red Arrows which attracted large crowds down to the beach from all over. Surfing standouts included Russell Winter, ‘Skippy’ Skilton […]

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English surfing boosted by Freespirit

Last year saw the English Surfing Federation (ESF) move to a new level of exposure thanks to a year long sponsorship by top national retailer Freespirit. Following initial calls by four generations of top surfers, Freespirit stepped in to help support English grass roots surfing and as a result of the sponsorship, a range of […]

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Gul International signs top Newquay surfer

These successful placings saw him climb rapidly through the British rankings by the end of the year. On top of his consistent UK Pro Tour results Egor also has WQS event experience and is a member of the British Surfing squad for whom he competed at the ISA World Games in California last autumn. This […]

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Bodyboard Coaching Weekends come to Newquay this summer

As well as running daily lessons, Rob Barber's Bodyboarding School is offering a series of bodyboard coaching weekends at Newquay this summer, the first is on June 2nd and 3rd, and the second is on July 7th and 8th. The weekends include four coaching sessions, a video analysis session, a goodie bag from the event […]

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Girls Only Days at Animal Surf Academy

Each session includes a surf lesson, yoga stretch, a surf seminar about the best equipment, surf safety tips and a chance to meet, ask questions and learn from the Animal girl team riders. The Girls Only workshops will be happening throughout the summer at Tolcarne Beach in Newquay. For more information on Animal, Animal Surf […]

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Fat Face Night Series returns to Lusty Glaze Beach

Part of the BPSA, (British Professional Surf Association) UK Tour, The Fat Face Night Surf is now in its eighth year. It is one of the most testing events on the BPSA tour due to the lack of ability to see the waves coming in. Night surfing relies on natural ability to react to the […]

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New climbing wall for Newquay

Climbers in mid-Cornwall have a new place to train thanks to a newly installed climbing wall at Newquay Sports Centre. The facility has been designed for climbers by climbers and covers the entire width of one end of the sports hall. A number of routes lead up the wall via a series of hand-holds, cracks […]

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